Brain Vitale
by Designs for Health · capsule · 120 vegetarian capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 79452 00295 1
- DSLD label 22345
- Serving 2 capsules
- 60 servings
Brain Vitale by Designs for Health lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 500 mg of acetyl L-carnitine, 200 mg of glycerophosphocholine, 200 mg of inositol and 120 mg of phosphatidylserine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2013.
What is in Brain Vitale?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acetyl L-Carnitine | 500 mg | 26% of 933 products listing acetyl L-carnitine give more (median 500 mg). | |
| Glycerophosphocholineas Soy LecithinGlycerophosphocholine (Form: from soy lecithin) | 200 mg | 49% of 656 products listing alpha-GPC give more (median 200 mg). | |
| Inositol | 200 mg | Higher than 88% of 4,042 products listing inositol (median 30 mg). | |
| Phosphatidylserineas Soy LecithinPhosphatidylserine (Form: from soy lecithin) | 120 mg | Higher than 71% of 641 products listing phosphatidylserine (median 100 mg). | |
| GinkgoSelect(R) Phytosome(R)as ginkgoflavonglycosides, Soy Lecithin, terpene lactonesGinkgoSelect(R) Phytosome(R) (Form: standardized to contain 24% ginkgoflavonglycosides (Form: {bound to} {phosphatidylcholine}), and 6% terpene lactones (Form: bound to phosphatidylcholine), from soy lecithin) PlantPart: leaf Genus: Ginkgo Species: biloba | 90 mg | Higher than 58% of 1,339 products listing ginkgo (median 60 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 22345 (entered July 25, 2013), 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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Brain Vitale PowderDesigns for Health same ingredients
- Alpha NeuroprotectorThrivous 4 shared, 73% alike
- Vital Brain Powder Lemon FlavorVital Nutrients 3 shared, 67% alike
- Brain Vitality-GPC Super FormulaPurity Products 3 shared, 67% alike
- SmartBRAINMDLogic · off the market 3 shared, 67% alike
- Vital Brain PowderVital Nutrients 3 shared, 67% alike
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
- Recommended Use: As a dietary supplement, take two capsules per day with meals, or as directed by your health care practitioner.
- Warnings
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- Warning: Consult your health care practitioner before use if you are pregnant or lactating, have chronic kidney failure, or are taking prescription medication, especially blood thinners or anticoagulants.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Does not contain gluten.
- Storage
- STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 22345.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Dicalcium Phosphate, Rice Flour, Vegetable Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed GMP COMPLAINT Products.
How many labels does Brain Vitale have?
2 labels are on file under this name since June 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 22345 (current) Entered July 25, 2013 · on the market · 120 vegetarian capsules · UPC 8 79452 00295 1
- Label 22288 Entered June 25, 2013 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 8 79452 00127 5
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Designs for Health, Inc. (manufacturer, distributor), Suffield, CT. All Designs for Health products.