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Brain Calm

by Douglas Laboratories · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 3 10539 02689 2
  • DSLD label 261004
  • Serving 1 vegetarian capsule
  • 60 servings

Brain Calm by Douglas Laboratories lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 vegetarian capsule, such as 500 mg of inositol, 100 mg of GABA, 100 mg of passion flower extract and 50 mg of L-glycine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 23, 2022.

What is in Brain Calm?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 vegetarian capsule. 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).

Brain Calm: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 261004, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Inositol500 mgInositol in Brain Calm against 4,042 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 80 mg, the median 30 mg.500 mg

Higher than 93% of 4,042 products listing inositol (median 30 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg.

GABA100 mgGABA in Brain Calm against 744 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 80 mg to 400 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

48% of 744 products listing GABA give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Passion Flower extract100 mgPassionflower in Brain Calm against 562 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 40 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

38% of 562 products listing passionflower give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

L-Glycine50 mgGlycine in Brain Calm against 1,078 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 846 mg, the median 300 mg.50 mg

79% of 1,078 products listing glycine give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 261004 (entered February 23, 2022), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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:

  • Its 500 mg of inositol is higher than 93% of the 4,042 inositol products that print an amount; 199 list more.

The NIH database records 1 to 2 servings 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?

2 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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 Usage: As a dietary supplement, adults take 1 capsule before dinner and/or at bedtime, or as directed by your health professional.
Warnings
Warning: If you are pregnant or nursing, or if you are taking prescription medications, consult your health professional before using this supplement.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Use only if safety seal is intact.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-free, Non-GMO
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 261004.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Vegetable Stearate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Silica.

How many labels does Brain Calm have?

5 labels are on file under this name since February 23, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 261004 (current) Entered February 23, 2022 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 3 10539 02689 2
  2. Label 237147 Entered October 23, 2020 · off the market September 9, 2021 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 3 10539 02689 2
  3. Label 56961 Entered February 23, 2016 · off the market July 31, 2020 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 3 10539 02689 2
  4. Label 10444 Entered July 25, 2012 · off the market December 15, 2015 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 3 10539 02689 2
  5. Label 5388 Entered February 23, 2012 · off the market January 20, 2012 · 60 Vegetarian Capsules · UPC 3 10539 02689 2

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

Who makes it?

The label names Douglas Laboratories (manufacturer), Pittsburgh, PA. All Douglas Laboratories products.

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