Nootropics Depot · Alpha-GPC · Capsules

Is Nootropics Depot Alpha GPC 150 mg Capsules underdosed?

1 serving = 1 capsuleDirections: 1–2 servings a dayLabel as of 21 Dec 2024 · NIH DSLD

Verdict

150–300 mg a dayas the label directs · studies use 250–600 mg/day of alpha-gpc

Effective dose

Taken as the label directs (1–2 servings a day, 150 mg each), it gives 150–300 mg a day; studies use 250–600 mg/day. The least the directions give (150 mg) is below that range; the most reaches it.

One capsule gives 150 mg, so reaching the low end of what studies use (250 mg) takes 1.7 capsules a day; it ranks 9th of 9 alpha-GPC supplements here by dose.

2 capsules a day reach 250 mg.

What the label says

Alpha-GPC per serving
150 mg in 1 capsule
Servings a day
1–2 servings a day
Alpha-GPC a day, as directed
150–300 mg
Research dose
250–600 mg/day Evidence: Weak
Suggested use: As a dietary supplement, take 1 capsule 1-2 times daily.
The label's directions, as printed.

More about alpha-gpc: forms, timing and the studies behind the dose.

Same category, compared

All 9 alpha-GPC supplements we checked, ranked by dose (commission never changes the order). Studies use 250–600 mg/day of alpha-gpc; servings counted to 250 mg.

ProductPer servingServings to reach itForm
Double Wood Alpha-GPC 300 mg600 mg1 or lessCapsules
NOW Alpha GPC 300 mg600 mg1 or lessCapsules
Nutricost Alpha GPC 600 mg600 mg1 or lessCapsules
Pure Encapsulations Alpha-GPC400 mg1 or lessCapsules
BulkSupplements Alpha GPC 300 mg Capsules300 mg1 or lessCapsules
Jarrow Formulas Alpha GPC 300 mg300 mg1 or lessCapsules
NutraBio Alpha GPC300 mg1 or lessCapsules
Swanson Alpha-GPC 300 mg300 mg1 or lessCapsules
Nootropics Depot Alpha GPC 150 mg Capsules (this product)150 mg1.7Capsules

Where the reference doses come from

  1. Alpha-GPC, 250–600 mg/day: Bellar et al., 2015; Marcus et al., 2017.
  2. Label data: National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements. Dietary Supplement Label Database, 2026. https://dsld.od.nih.gov/. Label 322612, including its servings a day.

For a supplement taken every day we judge the most the label's directions give in a day, and show the least. Read the full methodology or the corrections log.