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Optimal Choline Complex

by Pure Nootropics · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 65441 00000 8
  • DSLD label 316597
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 60 servings

Optimal Choline Complex by Pure Nootropics lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 200 mg of citicoline and 100 mg of alpha-glycerylphosphorylcholine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 24, 2024.

What is in Optimal Choline Complex?

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).

Optimal Choline Complex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 316597, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Citicoline200 mgCiticoline in Optimal Choline Complex against 206 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 125 mg to 250 mg, the median 250 mg.200 mg

58% of 206 products listing citicoline give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg.

Alpha-Glycerylphosphorylcholine100 mgAlpha-GPC in Optimal Choline Complex against 656 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 150 mg to 300 mg, the median 200 mg.100 mg

76% of 656 products listing alpha-GPC give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 316597 (entered October 24, 2024), 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 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?

2 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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 1 capsule up to two times per day or as recommended by your healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Warning: Consult with a healthcare practitioner before taking this.
Do not take this if you are pregnant, nursing or under the age of 18.
If you experience adverse reactions from taking this product, discontinue immediately and contact a healthcare practitioner.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Always Non-GMO Preservative Free Gluten Free
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 316597.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Dicalcium Phosphate Dihydrate, Silicon Dioxide, Stearate.

How many labels does Optimal Choline Complex have?

One label is on file, entered on October 24, 2024.

  1. Label 316597 (current) Entered October 24, 2024 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 8 65441 00000 8

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

Who makes it?

The label names Pure Nootropics, LLC (manufacturer, distributor), Albuquerque, NM. All Pure Nootropics products.

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