Mental Performance
by Creative Bioscience · softgel capsule · 180 softgels
- Off the market since October 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 8 16907 01153 3
- DSLD label 42596
- Serving 2 veggie capsules
- 90 servings
Mental Performance by Creative Bioscience lists 8 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 2 veggie capsules, such as 500 mg of acetyl L-carnitine, 200 mg of bacopa monnieri powder, 100 mg of phosphatidylcholine and 100 mg of docosahexaenoic acid. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2015.
What is in Mental Performance?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 veggie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acetyl L-Carnitine | 500 mg | 26% of 933 products listing acetyl L-carnitine give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg. | |
| Bacopa monnieri powder | 200 mg | 43% of 481 products listing bacopa give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg. | |
| Phosphatidylcholine | 100 mg | 53% of 403 products listing phosphatidylcholine give more (median 120 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg. | |
| Docosahexaenoic AcidDHA concentrate Note: 16% | 100 mg | 75% of 3,627 products listing DHA give more (median 232 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg. | |
| Dmae | 50 mg | 57% of 365 products listing deanol give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. | |
| Korean Ginseng root powder | 50 mg | 56% of 706 products listing oriental ginseng give more (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. | |
| Ginkgo biloba leaf extractGinkgo biloba leaf extract PlantPart: leaf Genus: Ginkgo Species: biloba Note: 24% | 20 mg | 83% of 1,339 products listing ginkgo give more (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 40 mg. | |
| PhosphatidylserinePhosphatidylserine Note: 25% | 15 mg | 88% of 641 products listing phosphatidylserine give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 42596 (entered February 25, 2015), 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?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
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 Mental Performance's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Neuro ProtectinBioparanta 5 shared, 58% alike
- NeuroprotectorVitaMonk 6 shared, 54% alike
- NeuratoneNutraceta · off the market 6 shared, 52% alike
- ProvasilCognetix Labs 7 shared, 52% alike
- ProvasilPharmaxa Labs 7 shared, 52% alike
- Be FocusedBEMORE · off the market 5 shared, 52% 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 two (2) capsules 30 minutes before a meal one to two times daily with a full glass of water. For best results, drink plenty of water throughout the day. Do not exceed the maximum recommended dose of 4 capsules per day.
- Warnings
- WARNING: Use only as suggested.
- Not intended for use by anyone under the age of 18, pregnant, nursing, and/or if the packaging is broken.
- Consult a physician before use if you or a family member has been diagnosed with any medical condition. Discontinue use and contact a physician if you experience any unusual symptoms.
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 42596.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Non-GMO; All Natural; cb; {US Flag}.
How many labels does Mental Performance have?
2 labels are on file under this name since February 25, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 42596 (current) Entered February 25, 2015 · off the market October 31, 2023 · 180 softgels · UPC 8 16907 01153 3
- Label 42538 Entered February 25, 2015 · off the market October 31, 2023 · 60 veggie capsules · UPC 8 16907 01152 6
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Creative Bioscience(R) (distributor), Murray, UT. All Creative Bioscience products.