Vital Brain Powder
by Vital Nutrients · powder · 150 grams
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 6 93465 44911 0
- DSLD label 305184
- Serving 5 to 10 g (1-2 teaspoons); amounts per 5 g
- 30 servings
Vital Brain Powder by Vital Nutrients lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 5 g, such as 850 mg of acetyl-L-carnitine, 600 mg of alpha-glycerylphosphorylcholine and 150 mg of phosphatidylserine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 22, 2024.
What is in Vital Brain Powder?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 5 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acetyl-L-Carnitineas Acetyl-L-Carnitine Hydrochloride | 850 mg | Higher than 81% of 933 products listing acetyl L-carnitine (median 500 mg). | |
| Alpha-Glycerylphosphorylcholineas L-Alpha-Glycerylphosphorylcholine | 600 mg | Higher than 85% of 656 products listing alpha-GPC (median 200 mg). | |
| Phosphatidylserine | 150 mg | Higher than 74% of 641 products listing phosphatidylserine (median 100 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 305184 (entered February 22, 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 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?
4 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Vital Brain Powder Lemon FlavorVital Nutrients same ingredients
- Vital Brain Powder Lemon FlavoredVital Nutrients same ingredients
- Brain Vitality-GPC Super FormulaPurity Products same ingredients
- SmartBRAINMDLogic · off the market same ingredients
- High G Hardcare Formulation Muscle BoosterHigh T 2 shared, 68% alike
- Natural Brain Enhancers PS & GPCDoctor's Best 2 shared, 68% 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
- Recommendations: Mix 1 to 2 teaspoons in 8-10 ounces of your favorite beverage daily, or as directed by your healthcare professional.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children
- Use only if safety seal is intact
- Warning: If pregnant, consult your physician before taking.
- Inner seal may lift off when cap is removed. Seal integrity is maintained until cap is removed.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Excludes coatings, binders, gluten (wheat, rye, barley), milk/dairy (casein, whey), soy protein, egg protein, sugar. Verified by independent testing
- Storage
- Store sealed in a cool dry place
Source: label statements in DSLD label 305184.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Glutamine.
How many labels does Vital Brain Powder have?
5 labels are on file under this name since March 23, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 305184 (current) Entered February 22, 2024 · on the market · 150 grams · UPC 6 93465 44911 0
- Label 271825 Entered August 23, 2022 · off the market December 17, 2021 · 150 grams · UPC 6 93465 44911 0
- Label 182157 Entered October 25, 2018 · off the market December 7, 2022 · 150 grams · UPC 6 93465 44911 0
- Label 27630 Entered November 25, 2013 · off the market April 16, 2018 · 150 grams · UPC 6 93465 44911 0
- Label 6588 Entered March 23, 2012 · off the market September 13, 2013 · 105 g · UPC 6 93465 44911 0
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Vital Nutrients (manufacturer), Middleton, CT. All Vital Nutrients products.