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Cognitive Balance

by NuMedica · capsule · 120 vegetable capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 12527 01301 8
  • DSLD label 323502
  • Serving 4 capsules
  • 30 servings

Cognitive Balance by NuMedica lists 12 ingredients, 12 with an amount per serving of 4 capsules, such as 500 mg of niacin, 10 mg of vitamin B6, 250 mcg of vitamin B12 and 100 mg of choline. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 23, 2025.

What is in Cognitive Balance?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 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).

Cognitive Balance: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 323502, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Niacinas Nicotinamide500 mg3,125%Niacin in Cognitive Balance against 12,413 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg500 mg

Higher than 98% of 12,413 products listing niacin (median 20 mg). 14.3 times the adult UL a day.

Vitamin B6as Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate10 mg588%Vitamin B6 in Cognitive Balance 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).

Vitamin B12as Methylcobalamin250 mcg10,417%Vitamin B12 in Cognitive Balance against 14,425 products250 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg250 mcg

Higher than 77% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg).

Cholineas Choline Citrate100 mg18%Choline in Cognitive Balance against 4,738 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 18 mg to 100 mg, the median 40 mg.DV 550 mgUL 3,500 mg100 mg

Higher than 72% of 4,738 products listing choline (median 40 mg).

Magnesiumas Magnesium Citrate100 mg24%Magnesium in Cognitive Balance against 14,003 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg100 mg

Higher than 51% of 14,003 products listing magnesium (median 86 mg).

Inositol Hexanicotinate500 mgInositol nicotinate in Cognitive Balance against 84 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 75 mg to 850 mg, the median 285 mg.500 mg

Higher than 51% of 84 products listing inositol nicotinate (median 285 mg).

Trimethylglycine500 mgBetaine in Cognitive Balance against 731 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 1,250 mg, the median 250 mg.500 mg

Higher than 55% of 731 products listing betaine (median 250 mg).

L-Methionine400 mgMETHIONINE in Cognitive Balance against 981 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.400 mg

Higher than 83% of 981 products listing METHIONINE (median 100 mg).

L-Taurine300 mgTaurine in Cognitive Balance against 2,337 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.300 mg

60% of 2,337 products listing taurine give more (median 500 mg).

Phosphatidyl Serineas Sunflowersoy-free100 mgPhosphatidylserine in Cognitive Balance 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).

Huperzine Aas Huperzia serrata Aerial Extract200 mcgHuperzine in Cognitive Balance against 589 products200 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 100 mcg.200 mcg

Higher than 63% of 589 products listing huperzine (median 100 mcg).

Toothed Clubmoss20 mgChinese Club Moss in Cognitive Balance against 164 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 10 mg, the median 10 mg.20 mg

Higher than 82% of 164 products listing chinese club moss (median 10 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 323502 (entered February 23, 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:

  • At 1 serving a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 500 mg of niacin, 14.3 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.

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 Cognitive Balance'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: Take four capsules once per day with a meal or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Caution: Temporary flushing, itching or warming of the skin may occur. Do not use if you have gout, diabetes, liver dysfunction or are pregnant.
Do not use if you have gout, diabetes, liver dysfunction or are pregnant.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Does not contain: Milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soy.
GF Gluten-free
Storage
Storage: Keep tightly closed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 323502.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Silica, natural Orange flavor, Stevia, Rice Flour.

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 Cognitive Balance have?

3 labels are on file under this name since August 31, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 323502 (current) Entered February 23, 2025 · on the market · 120 vegetable capsules · UPC 8 12527 01301 8
  2. Label 213412 Entered February 26, 2020 · off the market May 30, 2023 · 120 vegetable capsules · UPC 8 12527 01301 8
  3. Label 179517 Entered August 31, 2018 · off the market November 5, 2019 · 120 vegetable capsules · UPC 8 12527 01301 8

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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