Phosphatidyl Serine Complex 500 mg
by Viva Vitamins · softgel capsule · 30 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 12720 01564 2
- DSLD label 238849
- Serving 1 softgel
- 30 servings
Phosphatidyl Serine Complex 500 mg by Viva Vitamins lists 14 ingredients, 14 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 10 mg of phosphorus, 3 mg of potassium and 500 mg of phosphatidyl serine complex. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 23, 2020.
What is in Phosphatidyl Serine Complex 500 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 softgel. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phosphorus | 10 mg | 1% | 97% of 3,786 products listing phosphorus give more (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mg. |
| Potassium | 3 mg | 1% | This amount is far outside what other labels list for potassium, or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD. |
| Phosphatidyl Serine Complex | 500 mg | Higher than 93% of 641 products listing phosphatidylserine (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,500 mg. | |
| Phosphatidylserine | 100 mg | ||
| Phosphatidylcholine | 55 mg | 65% of 403 products listing phosphatidylcholine give more (median 120 mg). Per day at the most servings: 165 mg. | |
| Phosphatidylinositol | 10 mg | 69% of 102 products listing phosphatidylinositol give more (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mg. | |
| Phosphatidylethanolamine | 20 mg | 58% of 93 products listing phosphatidylethanolamine give more (median 43 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg. | |
| Alpha-Linolenic Acid | 10 mg | 98% of 712 products listing alpha-linolenic acid give more (median 485 mg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mg. | |
| Linoleic Acid | 85 mg | 84% of 801 products listing linoleic acid give more (median 350 mg). Per day at the most servings: 255 mg. | |
| Oleic Acid | 15 mg | 95% of 694 products listing oleic acid give more (median 140 mg). Per day at the most servings: 45 mg. | |
| Palmitic Acid | 27 mg | 86% of 147 products listing palmitic acid give more (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 81 mg. | |
| Stearic Acid | 6 mg | 82% of 90 products listing stearic acid give more (median 26.9 mg). Per day at the most servings: 18 mg. | |
| Capric Acid | 51 mg | 95% of 107 products listing capric acid give more (median 1.05 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.153 g. | |
| Caprylic Acid | 120 mg | 79% of 234 products listing caprylic acid give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 360 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 238849 (entered October 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:
- 97% of the 3,786 products that print an amount of phosphorus list more than its 10 mg of phosphorus (median 90 mg).
- Its 500 mg of phosphatidyl serine complex (filed by NIH under phosphatidylserine) is higher than 93% of the 641 phosphatidylserine products that print an amount; 20 list more.
- 98% of the 712 products that print an amount of alpha-linolenic acid list more than its 10 mg of alpha-linolenic acid (median 485 mg).
- 95% of the 694 products that print an amount of oleic acid list more than its 15 mg of oleic acid (median 140 mg).
- 95% of the 107 products that print an amount of capric acid list more than its 0.051 g of capric acid (median 1.05 g).
The NIH database records 1 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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Phosphatidyl Serine Complex 500 mgMartin Avenue Pharmacy same ingredients
- Phosphatidyl Serine Complex 500 mgVitamin Discount Center · off the market 12 shared, 84% alike
- Phospholoba Q10OL Olympian Labs 10 shared, 65% alike
- Natural Lecithin 1365 mgBluebonnet 8 shared, 63% alike
- Bio-Sorb LecithinSpecialty Pharmacy · off the market 8 shared, 61% alike
- Corti-CutPrescribed Choice · off the market 10 shared, 54% 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: Take one softgel capsule, one to three times daily with meals, or as directed by a health care professional.
- Warnings
- Do not use if safety seal under cap is broken or missing.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Free of: Gluten, sugar, salt, yeast, corn, wheat, starch, lactose, citrus, milk, egg, fish products, artificial coloring, flavoring, or preservatives.
- Non-GMO
- Storage
- Do not refrigerate.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 238849.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Softgel, Soybean Oil.
How many labels does Phosphatidyl Serine Complex 500 mg have?
2 labels are on file under this name since November 25, 2011: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 238849 (current) Entered October 23, 2020 · on the market · 30 softgels · UPC 8 12720 01564 2
- Label 1754 Entered November 25, 2011 · off the market September 25, 2020 · 30 softgels · UPC 8 12720 01564 2
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Viva Vitamins (distributor). All Viva Vitamins products.