SharpMind
by Solaray · capsule · 60 vegcaps
- Off the market since June 2025 (NIH)
- UPC 0 76280 05903 8
- DSLD label 213664
- Serving 1 vegcap
SharpMind by Solaray lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 1 vegcap, such as 350 mg of Cat's claw, 140 mg of horse chestnut seed extract, 60 mg of ginkgo leaf extract and 20 mg of DopaBean bean extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 26, 2020.
What is in SharpMind?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 vegcap. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cat's Claw | 350 mg | Higher than 60% of 300 products listing Cat's claw (median 200 mg). | |
| Horse Chestnut seed extractas AescinHorse Chestnut seed extract (Form: supplying 25.2 mg 18% Aescin) PlantPart: seed Genus: Aesculus Species: hippocastanum | 140 mg | 70% of 183 products listing horse chestnut give more (median 250 mg). | |
| Ginkgo leaf extractas Ginkgo Flavoglycosides, Terpene LactonesGinkgo leaf extract (Form: supplying 14.4 mg 24% Ginkgo Flavoglycosides, and 3.6 mg 6% Terpene Lactones) PlantPart: leaf Genus: Ginkgo Species: biloba | 60 mg | 45% of 1,339 products listing ginkgo give more (median 60 mg). | |
| DopaBean bean extractas Catecholamines, L-DopaDopaBean bean extract (Form: supplying 4 mg 20% Catecholamines, and 2 mg 10% L-Dopa) PlantPart: bean Genus: Mucuna Species: pruriens | 20 mg | 98% of 417 products listing cowhage give more (median 125 mg). | |
| Phosphatidylserine concentrateas Lecithin, Phosphatidylserine, SoyPhosphatidylserine concentrate (Form: Lecithin, Soy, supplying 7 mg 70% Phosphatidylserine) | 10 mg | 91% of 641 products listing phosphatidylserine give more (median 100 mg). | |
| Huperzine Aas Chinese MossHuperzine A (Form: from Chinese Moss Genus: Huperzia Species: serrata) | 10 mcg | 93% of 589 products listing huperzine give more (median 100 mcg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 213664 (entered February 26, 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:
- 98% of the 417 products that print an amount of cowhage list more than its 20 mg of DopaBean bean extract (filed by NIH under cowhage) (median 125 mg).
- 91% of the 641 products that print an amount of phosphatidylserine list more than its 10 mg of phosphatidylserine (median 100 mg).
- 93% of the 589 products that print an amount of huperzine list more than its 10 mcg of huperzine (median 100 mcg).
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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with SharpMind's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- SharpMind Brain FormulaSolaray 6 shared, 41% alike
- Cogni-FlexDouglas Laboratories 3 shared, 40% alike
- Dr. BrainConfidence USA 3 shared, 38% 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: Use only as directed. Take one VegCap daily with a meal of glass or water.
- Warnings
- Warning: Do not use if safety seal is broken or missing.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Keep your licensed health care practitioner informed when using this product.
- Do not use if you are pregnant or nursing, or attempting to become pregnant.
- Contraindicated in hypertension.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 213664.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose Capsule, Maltodextrin, Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Lab Verified.
How many labels does SharpMind have?
One label is on file, entered on February 26, 2020.
- Label 213664 (current) Entered February 26, 2020 · off the market June 5, 2025 · 60 vegcaps · UPC 0 76280 05903 8
DSLD also links this label to: SharpMind Brain Formula (image 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 Nutraceutical Corp. (manufacturer). All Solaray products.