Brain Essentials
En vente sur le marché américain (selon le DSLD)
Swanson, food supplement from the US market
Brain Essentials (Swanson), a food supplement au code-barres 087614070940, is described by its US market label, recorded on 22 February 2024. If sold in France, it would be subject to 1 point of French or European regulation, detailed below. The formula sold in Europe under the same name may differ.
Official label, entered on 22 February 2024. Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD), US National Institutes of Health: current and off-market labels, retrieved 27 October 2026.
Source: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Dietary Supplement Label Database (CC0); US market labels.
Displayed label: Official label. Labels on the market are prioritised, followed by the most recent for the same status.
If this product were sold in France
- Dose déclarée au-delà d'une limite
Vitamine B6: up to 25 mg a day according to the label (at most 1 serving a day), above the maximum dose of 2 mg set in France for a food supplement (2006 Order, not revised since November 2006).
Source: French orders of 9 May 2006 and 14 November 2006 as published in the Official Journal (maximum daily doses), arrêté du 9 mai 2006, annexe III.
- À vérifier
Vitamine B6: up to 25 mg a day according to the label, above the limite de sécurité from EFSAEuropean Food Safety Authority. for adults (12 mg a day). Le repère de l'EFSA porte sur l'apport total d'une journée, alimentation et compléments.
Source: EFSA, Overview on Tolerable Upper Intake Levels (version 11, August 2025), limite supérieure de sécurité (UL).
A daily dose is calculated only if the label gives the maximum number of servings and a unit of mass (or international units for vitamin D). Quantities come from the label, not an analysis. In the United States, the label presents this product as a ‘dietary supplement’; in France, a product of this type may belong to another category (a sports powder, for example), and maximum food supplement doses do not apply to it.
Label composition
- Brand
- Swanson
- Barcode
- 087614070940
- Form
- Capsule
- One serving
- « 1 Veggie Capsule(s) »
- Servings
- up to 1 serving per day
- Other ingredients (in English, as written)
- Hypromellose, Sodium Copper Chlorophyllin, Calcium Carbonate, Silica, Calcium Palmitate, Ethylcellulose
| Ingredient (as written, in English) | Category | Per serving |
|---|---|---|
| Vitamin B6 | Vitamin | 25 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | Vitamin | 250 µg |
| Pantothenic Acid | Vitamin | 25 mg |
| Gotu Kola Aerial Parts Extract (Centella asiatica) | Plant | 150 mg |
| L-Glutamine | Amino acid | 100 mg |
| L-Tyrosine | Amino acid | 100 mg |
| Soy Lecithin | Fat | 100 mg |
| Ginkgo biloba Leaf Extract | Plant | 60 mg |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid | Fatty acid | 30 mg |
| Alpha-Lipoic Acid | Other substance | 25 mg |
| Dimethylaminoethanol Bitartrate | Other substance | 25 mg |
| Phosphatidylserine | Fat | 1 mg |
Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD), US National Institutes of Health: current and off-market labels, retrieved 27 October 2026.
Source: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Dietary Supplement Label Database (CC0); US market labels.
Other versions of this label
The differences below describe each other version relative to the label shown on this page. They concern active ingredient rows and quantities per serving as written. Missing quantities are not estimated and different units are not converted. Dates refer to entry into DSLD, not necessarily to a formula change.
Official label: Brain Essentials
Entered into DSLD on 25 February 2019. Retirée du marché américain le 29 August 2024 (selon le DSLD).- Same quantity, different name: DMAE Bitartrate in this version; Dimethylaminoethanol Bitartrate on the displayed label (25 mg)
- Same quantity, different name: Gotu Kola extract in this version; Gotu Kola Aerial Parts Extract on the displayed label (150 mg)
Official label: Brain Essentials
Entered into DSLD on 20 November 2017. Retirée du marché américain le 19 September 2018 (selon le DSLD).- Same quantity, different name: DMAE Bitartrate in this version; Dimethylaminoethanol Bitartrate on the displayed label (25 mg)
- Same quantity, different name: Gotu Kola extract in this version; Gotu Kola Aerial Parts Extract on the displayed label (150 mg)
Source
This information reproduces the US label recorded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). It does not say whether the product is effective and does not replace advice from a doctor or pharmacist, particularly during pregnancy or when taking medication.
List declared on (register: Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD), US National Institutes of Health: current and off-market labels).
List recorded in 2024. Photograph the packaging to check whether it has changed. Photograph the packaging
Brand : Swanson