Brain Health
by GNC Women's · capsule · 30 packs
- Off the market since December 2024 (NIH)
- DSLD label 229314
- Serving 1 capsule
Brain Health by GNC Women's lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 180 mg of choline, 120 mg of ginkgo biloba leaves extract, 20 mg of phosphatidyl choline and 25 mcg of huperzine A. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 23, 2020.
What is in Brain Health?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholineas Choline BitartrateCholine (Form: as Choline Bitartrate) | 180 mg | 33% | Higher than 85% of 4,738 products listing choline (median 40 mg). |
| Ginkgo biloba leaves extractas Ginkgo Flavone Glycosides, Terpene LactonesGinkgo biloba leaves extract (Form: 24% Ginkgo Flavone Glycosides Note: = 28.8 mg, 6% Terpene Lactones Note: = 7.2 mg) PlantPart: leaves Genus: Ginkgo Species: biloba | 120 mg | Higher than 65% of 1,339 products listing ginkgo (median 60 mg). | |
| Phosphatidyl Cholineas Soy LecithinPhosphatidyl Choline (Form: as Soy Lecithin) | 20 mg | 87% of 403 products listing phosphatidylcholine give more (median 120 mg). | |
| Huperzine A | 25 mcg | 89% of 589 products listing huperzine give more (median 100 mcg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 229314 (entered July 23, 2020), 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:
- 87% of the 403 products that print an amount of phosphatidylcholine list more than its 20 mg of phosphatidyl choline (filed by NIH under phosphatidylcholine) (median 120 mg).
- 89% of the 589 products that print an amount of huperzine list more than its 25 mcg of huperzine (median 100 mcg).
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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Brain Health ComplexGNC Women's Ultra Mega same ingredients
- Brain & MemoryMyTrition 2 shared, 52% alike
- Huperzine A with Ginkgo BilobaThe Vitamin Shoppe 2 shared, 52% alike
- Brain Health ComplexGNC Women's 4 shared, 51% alike
- Phosphatidyl CholineCarlson 2 shared, 43% alike
- Phosphatidyl Choline Complex 1200 mgCountry Life 2 shared, 43% 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
- Directions: As a dietary supplement, take contents of one packet daily with food. For maximum benefits, take as directed every day.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Warning: Cancer and reproductive Harm - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
- Consult your physician prior to using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- Discontinue use two weeks prior to surgery.
- Consult with your physician prior to use if you have high blood pressure or heart problems, or are taking prescription drugs.
- Do not exceed recommended intake.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 229314.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Silica, Talc, Magnesium Stearate, Hydroxypropylcellulose, Titanium Dioxide.
How many labels does Brain Health have?
One label is on file, entered on July 23, 2020.
- Label 229314 (current) Entered July 23, 2020 · off the market December 3, 2024 · 30 packs
DSLD also links this label to: Women's Multivitamin 50 Plus (bundle set), Calcium/MBP (bundle set), Healthy Aging Antioxidant Formula (bundle set), Essential Fatty Acids (bundle set), Brain Health Complex (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 General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC Women's products.