What Is in Cognizil? The Ingredients List and Supplement Facts, Line by Line
This is the Cognizil label and the Cognizil ingredients list, read slowly. Every name below is printed on the bottle, and every missing amount is marked as not published.
Cognizil lists chromium (as chromium picolinate) at 7 mcg, 20% of the Daily Value, and a proprietary blend of 15.47 mg holding 21 ingredients, mostly plant extracts and amino acids. Serving size is 1 mL, with 30 servings and zero calories. No individual amount inside the blend is published.
Key facts
- Serving size 1 mL, servings per container 30, calories 0.
- Chromium (as chromium picolinate): 7 mcg, 20% Daily Value. It is the only ingredient with its own amount.
- Proprietary blend: 15.47 mg in total, holding 21 ingredients. Daily Value not established. Individual amounts are not published.
- Eleven blend ingredients are listed as 20:1 or 10:1 extracts. Ten (ginseng, raspberry ketones and eight amino acids or related compounds) carry no extract ratio.
- Other ingredients: water, natural flavors, potassium sorbate, stevia, xylitol and citrus extract.
- No allergen statement is printed on the label. No caffeine amount is printed.
- What does the Cognizil Supplement Facts panel say?
- What is in the Cognizil ingredients list, and what are the 21 blend members?
- What do the 20:1 and 10:1 marks mean?
- Why does the label not show each amount?
- How does the chromium line compare with guidelines?
- Which ingredients may matter if you take medicine?
- What is not on the Cognizil label?
- Frequently asked questions
- Our view
What does the Cognizil Supplement Facts panel say?
Start with the top of the panel, where the numbers sit. These lines come straight from the printed label.
| Panel line | As printed |
|---|---|
| Serving size | 1 mL (the instruction says 1 dropperful) |
| Servings per container | 30 |
| Calories | 0 |
| Chromium (as chromium picolinate) | 7 mcg, 20% Daily Value |
| Proprietary blend | 15.47 mg, Daily Value not established |
| Other ingredients | Water, natural flavors, potassium sorbate, stevia, xylitol, citrus extract |
A small point to notice: the serving size is 1 mL and the instruction is 1 dropperful. The label does not spell out how many mL a dropperful holds. If that matters to you, fill the dropper and look, or ask the seller.
What is in the Cognizil ingredients list, and what are the 21 blend members?
The blend members are printed in this order. The order is meant to follow weight, heaviest first, though the label itself does not say so in words.
- Maca (Lepidium meyenii) root extract, 20:1
- African mango (Irvingia Gabonesis) seed extract, 10:1
- Grape (Vitis vinifera) seed extract, 20:1
- Guarana (Paullinia cupana) seed extract, 20:1
- Eleuthero (Eleutherococcus senticosus) root extract, 20:1
- Astragalus membranaceus root extract, 20:1
- Green tea leaf extract, 20:1
- Gymnema sylvestre leaf extract, 20:1
- Forskohlii (Coleus forskohlii) root extract, 20:1
- Cayenne pepper (Capsicum annuum) fruit extract, 20:1
- Grapefruit (Citrus paradisi) seed, 20:1
- Ginseng (Panax ginseng) root extract
- Raspberry ketones
- L-glutamine
- L-tyrosine
- L-arginine
- Beta alanine
- Monoammonium glycyrrhizinate
- GABA (gamma aminobutyric acid)
- L-tryptophan
- L-carnitine HCl
The label does not say whether the print order is by weight, and it gives no amount for any of them. Treat the order as a hint, not a measurement.
What do the 20:1 and 10:1 marks mean?
Most plant entries carry a caret mark. The footnote says the ingredient is sourced from a concentrate with a 20:1 extract equivalent. African mango carries a different mark for 10:1.
In plain terms, a 20:1 extract is a concentrate made from about twenty parts of plant for one part of extract. So 1 mg of such an extract stands in for roughly 20 mg of raw plant. A 10:1 extract stands in for about 10 mg.
Run that across the blend and you get roughly 300 mg of raw plant equivalent in total, shared by 21 ingredients. That is more than the 15.47 mg figure suggests, and it is still well below the single-herb doses used in studies.
| Mark on the panel | Meaning | Effect on the dose |
|---|---|---|
| ^ | Sourced from a concentrate with a 20:1 extract equivalent | 1 mg of extract stands in for about 20 mg of raw plant |
| " | Sourced from a concentrate with a 10:1 extract equivalent | 1 mg stands in for about 10 mg of raw plant |
| No mark | Ginseng, raspberry ketones and the amino acids | 1 mg is 1 mg |
Why does the label not show each amount?
Because the rule allows it. Under 21 CFR 101.36, a maker may print one total weight for a proprietary blend and list the members by weight without giving each amount.
This is a rule about how a label may look. Cognizil is not FDA approved, and no supplement is, so nobody signed off on the split before the bottle was sold. There can be a fair reason, such as protecting a formula from copy. There can also be a less helpful one: on a blend label, a pinch of an expensive ingredient looks the same as a meaningful dose of it. Nobody outside the company can tell which applies here.
Do the one piece of maths the label allows. 15.47 mg divided by 21 is about 0.74 mg each on average. The real split is not even, and it is not published.
How does the chromium line compare with guidelines?
Chromium is the one honest number. Seven mcg is printed, with 20% of the Daily Value.
For adults, the NIH lists an Adequate Intake of 35 mcg a day for men and 25 mcg for women. The 7 mcg on this label sits under both figures. That is not dangerous. It simply means this line is not a large source of the mineral.
One older trial in Nutritional Neuroscience reported better cognitive-cerebral function in older adults after chromium supplementation. It used a supplemental dose, not 7 mcg.
Which ingredients may matter if you take medicine?
Some names on the panel touch areas that medicines also touch. This list comes from the seller's interaction notes. It is a prompt for a pharmacist talk, not a warning that harm will happen.
| If you take | Ingredient on the panel | Why to ask |
|---|---|---|
| A blood thinner | Ginseng, green tea | Both have been studied for effects on blood clotting |
| Diabetes medicine | Chromium, gymnema sylvestre | Both touch blood sugar handling |
| A stimulant, or you limit caffeine | Green tea, guarana | Both carry natural caffeine. The amount is not published |
| An antidepressant | L-tryptophan | The body turns it into serotonin |
| Blood pressure medicine | Monoammonium glycyrrhizinate | It comes from licorice |
What is not on the Cognizil label?
A good label reader also notes the silences.
- Individual amounts for the 21 blend ingredients.
- A caffeine amount, though green tea and guarana are present.
- An allergen statement. If you have a known plant allergy, read the full panel before you buy.
- A flavor name and an exact alcohol content.
- A named formulator, a factory name and a third-party certificate for the dietary seals.
The label says it is not a significant source of saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, sodium, dietary fiber, total sugars, added sugars, protein, vitamin D, calcium, iron or potassium.
Frequently asked questions
What exactly is in Cognizil?
Chromium (as chromium picolinate) at 7 mcg and a 15.47 mg proprietary blend of 21 plant extracts and amino acids. The other ingredients are water, natural flavors, potassium sorbate, stevia, xylitol and citrus extract.
How much of each ingredient is in the blend?
Not published. Only the blend total, 15.47 mg per 1 mL serving, is printed. Divided evenly, that would be about 0.74 mg each, but the real split is unknown.
Does Cognizil contain caffeine?
Green tea leaf extract and guarana seed extract both naturally carry caffeine. The label prints no caffeine amount, so a figure is not published. If you are sensitive, take that into account.
Does Cognizil contain sugar?
The label shows zero calories and sweetens the liquid with stevia and xylitol. It also lists natural flavors and citrus extract. Xylitol is toxic to dogs, so keep the bottle away from pets.
Is there an allergen warning on the label?
No allergen statement is printed on the label we have. The panel lists 21 plant and amino acid ingredients, so people with a known plant allergy should read it all and ask a clinician.
Why is the chromium only 20% of the Daily Value?
Because 7 mcg is a small amount. The NIH Adequate Intake is 35 mcg a day for men and 25 mcg for women, so this line is below both. It is a minor source of chromium.
Sources named on this page
- Electronic Code of Federal Regulations. 21 CFR 101.36, nutrition labeling of dietary supplements. The rule that lets a blend show one total weight instead of each ingredient amount.
- National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements. Chromium: fact sheet for health professionals. Adequate Intake 35 mcg a day for adult men and 25 mcg for adult women.
- Improved cognitive-cerebral function in older adults with chromium supplementation. Nutritional Neuroscience, 2010;13(3). PubMed 20423560.
Our view
The Cognizil label is easy to read and hard to test. It tells you every name and almost no amounts. That is legal, and the seller says it plainly, which we count in its favor.
If a checkable dose matters most to you, a single-ingredient product with a printed amount fits you better. If you are comfortable with a light mixed blend and you want a once-daily liquid, the panel is at least honest about what is in it.
Show the panel to a pharmacist if you take any medicine. That two-minute check is worth more than any argument about milligrams.
Last updated . Written by the Cognizil Daily Editorial Desk and medically reviewed by Dr. Mary Cunningham, Neuropsychologist. The review is a check on this page, not an endorsement of Cognizil and not medical advice.