Cognitive Factors
by Pure Encapsulations · capsule · 120 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 66298 00343 6
- DSLD label 204468
- Serving 1 capsule
- 120 servings
Cognitive Factors by Pure Encapsulations lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 20 mg of vinpocetine and 80 mg of ginkgo (ginkgo biloba) extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2019.
What is in Cognitive Factors?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vinpocetine | 20 mg | Higher than 81% of 181 products listing vinpocetine (median 10 mg). Per day at the most servings: 40 mg. | |
| Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) extractas Ginkgoheterosides, Terpene LactonesGinkgo (Ginkgo biloba) extract (Form: standardized to contain 24% Ginkgoheterosides, and 6% Terpene Lactones) PlantPart: leaf Genus: Ginkgo Species: biloba | 80 mg | Higher than 56% of 1,339 products listing ginkgo (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 160 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 204468 (entered August 23, 2019), 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 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?
4 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Ginkgo with VinpocetineSwanson Superior Herbs · off the market same ingredients
- Ginkgo/VinpocetineCarotec same ingredients
- Ginkgo Biloba With VinpocetineTRUNATURE · off the market same ingredients
- Ginkgo Biloba 120 mg With VinpocetineTRUNATURE same ingredients
- MembrinOrtho Molecular Products 2 shared, 66% alike
- Neuro-RicoDr. Rico Perez 2 shared, 66% 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
- Recommendations: As a dietary supplement, take 1 capsule, 1-2 times daily, with meals.
- 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 204468.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: hypoallergenic Plant Fiber, Vegetarian Capsule.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GF. Listed with: Certified gluten-free (GFCO) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does Cognitive Factors have?
2 labels are on file under this name since August 23, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 219591 Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market March 15, 2020 · 120 capsules · UPC 7 66298 00343 6
- Label 204468 (current) Entered August 23, 2019 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 7 66298 00343 6
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.