Product analysis
Ginkgold 120 mg offers ginkgo for a possible role in attention and memory. Findings are mixed, so a reliable improvement in everyday concentration is uncertain.
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Nutrient Quality36
The ginkgo markers are named, but they do not establish the complete extract’s quality. The carbohydrate form is also unspecified.
Ingredient Transparency65
Both listed amounts are disclosed, and ginkgo markers are identified. Missing composition details limit comparison with particular ginkgo preparations.
Value For Money40
Ginkgo value cannot be established confidently from the available price and preparation details. The carbohydrate contribution also lacks enough detail for a separate value judgment.
Customer Satisfaction81
Customer ratings are generally favorable across a substantial review base. That provides a broad satisfaction picture, without establishing cognitive benefits.
Product Focus57
Ginkgo keeps the ingredient focus narrow, but its attention and memory findings are mixed. The selected serving contains less ginkgo than the product name suggests, limiting expectations for those uses.
- Format
Tablet - Container
- 150 Tablet(s)
- Per serving
- $0.43
- Customer rating
- 4.5 · 2,624 ratings
Goals
Ginkgo supplies the brain-health link, with 60 mg in the selected serving giving partial dose support. Its potential contribution is situation-dependent, and routine cognitive benefits for healthy adults remain uncertain.
How this product is rated for Brain Health
Ingredient fit74
Goal fit
Dose adequacy
Pathways12
Depth
Breadth
Evidence58
Evidence strength
Studied preparation
Formulation logic100
Partner coverage
Conflicts
Effective doses
The selected serving supplies 60 mg of ginkgo, despite the product name. Ginkgo is relevant to memory and attention, but the supplied cognitive findings are mixed and offer limited support for improved everyday productivity.
How this product is rated for Productivity Boost
Ingredient fit74
Goal fit
Dose adequacy
Pathways7
Depth
Breadth
Evidence53
Evidence strength
Studied preparation
Formulation logic100
Partner coverage
Conflicts
Effective doses
Ginkgo relates mainly to cerebral blood flow and has preliminary evidence for selected acute attention tasks. The supplied serving contains 60 mg despite the product name, and its preparation is not matched to the one behind those findings. General memory improvement is uncertain.
How this product is rated for Cognitive Support
Ingredient fit74
Goal fit
Dose adequacy
Pathways10
Depth
Breadth
Evidence25
Evidence strength
Studied preparation
Formulation logic100
Partner coverage
Conflicts
Effective doses
The supplied serving contains 60 mg ginkgo despite the product name referring to 120 mg. Ginkgo has mixed findings on selected cognitive tasks, so the smaller assessed serving should not be assumed to deliver a reliable or sustained improvement in concentration.
How this product is rated for Mental Focus
Ingredient fit74
Goal fit
Dose adequacy
Pathways12
Depth
Breadth
Evidence62
Evidence strength
Studied preparation
Formulation logic100
Partner coverage
Conflicts
Effective doses
Ginkgo's connection to blood flow in the eye doesn't make an improvement in everyday vision predictable. Whether it improves contrast or visual fields in routine use is unclear, and results from particular eye conditions and extracts don't transfer reliably to this serving. The declared amount alone can't resolve that uncertainty.
How this product is rated for Eye Health
Ingredient fit64
Goal fit
Dose adequacy
Pathways10
Depth
Breadth
Evidence64
Evidence strength
Studied preparation
Formulation logic100
Partner coverage
Conflicts
Effective doses
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount per serving | Score |
|---|---|---|
Total Carbohydrate | 1 Gram(s) | |
Ginkgold Ginkgo biloba extract (Ginkgo Flavone Glycosides, Terpene Lactones) | 120 mg |
How this ingredient is rated
Composition and Label Disclosure70
Marker and Preparation Disclosure
Declared Ginkgolic Acid Limit
Composition and Label Disclosure100
Individual Preparation Amount Disclosure
Commercial Price and Usability
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Sources
Published studies used for the product analysis and the top-ranked studies for each ingredient and goal.
- 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.
- Efficacy of ginkgo diterpene lactone meglumine on cognitive function in patients with acute ischemic stroke: a predefined exploratory analysis of a multicenter, double-blind, randomized controlled trial.
- A placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized trial of an extract of Ginkgo biloba for dementia. North American EGb Study Group.
- Alleviating neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia: the effects of Ginkgo biloba extract EGb 761. Findings from a randomized controlled trial.
- Efficacy and safety of a once-daily formulation of Ginkgo biloba extract EGb 761 in dementia with neuropsychiatric features: a randomized controlled trial.
- Effect of Ginkgo biloba extracts in the prevention of posterior capsule opacification after cataract surgery: A randomized clinical trial.
- Effect of Ginkgo biloba extract on preexisting visual field damage in normal tension glaucoma.
- [Ginkgo extract in impaired vision--treatment with special extract EGb 761 of impaired vision due to dry senile macular degeneration].
- Short-term effects of Ginkgo biloba extract on peripapillary retinal blood flow in normal tension glaucoma.
- [The course of color vision in early diabetic retinopathy treated with Ginkgo biloba extract. A preliminary double-blind versus placebo study].
- Ginkgo biloba Extract EGb 761 in the Treatment of Patients with Mild Neurocognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review.
- Proof of efficacy of the Ginkgo biloba special extract EGb 761 in outpatients suffering from mild to moderate primary degenerative dementia of the Alzheimer type or multi-infarct dementia.
- Proof of efficacy of the ginkgo biloba special extract EGb 761 in outpatients suffering from mild to moderate primary degenerative dementia of the Alzheimer type or multi-infarct dementia.
- Ginkgo biloba extract improved cognitive and neurological functions of acute ischaemic stroke: a randomised controlled trial.
- Ginkgo biloba in the Aging Process: A Narrative Review.
- [Ginkgo biloba extract EGb 761 in the treatment of dementia: evidence of efficacy and tolerability].