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Cognitein

by NuMedica · capsule · 120 vegetable capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 12527 01591 3
  • DSLD label 295137
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 60 servings

Cognitein by NuMedica lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 70 mg of magnesium, 200 mg of L-taurine and 100 mg of L-theanine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2023.

What is in Cognitein?

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).

Cognitein: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 295137, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Magnesium70 mg17%Magnesium in Cognitein against 14,003 products70 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg70 mg

54% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg).

Magnesium L-Threonate1,000 mg
L-Taurine200 mgTaurine in Cognitein against 2,337 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.200 mg

65% of 2,337 products listing taurine give more (median 500 mg).

L-Theanine100 mgTheanine in Cognitein against 1,602 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 90 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

47% of 1,602 products listing theanine give more (median 100 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 295137 (entered August 23, 2023), 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 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.

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: Take 2 capsules once per day or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Caution: Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-free
Does not contain: Milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soy.
Storage
Storage: Keep tightly closed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 295137.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): cGMP Third-Party Certified Facility.

How many labels does Cognitein have?

One label is on file, entered on August 23, 2023.

  1. Label 295137 (current) Entered August 23, 2023 · on the market · 120 vegetable capsules · UPC 8 12527 01591 3

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

Who makes it?

The label names NuMedica LLC (distributor), Tulsa, OK. All NuMedica products.

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