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Goal

Sharper focus

Cognitive support backed by short-window human studies — not a nootropic megastack.

Ranked ingredients

3 ingredients
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

#1

L-Theanine

Momentous L Theanine 100 mg

Momentous

Per serving
100 mg
Studied midpoint
250 mg · 3/day

Effective cost

$1.10/day·$33/month

Now Foods L Theanine 200 mg

Now Foods

Per serving
200 mg
Studied midpoint
250 mg · 2/day

Effective cost

$0.47/day·$14/month

Thorne L Theanine 200 mg

Thorne

Per serving
200 mg
Studied midpoint
250 mg · 2/day

Effective cost

$0.53/day·$16/month

#2

Caffeine

Now Foods Caffeine 200 mg

Now Foods

Per serving
200 mg
Studied midpoint
150 mg · 1/day

Effective cost

$0.09/day·$3/month

#3

Bacopa Monnieri

Now Foods Bacopa Monnieri 500 mg

Now Foods

Per serving
500 mg
Studied midpoint
450 mg · 1/day

Effective cost

$0.25/day·$8/month

Editorial

What we left out

  • nootropic stacks: under-evidenced combinations

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