Mental Sharpness Support
by GNC Mega Men · capsule · 30 packs
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 259828
- Serving 1 tan filled capsule
- 30 servings
Mental Sharpness Support by GNC Mega Men lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tan filled capsule, such as 55 mg of calcium and 120 mg of ginkgo biloba leaf extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 11, 2022.
What is in Mental Sharpness Support?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tan filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calcium | 55 mg | 4% | 71% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). |
| Ginkgo biloba Leaf Extractas Ginkgo Flavone Glycosides, Terpene Lactones24% Ginkgo flavonglycosides =28.8 mg, 6% Terpene Lactones = 7.2 mg | 120 mg | Higher than 65% of 1,339 products listing ginkgo (median 60 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 259828 (entered April 11, 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?
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 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?
3 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Ginkgo BilobaGNC Women's same ingredients
- Ginkgo Biloba Extract 120 mgSwanson same ingredients
- Ginkgo-24 40 mgSource Naturals same ingredients
- Maximum Strength Ginkgo Biloba 120 mgVitamin World · off the market 1 shared, 69% alike
- Ginkgo Biloba 60 mgVitamin World · off the market 1 shared, 69% alike
- Ginkgo Leaf Extract 500 mgHerbal Authority 1 shared, 69% 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 the contents of one pack daily with food.
- 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. Inform your physician of this product's biotin content before any lab test. Niacin may cause flushing.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No artificial flavors, gluten free. GF Gluten Free
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 259828.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Dicalcium Phosphate, Vegetable Cellulose Capsule, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Hydroxypropylcellulose, Magnesium Stearate.
How many labels does Mental Sharpness Support have?
2 labels are on file under this name since January 25, 2017: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 259828 (current) Entered April 11, 2022 · on the market · 30 packs
- Label 69697 Entered January 25, 2017 · on the market · 30 packs
DSLD also links this label to: Saw Palmetto Formula (image difference, same product), Saw Palmetto Formula (package size difference, same product), Saw Palmetto Formula (package size difference, same product), High Potency EPA & DHA (bundle set), Healthy Aging Antioxidant Support (bundle set), Mega Men 50 Plus Multivitamin (bundle set), Men's Prostate Formula (bundle set).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names GNC Holdings, LLC (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC Mega Men products.