PlainVitamins

Focus Attention Powder

by Nature's Sunshine · powder · 3.3 oz.

  • Off the market since February 2019 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 99904 01843 3
  • DSLD label 6796
  • Serving 0.52 g (3 years (1 scoop))
  • 182 servings

Focus Attention Powder by Nature's Sunshine lists 14 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 0.52 g, such as 0.3 mg of thiamine, 0.5 mg of riboflavin, 3 mg of niacin and 0.5 mg of vitamin B6; 6 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 23, 2012.

What is in Focus Attention Powder?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 0.52 g. 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).

Focus Attention Powder: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 6796, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Thiamineas Vitamin B10.3 mg43%Thiamin in Focus Attention Powder against 9,830 products0.3 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.5 mg to 25 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 1.2 mg0.3 mg

95% of 9,830 products listing thiamin give more (median 5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 0.6 mg.

Riboflavinas Vitamin B20.5 mg63%Riboflavin in Focus Attention Powder against 9,824 products0.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.7 mg to 25 mg, the median 4 mg.DV 1.3 mg0.5 mg

91% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin give more (median 4 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1 mg.

Niacinas NiacinamideNiacin (Form: as Niacinamide)3 mg33%Niacin in Focus Attention Powder against 12,413 products3 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg3 mg

95% of 12,413 products listing niacin give more (median 20 mg). Per day at the most servings: 6 mg.

Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine0.5 mg71%Vitamin B6 in Focus Attention Powder against 15,277 products0.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg0.5 mg

95% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1 mg.

Folic Acid66 mcg33%Folate in Focus Attention Powder against 7,022 products66 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mcg to 400 mcg, the median 400 mcg.66 mcg

93% of 7,022 products listing folate give more (median 400 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 132 mcg.

Vitamin B12as CyanocobalaminVitamin B12 (Form: as Cyanocobalamin)2.5 mcg83%Vitamin B12 in Focus Attention Powder against 14,425 products2.5 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg2.5 mcg

90% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 give more (median 36 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 5 mcg.

Biotin26 mcg17%Biotin in Focus Attention Powder against 9,447 products26 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mcg to 300 mcg, the median 200 mcg.DV 30 mcg26 mcg

92% of 9,447 products listing biotin give more (median 200 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 52 mcg.

Pantothenic Acid1.5 mg32%Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) in Focus Attention Powder against 10,060 products1.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mg to 50 mg, the median 12 mg.DV 5 mg1.5 mg

96% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) give more (median 12 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3 mg.

Proprietary Blend (Herb/Botanical)150 mg
Flax seed powderin the blend, no amount given
Dmaein the blend, no amount given
Lemon Balm leaves extractin the blend, no amount given
Bacopa leaves extractin the blend, no amount given
Grape seed extractin the blend, no amount given
Ginkgo leaves extractin the blend, no amount given

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 6796 (entered March 23, 2012), 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?

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:

  • 95% of the 9,830 products that print an amount of thiamin list more than its 0.3 mg of thiamin (median 5 mg).
  • 91% of the 9,824 products that print an amount of riboflavin list more than its 0.5 mg of riboflavin (median 4 mg).
  • 95% of the 12,413 products that print an amount of niacin list more than its 3 mg of niacin (median 20 mg).
  • 95% of the 15,277 products that print an amount of vitamin B6 list more than its 0.5 mg of vitamin B6 (median 6 mg).
  • 93% of the 7,022 products that print an amount of folate list more than its 66 mcg of folic acid (filed by NIH under folate) (median 400 mcg).
  • 90% of the 14,425 products that print an amount of vitamin B12 list more than its 2.5 mcg of vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg).

The NIH database records 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 Focus Attention Powder'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
RECOMMENDATION Ages 12 years and above: Add approximately three level scoops in 2 oz of water twice daily. 4-12 years: Add approx. two level scoops in 1 1/2 oz of water twice daily. 3 years: Add approx. one level scoop in 1 oz of water twice daily. Mix well and drink immediately. 1/4 teaspoons = Approx. 1 level scoop.
Warnings
This bottle was sealed for your protection. Do not use if seal is missing or damaged.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place tightly covered.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 6796.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: natural Raspberry flavor, fructooligosaccharides, Grape skin extract, Citric Acid, Lo han fruit concentrate, Eleuthero, Malic Acid, Stevia leaf extract, Inositol, Choline.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): NATURE'S SUNSHINE(R) QUALITY, SERVICE, INTEGRITY.

How many labels does Focus Attention Powder have?

One label is on file, entered on March 23, 2012.

  1. Label 6796 (current) Entered March 23, 2012 · off the market February 27, 2019 · 3.3 oz. · UPC 0 99904 01843 3

DSLD also links this label to: Focus Attention (image difference, same product).

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

Who makes it?

The label names Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. (manufacturer), Spanish Fork, UT. All Nature's Sunshine products.

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