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CogniPhos

by Pure Encapsulations · capsule · 120 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 66298 01980 2
  • DSLD label 309486
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 60 servings

CogniPhos by Pure Encapsulations lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 10 mg of vitamin B6, 5 mg of zinc, 500 mg of acetyl-L-carnitine and 125 mg of cognizin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 23, 2024.

What is in CogniPhos?

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).

CogniPhos: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 309486, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin B6as Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate10 mg588%Vitamin B6 in CogniPhos against 15,277 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg10 mg

Higher than 55% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 20 mg.

Zincas Zinc Citrate5 mg45%Zinc in CogniPhos against 13,186 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg5 mg

72% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 10 mg.

Acetyl-L-Carnitineas Acetyl-L-Carnitine Hydrochloride500 mgAcetyl L-Carnitine in CogniPhos against 933 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 525 mg, the median 500 mg.500 mg

26% of 933 products listing acetyl L-carnitine give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg.

Cognizinas Citicoline125 mgCiticoline in CogniPhos against 206 products125 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 125 mg to 250 mg, the median 250 mg.125 mg

69% of 206 products listing citicoline give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 250 mg.

Sharp-PS Greenas Phosphatidylserine100 mgPhosphatidylserine in CogniPhos against 641 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 150 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

29% of 641 products listing phosphatidylserine give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 309486 (entered April 23, 2024), 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?

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 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with CogniPhos'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
Recommendations: As a dietary supplement, take 2 capsules, 1-2 times daily, with meals, or as directed by a health professional.
Warnings
Warning: If you are pregnant or lactating, have any health condition or are taking any medication, consult your health professional before use.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Use only if safety seal is intact.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Certified Gluten-Free by the Gluten-Free Certification Organization, www.gluten.org
Gluten-free, Non-GMO & hypoallergenic
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 309486.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Water, Plant Fiber.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GFCO.org (Gluten-Free Certification Organization). Listed with: Certified gluten-free (GFCO) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does CogniPhos have?

5 labels are on file under this name since February 25, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 309486 (current) Entered April 23, 2024 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01980 2
  2. Label 299038 Entered November 22, 2023 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 7 66298 02394 6
  3. Label 293937 Entered July 18, 2023 · off the market February 2, 2024 · 120 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01980 2
  4. Label 261723 Entered February 23, 2022 · off the market July 5, 2023 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 66298 02394 6
  5. Label 184608 Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market July 21, 2022 · 120 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01980 2

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

Who makes it?

The label names Pure Encapsulations (manufacturer), Sudbury, MA. All Pure Encapsulations products.

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