Dopamine Brain Food
by NS Natural Stacks · capsule · 15 vegetarian capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 6 92232 54068 5
- DSLD label 274264
- Serving 2 to 3 capsules; amounts per 3 capsules
- 5 servings
Dopamine Brain Food by NS Natural Stacks lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 3 capsules, such as 500 mg of vitamin C, 5 mg of vitamin B6, 1,000 mcg DFE of folate and 4,000 mcg of vitamin B12. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 22, 2022.
What is in Dopamine Brain Food?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Cas Quali-CFeaturing Qauli-C non-GMO ascorbic acid. Quali=C is aregistered trademark of DSM | 500 mg | 556% | Higher than 81% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg. |
| Vitamin B6as Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate | 5 mg | 294% | 51% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 10 mg. |
| Folateas (6S)-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate Calcium Salt | 1,000 mcg DFE | 250% | |
| Vitamin B12as Methylcobalamin | 4,000 mcg | 166,667% | Higher than 98% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 8,000 mcg. |
| L-Tyrosine | 650 mg | Higher than 68% of 1,680 products listing tyrosine (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,300 mg. | |
| Trimethylglycine | 600 mg | Higher than 62% of 731 products listing betaine (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg. | |
| L-Phenylalanine | 500 mg | Higher than 65% of 611 products listing phenylalanine (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 274264 (entered September 22, 2022), 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 4,000 mcg of vitamin B12 is higher than 98% of the 14,425 vitamin B12 products that print an amount; 321 list more.
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 Dopamine Brain Food's, rare ingredients counting for more.
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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 Use: Take 2-3 capsules. Do not exceed 6 capsules per day.
- Warnings
- Warning: Do not use if you have phenylketonuria (PKU).
- Consult a healthcare practitioner if you are pregnant/nursing, have or suspect a medical condition, or are taking any medications.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not exceed 6 capsules per day.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 274264.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Silica, Ascorbyl Palmitate.
How many labels does Dopamine Brain Food have?
5 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 274264 (current) Entered September 22, 2022 · on the market · 15 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 92232 54068 5
- Label 274233 Entered September 22, 2022 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 73869 56397 1
- Label 242193 Entered January 22, 2021 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 73869 56397 1
- Label 213995 Entered February 26, 2020 · off the market November 30, 2020 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 73869 56397 1
- Label 66590 Entered November 21, 2016 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 01698 82648 3
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names NS 360, Inc. (manufacturer, distributor), Seattle, WA. All NS Natural Stacks products.