Brain Health
by GNC Mega Men · capsule · 30 packs
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 219885
- Serving 1 capsule
Brain Health by GNC Mega Men lists one ingredient: 120 mcg of ginkgo biloba leaf extract per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 24, 2020.
What is in Brain Health?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ginkgo biloba leaf extractas Ginkgo Flavonglycosides, Terpene LactonesGinkgo biloba leaf extract (Form: 24% Ginkgo Flavonglycosides Note: = 28.8 mg, 6% Terpene Lactones Note: = 7.2 mg) PlantPart: leaf Genus: Ginkgo Species: biloba | 120 mcg | This amount is far outside what other labels list for ginkgo, or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 219885 (entered June 24, 2020), 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?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Ginkgo Biloba Extract 30 mgGood 'N Natural · off the market same ingredients
- Standardized Ginkgo Biloba Extract 30 mgGood 'N Natural · off the market same ingredients
- Ginkgo Biloba 1500 mgSimply Supplements same ingredients
- Ginkgo Biloba 40 mgPhysioLogics · off the market same ingredients
- Ginkgo Biloba UltraDouglas Laboratories same ingredients
- Gb24Thorne Research · off the market same ingredients
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
- Directions: As a dietary supplement, take the contents of one pack daily with food. For maximum benefits, take as directed every day.
- Warnings
- Warning: Cancer and reproductive harm - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
- Consult your physician prior to using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- Discontinue use two weeks prior to surgery.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No artificial flavors.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 219885.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Dicalcium Phosphate, Vegetable Cellulose Capsule, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Hydroxypropylcellulose, Magnesium Stearate.
How many labels does Brain Health have?
4 labels are on file under this name since April 25, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 219885 (current) Entered June 24, 2020 · on the market · 30 packs
- Label 79310 Entered October 21, 2017 · off the market December 23, 2019 · 30 packs
- Label 66659 Entered November 21, 2016 · off the market September 26, 2017 · 30 packs
- Label 31994 Entered April 25, 2014 · on the market · 30 packs
DSLD also links this label to: Mega Men Multivitamin (bundle set), Joint Health (bundle set), Digestive Enzymes (bundle set), Heart & Eye Health (bundle set), Vitality & Prostate Health (bundle set), Muscle Protein Synthesis (bundle set), Antioxidant & Circulation (bundle set).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC Mega Men products.