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SharpMind Brain Formula

by Solaray · capsule · 60 vegcaps

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 76280 05903 8
  • DSLD label 338561
  • Serving 1 vegcap
  • 60 servings

SharpMind Brain Formula by Solaray lists 12 ingredients, 12 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. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2025.

What is in SharpMind Brain Formula?

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).

SharpMind Brain Formula: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 338561, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Cat's Clawas Uncaria tomentosa350 mgCat's Claw in SharpMind Brain Formula against 300 products350 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mg to 500 mg, the median 200 mg.350 mg

Higher than 60% of 300 products listing Cat's claw (median 200 mg).

Horse Chestnut Seed Extractas Aesculus hippocastanum Seed Extract140 mgHorse Chestnut in SharpMind Brain Formula against 183 products140 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 300 mg, the median 250 mg.140 mg

70% of 183 products listing horse chestnut give more (median 250 mg).

Aescin18%25.2 mg
Ginkgo Leaf Extract60 mgGinkgo in SharpMind Brain Formula against 1,339 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 120 mg, the median 60 mg.60 mg

45% of 1,339 products listing ginkgo give more (median 60 mg).

Ginkgo Flavonoids24%14.4 mgGinkgo flavones in SharpMind Brain Formula against 43 products14.4 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13 mg to 28.8 mg, the median 14.4 mg.14.4 mg

47% of 43 products listing ginkgo flavones give more (median 14.4 mg).

Terpene Lactones6%3.6 mgGinkgolides in SharpMind Brain Formula against 35 products3.6 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 3.55 mg to 7.1 mg, the median 4.08 mg.3.6 mg

54% of 35 products listing ginkgolides give more (median 4.08 mg).

DopaBeanas Mucuna pruriens Bean Extract20 mgCowhage in SharpMind Brain Formula against 417 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 400 mg, the median 125 mg.20 mg

98% of 417 products listing cowhage give more (median 125 mg).

Catecholamines20%4 mg
L-Dihydroxyphenylalanine10%2 mgL-DOPA in SharpMind Brain Formula against 38 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 65 mg to 150 mg, the median 100 mg.2 mg

97% of 38 products listing L-DOPA give more (median 100 mg).

Phosphatidylserineas Soy Lecithincomplex; supplying10 mgPhosphatidylserine in SharpMind Brain Formula against 641 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 150 mg, the median 100 mg.10 mg

91% of 641 products listing phosphatidylserine give more (median 100 mg).

Phosphatidylserine70%7 mg
Huperzine Aas Chinese Moss10 mcgHuperzine in SharpMind Brain Formula against 589 products10 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 100 mcg.10 mcg

93% of 589 products listing huperzine give more (median 100 mcg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 338561 (entered September 25, 2025), 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?

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 (filed by NIH under cowhage) (median 125 mg).
  • 97% of the 38 products that print an amount of L-DOPA list more than its 2 mg of L-dihydroxyphenylalanine (filed by NIH under L-DOPA) (median 100 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.

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 1 VegCap daily with a meal or glass of water.
Warnings
Warning: Do not use if safety seal is broken or missing. Keep your licensed health care practitioner informed when using this product. Contraindicated in hypertension. Directions: Use only as directed.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if you are pregnant or nursing, or attempting to become pregnant.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 338561.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, 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 Brain Formula have?

One label is on file, entered on September 25, 2025.

  1. Label 338561 (current) Entered September 25, 2025 · on the market · 60 vegcaps · UPC 0 76280 05903 8

DSLD also links this label to: SharpMind (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.

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