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Nootropic

by Alani Nu · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 10030 51047 5
  • DSLD label 242727
  • Serving 2 veggie capsules
  • 30 servings

Nootropic by Alani Nu lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 veggie capsules, such as 500 mg of Lion's mane mushroom powder, 250 mg of cognizin citicoline, 80 mg of caffeine and 50 mcg of huperzia serrata. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 22, 2021.

What is in Nootropic?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 veggie capsules. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

Nootropic: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 242727, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Lion's Mane Mushroom powder500 mgHericium mushroom in Nootropic against 373 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.500 mg

36% of 373 products listing hericium mushroom give more (median 500 mg).

Cognizin Citicoline250 mgCiticoline in Nootropic against 206 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 125 mg to 250 mg, the median 250 mg.250 mg

21% of 206 products listing citicoline give more (median 250 mg).

Caffeineas Coffea arabica extractCaffeine (Form: from Coffea arabica extract PlantPart: bean Genus: Coffea Species: arabica )80 mgCaffeine in Nootropic against 3,358 products80 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 275 mg, the median 200 mg.80 mg

84% of 3,358 products listing caffeine give more (median 200 mg).

Methylliberineas DynamineMethylliberine (Form: as 99% Dynamine)25 mg
Huperzia serrataas Huperzine-AHuperzia serrata (Form: standardized to 1% Huperzine-A) PlantPart: whole plant Genus: Huperzia Species: serrata50 mcgChinese Club Moss in Nootropic against 164 products0.05 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 10 mg, the median 10 mg.0.05 mg

90% of 164 products listing chinese club moss give more (median 10 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 242727 (entered January 22, 2021), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • 90% of the 164 products that print an amount of chinese club moss list more than its 0.05 mg of huperzia serrata (filed by NIH under chinese club moss) (median 10 mg).

The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Nootropic's, rare ingredients counting for more.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Suggested Use: As a dietary supplement, take two capsules daily preferably with a light meal.
Warnings
Warning: Do not use if you are under 18 years of age.
If you have any medical condition or you are currently using prescription medications, please consult your physician before taking this or any other dietary supplements.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergen Warning: Processed in a facility and/or manufacturing line that also processes products containing milk, eggs, soybeans, wheat, shellfish, fish oil, tree nuts, and peanut flavor.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-free
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 242727.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Silica.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Good Manufacturing Practice.

How many labels does Nootropic have?

One label is on file, entered on January 22, 2021.

  1. Label 242727 (current) Entered January 22, 2021 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 8 10030 51047 5

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Alani Nutrition LLC (distributor), Louisville, KY. All Alani Nu products.

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