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Brain Formula

by Doctor's Best · capsule · 90 veggie caps

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 53950 00550 1
  • DSLD label 270687
  • Serving 3 capsules
  • 30 servings

Brain Formula by Doctor's Best lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 3 capsules, such as 1,000 mg of N-acetyl-L-cysteine, 500 mg of green tea extract, 200 mg of turmeric extract and 100 mg of whole coffee fruit extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 22, 2023.

What is in Brain Formula?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 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).

Brain Formula: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 270687, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine1,000 mgN-Acetyl Cysteine in Brain Formula against 1,259 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 55 mg to 500 mg, the median 150 mg.1,000 mg

Higher than 96% of 1,259 products listing N-acetyl cysteine (median 150 mg).

Green Tea extractas EGCG500 mgGreen Tea in Brain Formula against 2,595 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.500 mg

Higher than 87% of 2,595 products listing green tea (median 100 mg).

Turmeric Extractas CurcuminoidsCurcumin C3 Complex, standardized to contain 95% curcuminoids200 mgTurmeric in Brain Formula against 2,369 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 150 mg.200 mg

Higher than 51% of 2,369 products listing turmeric (median 150 mg).

whole Coffee fruit extractNeuroFactor100 mgCoffee in Brain Formula against 263 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 100 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

24% of 263 products listing coffee give more (median 100 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 270687 (entered March 22, 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?

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:

  • Its 1,000 mg of N-acetyl-L-cysteine (filed by NIH under N-acetyl cysteine) is higher than 96% of the 1,259 N-acetyl cysteine products that print an amount; 25 list more.

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 Brain Formula'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
Suggested Adult Use: Take 3 capsules daily with food, or as recommended by a nutritionally informed physician.
Warnings
Warning: Consult a physician before taking this product if pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO Gluten free Soy free
Storage
Store in a cool dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 270687.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.

How many labels does Brain Formula have?

One label is on file, entered on March 22, 2023.

  1. Label 270687 (current) Entered March 22, 2023 · on the market · 90 veggie caps · UPC 7 53950 00550 1

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

Who makes it?

The label names Doctor's Best, Inc. (distributor), California. All Doctor's Best products.

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