PlainVitamins

Spectrum Awakening

by Metabolic Maintenance · powder · 69 grams

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 38287 00650 3
  • DSLD label 321279
  • Serving 1.15 g (2 Scoops (2.3 g)); amounts per 2.3 g
  • 30 servings

Spectrum Awakening by Metabolic Maintenance lists 11 ingredients, 11 with an amount per serving of 2.3 g, such as 25 mg of vitamin B6, 1,667 mcg DFE of folate, 1,000 mcg of vitamin B12 and 100 mg of magnesium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 23, 2025.

What is in Spectrum Awakening?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2.3 g. 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).

Spectrum Awakening: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 321279, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin B6as Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate25 mg1,471%Vitamin B6 in Spectrum Awakening against 15,277 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg25 mg

Higher than 76% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mg.

Folate1,667 mcg DFE417%
L-5-Methylfolate Calcium Salt1,000 mcg
Vitamin B12as Methylcobalamin1,000 mcg41,667%Vitamin B12 in Spectrum Awakening against 14,425 products1,000 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg1,000 mcg

Higher than 89% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 2,000 mcg.

Magnesiumas Magnesium Bisglycinate100 mg24%Magnesium in Spectrum Awakening against 14,003 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg100 mg

Higher than 51% of 14,003 products listing magnesium (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Zincas Zinc Bisglycinate30 mg273%Zinc in Spectrum Awakening against 13,186 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg30 mg

Higher than 90% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg. 1.5 times the adult UL a day.

GABA750 mgGABA in Spectrum Awakening against 744 products750 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 80 mg to 400 mg, the median 100 mg.750 mg

Higher than 89% of 744 products listing GABA (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,500 mg.

Glycine272 mgGlycine in Spectrum Awakening against 1,078 products272 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 846 mg, the median 300 mg.272 mg

51% of 1,078 products listing glycine give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 544 mg.

Taurine250 mgTaurine in Spectrum Awakening against 2,337 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.250 mg

62% of 2,337 products listing taurine give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg.

Suntheanineas L-Theanine200 mgTheanine in Spectrum Awakening against 1,602 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 90 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.200 mg

Higher than 61% of 1,602 products listing theanine (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg.

5-Hydroxytryptophan50 mg5-HTP in Spectrum Awakening against 676 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 100 mg, the median 100 mg.50 mg

55% of 676 products listing 5-HTP give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 321279 (entered February 23, 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:

  • At 2 servings a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 60 mg of zinc, 1.5 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.

The NIH database records 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Spectrum Awakening's, rare ingredients counting for more.

  • Mood Food ESXYMOGEN 9 shared, 73% alike
  • CerenityOrtho Molecular Products 9 shared, 71% alike
  • Calm+Revive 9 shared, 71% alike
  • MetaCalmMetabolic Maintenance 9 shared, 70% alike
  • TravaCorNS NeuroScience 8 shared, 63% alike
  • Good MoodMDLogic PRO 6 shared, 56% 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: Two (2) scoops per day in divided doses of 1 scoop each, or as directed by a healthcare professional. Do not take with food containing protein. Can be mixed with juices or other carbohydrates.
Warnings
Do not take with food containing protein.
Keep tightly closed in a cool, dry place, out of the reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Egg free Gluten free Free of nuts Dairy free
Storage
Keep tightly closed in a cool, dry place, out of the reach of children. Best consumed within 60 days after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 321279.

How many labels does Spectrum Awakening have?

2 labels are on file under this name since September 22, 2022: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 321279 (current) Entered February 23, 2025 · on the market · 69 grams · UPC 8 38287 00650 3
  2. Label 274196 Entered September 22, 2022 · off the market December 18, 2023 · 69 grams · UPC 8 38287 00650 3

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

Who makes it?

The label names Metabolic Maintenance (manufacturer), Sisters, Oregon. All Metabolic Maintenance products.

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