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Brain Health Complex

by GNC Women's · capsule · 30 white capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 331487
  • Serving 1 white capsule
  • 30 servings

Brain Health Complex by GNC Women's lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 1 white capsule, such as 180 mg of choline, 120 mg of ginkgo biloba leaf extract, 20 mg of phosphatidylcholine and 25 mcg of huperzine A. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2025.

What is in Brain Health Complex?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 white 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 Health Complex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 331487, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Cholineas Choline Bitartrate180 mg33%Choline in Brain Health Complex against 4,738 products180 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 18 mg to 100 mg, the median 40 mg.DV 550 mgUL 3,500 mg180 mg

Higher than 85% of 4,738 products listing choline (median 40 mg).

Ginkgo biloba leaf extract120 mgGinkgo in Brain Health Complex against 1,339 products120 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 120 mg, the median 60 mg.120 mg

Higher than 65% of 1,339 products listing ginkgo (median 60 mg).

Ginkgo Flavone Glycoside24%28.8 mgGinkgo flavones in Brain Health Complex against 43 products28.8 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13 mg to 28.8 mg, the median 14.4 mg.28.8 mg

Higher than 67% of 43 products listing ginkgo flavones (median 14.4 mg).

Terpene Lactone6%7.2 mg
Phosphatidylcholineas Soy Lecithin20 mgPhosphatidylcholine in Brain Health Complex against 403 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 35 mg to 420 mg, the median 120 mg.20 mg

87% of 403 products listing phosphatidylcholine give more (median 120 mg).

Huperzine A25 mcgHuperzine in Brain Health Complex against 589 products25 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 100 mcg.25 mcg

89% of 589 products listing huperzine give more (median 100 mcg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 331487 (entered June 25, 2025), 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:

  • 87% of the 403 products that print an amount of phosphatidylcholine list more than its 20 mg of phosphatidylcholine (median 120 mg).
  • 89% of the 589 products that print an amount of huperzine list more than its 25 mcg of huperzine (median 100 mcg).

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 Brain Health Complex'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
Directions: As a dietary supplement, take 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. Discontinue use two weeks prior to surgery. Do not exceed recommended intake. Inform your physician of this product’s biotin content before any lab test. This product contains EGCG from green tea. Niacin may cause a temporary flushing reaction.
Consult your physician prior to using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication or have a medical condition. Consult with your physician prior to use if you have high blood pressure or heart problems, or are taking prescription drugs.
Keep out of reach of children.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 331487.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Silica, Talc, Corn Starch, Magnesium Stearate, Hydroxypropyl Cellulose, Titanium Dioxide.

How many labels does Brain Health Complex have?

One label is on file, entered on June 25, 2025.

  1. Label 331487 (current) Entered June 25, 2025 · on the market · 30 white capsules

DSLD also links this label to: Brain Health (image difference, same product), Women's Multivitamin 50 Plus (bundle set), Bone Building Complex (bundle set), High-Potency Fish Oil (bundle set), Healthy Aging Antioxidant Formula (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 GNC Holdings, LLC (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC Women's products.

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