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Memoractiv

by Thorne Research · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules

  • Off the market since February 2019 (NIH)
  • UPC 6 93749 73702 5
  • DSLD label 35516
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

Memoractiv by Thorne Research lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 500 mg of acetyl-L-carnitine, 240 mg of ginkgo phytosome, 100 mg of bacopa extract and 70 mg of phosphatidylserine isolate. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2014.

What is in Memoractiv?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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).

Memoractiv: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 35516, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Acetyl-L-Carnitineas Acetyl-L-Carnitine ChlorideAcetyl-L-Carnitine (Form: as Acetyl-L-Carnitine Chloride)500 mgAcetyl L-Carnitine in Memoractiv against 933 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 525 mg, the median 500 mg.500 mg

26% of 933 products listing acetyl L-carnitine give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,500 mg.

Ginkgo Phytosomeas Ginkgo biloba, Phosphatidylserine Complex240 mgGinkgo in Memoractiv against 1,339 products240 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 120 mg, the median 60 mg.240 mg

Higher than 91% of 1,339 products listing ginkgo (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 720 mg.

Bacopa extract100 mgBacopa in Memoractiv against 481 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 300 mg, the median 200 mg.100 mg

64% of 481 products listing bacopa give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Phosphatidylserine Isolate70 mgPhosphatidylserine in Memoractiv against 641 products70 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 150 mg, the median 100 mg.70 mg

66% of 641 products listing phosphatidylserine give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 210 mg.

Vinpocetine10 mgVinpocetine in Memoractiv against 181 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 10 mg.10 mg

30% of 181 products listing vinpocetine give more (median 10 mg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 35516 (entered July 25, 2014), 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:

  • Its 240 mg of ginkgo is higher than 91% of the 1,339 ginkgo products that print an amount; 109 list more.

The NIH database records 2 to 3 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 Memoractiv'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 Use: Take 2 capsules two to three times daily or as recommended by your health-care practitioner.
Warnings
Tamper Evident: Use only if bottle is sealed.
If pregnant, consult your health-care practitioner before using this product.
Storage
Store tightly sealed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 35516.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Leucine, Silicon Dioxide.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): {pulled apart capsule}(R).

How many labels does Memoractiv have?

3 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 35516 (current) Entered July 25, 2014 · off the market February 27, 2019 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 93749 73702 5
  2. Label 16072 Entered December 21, 2012 · off the market December 18, 2019 · 120 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 93749 74703 1
  3. Label 16064 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market June 26, 2014 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 93749 73702 5

DSLD also links this label to: Memoractiv (image difference, same product), Memoractiv (package size difference, same product), Memoractiv (image difference, same product), Memoractiv (package size difference, same product), Memoractiv (image difference, same product), Memoractiv (package size difference, same product), Memoractiv (image difference, same product), Memoractiv (package size 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 Thorne Research, Inc. (manufacturer), Dover, Idaho. All Thorne Research products.

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