$12.70 $0.28 per serving
Product analysis
True Focus is aimed at brain health, with tyrosine that may help during acute stress or sleep loss. Several ingredient forms and the ginkgo composition are not disclosed, making the formula harder to compare.
AI assessment of the formula, label and price. How scoring works
Nutrient Quality32
Ingredient quality is difficult to judge across much of the formula. Several forms are not stated, while the information available for the other ingredients does not support a firm quality comparison.
Ingredient Transparency69
Amounts are clearly listed, but several ingredient forms and the ginkgo composition are missing. Those omissions make it harder to compare the formula with alternatives.
Value For Money54
Tyrosine and phenylalanine offer the clearest value strengths, while deanol looks less economical. Value remains uncertain for several other ingredients, so a broad bargain claim would be premature.
Customer Satisfaction72
Customer ratings are favorable across several hundred reviews. That gives a useful picture of satisfaction, without establishing brain-health benefits.
Product Focus67
The clearest focus is brain health, with tyrosine findings limited to acute stress or sleep loss. Benefits for well-rested adults remain uncertain despite the broad ingredient mix.
- Format
Capsule - Container
- 90 Capsule(s)
- Per serving
- $0.28
- Customer rating
- 4.5 · 358 ratings
Goals
Impact
High effect
Vitamin B6 · 12 mg
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount per serving | Score |
|---|---|---|
Vitamin C (Potassium Ascorbate) | 36 mg | |
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine Hydrochloride) | 12 mg | |
Potassium (Potassium Ascorbate) | 10 mg | |
L-Tyrosine | 800 mg | |
L-Phenylalanine | 300 mg | |
Taurine | 100 mg | |
Grape seed extract (Polyphenols) | 80 mg | |
Potassium Ascorbate powder | 60 mg | |
DMAE (Dimethylaminoethanol Bitartrate) | 60 mg | |
Ginkgo extract (Ginkgoflavonglycosides, Terpene Lactones) | 40 mg | |
CoQ10 (Ubiquinone) | 10 mg |
Tyrosine · 800 mg OverallScore90
800 mg of tyrosine per serving is an amount aligned with use for acute cognitive support, with a low cost per gram. It uses L-Tyrosine. GMP manufacturing is claimed, but specific raw material purity details are not available.
How this ingredient is rated
Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability85
L-Tyrosine is a standard form for raising tyrosine levels. GMP manufacturing is claimed, but specific raw material purity details are not available.
Tyrosine Chemical Form
L-Tyrosine is the standard form used to raise tyrosine levels.
Purity and Sourcing Signals
GMP manufacturing is claimed, but specific raw material purity details are not available.
Dose, Safety & Label Transparency100
The serving supplies 800 mg of tyrosine, an amount aligned with use for acute cognitive support. The amount is listed separately.
Tyrosine Dosage Adequacy
Each serving provides 800 mg, an amount aligned with use for acute cognitive support.
Label Transparency and Blends
The tyrosine amount is listed separately.
Value80
The cost per gram of tyrosine is low.
Price per Gram of Tyrosine
The cost per gram of tyrosine is low.
Phenylalanine · 300 mg OverallScore83
The serving provides 300 mg of L-Phenylalanine, at a moderate cost per 500 mg. It identifies L-Phenylalanine, the form used to make dopamine and norepinephrine. A PKU warning is recorded.
How this ingredient is rated
Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability100
It identifies L-Phenylalanine, the form used to make dopamine and norepinephrine. No competing protein or amino acids are recorded in the active ingredients.
Isomeric Form Specificity
It identifies L-Phenylalanine, the form used to make dopamine and norepinephrine.
Absorption Environment Optimization
No competing protein or amino acids are recorded in the active ingredients.
Dose, Safety & Label Transparency72
The serving provides 300 mg of phenylalanine. The amount is stated and a phenylketonuria (PKU) warning is recorded.
Phenylalanine Dosage Efficacy
The serving provides 300 mg of phenylalanine.
Transparency and Safety Warnings
The amount is stated and a phenylketonuria (PKU) warning is recorded.
Value70
The cost per 500 mg of phenylalanine is moderate.
Price per 500mg Active Phenylalanine
The cost per 500 mg of phenylalanine is moderate.
Deanol (Dimethylaminoethanol Bitartrate) · 60 mg OverallScore88
Each serving supplies 60 mg of active DMAE from DMAE bitartrate. The evaluation records a warning relevant to DMAE, but its wording is not available in the saved facts.
How this ingredient is rated
Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability100
DMAE bitartrate is identified, and 60 mg of active DMAE per serving is recorded.
Deanol Form Specificity
The saved facts identify DMAE bitartrate as the source.
Active Deanol Yield Transparency
The active DMAE amount is recorded as 60 mg per serving, separate from any salt weight.
Dose, Safety & Label Transparency100
Each serving provides 60 mg of active DMAE. The evaluation records a warning relevant to DMAE, but its wording is not available in the saved facts.
Dosage Appropriateness
A serving provides 60 mg of active DMAE.
Specific Safety Warnings
The evaluation records a warning relevant to DMAE, but its wording is not available in the saved facts.
Value40
The whole-product cost scales to about $0.47 per 100 mg of active DMAE, a relatively high cost for the DMAE amount.
Price Per 100mg Active Deanol
The whole-product cost scales to about $0.47 per 100 mg of active DMAE, a relatively high cost for the DMAE amount.
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- Efficacy and adverse effects of ginkgo biloba for cognitive impairment and dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
- Efficacy of Ginkgo biloba extract EGb 761® in dementia with behavioural and psychological symptoms: A systematic review.
- Ginkgo biloba extract EGb 761 is safe and effective in the treatment of mild dementia - a meta-analysis of patient subgroups in randomised controlled trials.
- Ginkgo biloba extract EGb 761® improves cognition and overall condition after ischemic stroke: Results from a pilot randomized trial.
- Ginkgo biloba extract EGb 761® in dementia with neuropsychiatric features: a randomised, placebo-controlled trial to confirm the efficacy and safety of a daily dose of 240 mg.
- The Association between Dietary Amino Acid Intake and Cognitive Decline 8 Years Later in Japanese Community-Dwelling Older Adults.
- Magnetic resonance imaging in phenylketonuria: reversal of cerebral white matter change.
- [Cross-sectional association between the amino acid intake and episodic memory in middle- and old-aged community dwellers].
- Improved dietary control results in improvements in indices of white matter structure in adults with phenylketonuria: the ReDAPT study.
- [Brain white matter lesions of children with phenylketonuria before and after treatment].
- Combined L-carnosine and L-tyrosine supplementation as an ergogenic strategy for physical and cognitive performance under fatigue in professional football players.
- Effect of tyrosine supplementation on clinical and healthy populations under stress or cognitive demands--A review.
- Influence of nutritional tyrosine on cognition and functional connectivity in healthy old humans.
- Dietary Tyrosine Intake (FFQ) Is Associated with Locus Coeruleus, Attention and Grey Matter Maintenance: An MRI Structural Study on 398 Healthy Individuals of the Berlin Aging Study-II.
- Baseline-dependent effect of dopamine's precursor L-tyrosine on working memory gating but not updating.
- Vitamin B12, B6, or Folate and Cognitive Function in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
- Relationship between serum pyridoxal 5'-phosphate concentration and cognitive function in older Japanese.
- A randomized, controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of pyridoxine and ascorbic acid on cognitive function and quality of life in post-menopausal women.
- Lower Plasma Vitamin B-6 is Associated with 2-Year Cognitive Decline in the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study.
- Are Dietary Supplements and Nutraceuticals Effective for Musculoskeletal Health and Cognitive Function? A Scoping Review.