The full Enervia ingredients list

DHA is a long-chain omega-3 fat and one of the main structural fats in the brain. It is the reason the formula is built around an oil rather than a dry tablet, and it is the only ingredient here with an authorised brain claim behind it in Great Britain: DHA contributes to the maintenance of normal brain function, and that claim applies to a daily intake of 250mg.

The DHA in Enervia is sourced from fish. This is why the capsules are best taken with water before a meal. Because Enervia contains a range of vitamins including vitamin A, you should ensure your total intake from all supplements is appropriate for your needs.

If you already eat two portions of oily fish most weeks — mackerel, sardines, salmon, herring — you are already getting a meaningful amount of DHA from food, and a supplement is filling a smaller gap than the adverts imply.

Phosphatidylserine is a phospholipid, a fatty building block found in the membranes of cells throughout the body and concentrated in nerve tissue. It occurs in food in small amounts, most notably in offal and some fish, and diets low in those foods tend to be low in it.

There is no authorised health claim for phosphatidylserine in Great Britain, so we cannot tell you what it does for you, and we will not. What we can tell you is what it is, that researchers study it in the context of memory and cognition, and that the amount in each capsule is printed on the label so you can compare it with anything else you are considering.

Choline is an essential nutrient the body uses to build cell membranes and to make acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter involved in memory and muscle control. Eggs, liver, fish, beans and cruciferous vegetables are the main food sources, and intakes in the UK are often modest, particularly in people who avoid eggs.

Choline currently carries no authorised cognitive claim on the GB register, so this section is description, not promise. It is in the formula because it is a recognised essential nutrient with an established role in the body, not because we can claim an effect for it.

Lion's mane (Hericium erinaceus) is an edible mushroom eaten for centuries in East Asia and now widely sold in the UK as a supplement ingredient. Enervia does not contain lion's mane. It provides bacopa and phosphatidylserine instead.

No health claim is authorised for lion's mane in Great Britain. Anyone telling you it is proven to improve memory, or to affect any medical condition, is going beyond what the evidence and the rules allow. While not in Enervia, it remains a well-known food-derived ingredient in the wider market.

B12 is the second ingredient with authorised claims behind it: it contributes to normal psychological function and to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue. Those two claims are on the GB register and can be used honestly.

B vitamins are nutrients worth paying attention to as you get older. Several B vitamins are included in the Enervia formula, such as B1, B2, B6, niacin and folate. Anyone following a vegan diet must get certain B vitamins from fortified food or a supplement because they are found naturally in animal foods.

Astaxanthin is the reddish carotenoid that gives salmon, trout and shrimp their colour. Enervia does not contain astaxanthin. It contains other antioxidants such as vitamin C, vitamin E and green tea extract.

It has no authorised health claim in Great Britain. It is included as a naturally coloured, fat-soluble antioxidant compound that pairs with the oil in the formula, and again the amount is on the label rather than hidden in a blend.

The six actives above have to be held inside something, and that something also appears on the label. The outer shell is a soft capsule designed to carry an oil-based fill, and any other listed excipients are there in small amounts purely to keep the fill stable and the capsule from sticking or degrading in the bottle — not to add an effect of their own.

None of this is hidden. If you want to see the exact excipient wording, read the ingredients panel on the bottle you receive, since packaging text is the definitive version rather than any web page, ours included.

The declared allergens are fish and soy. Anyone with an allergy to fish or soy should not take Enervia, and anyone unsure should check with a pharmacist before ordering rather than after opening the bottle.

Enervia contains vitamin A (122mcg). It is worth knowing if you already take a high-dose vitamin A supplement or a separate fish liver oil product, or if you are pregnant or trying to conceive, since vitamin A intake from multiple sources can add up. This is a reason to check with a GP or pharmacist.

None of this is a judgement on whether the ingredients themselves are 'good' or 'bad' — it is a straightforward description of who the product is, and is not, formulated and tested for.

A lot of supplement marketing works by what it leaves off the label. Buried proprietary blends let a brand list an impressive-sounding ingredient at a token amount; stimulants can be mistaken for a nootropic 'lift'; and added sugar or sweeteners can pad out a product's taste at the cost of anyone watching their intake. Enervia avoids all of it, and you can verify that by reading the panel on the bottle.

Turn any label over and look for four things: the DHA figure in milligrams rather than the total omega-3 headline; whether every ingredient amount is published; whether the health claims used appear on the GB register; and what the refund policy actually promises. A long ingredient list at token amounts is easier to print than a short one at meaningful amounts.

That test is the same whether you end up buying Enervia or something else, and we would rather you used it than took our word for anything.

Store the bottle upright, below 25°C, out of direct sunlight, and out of reach of children — advice that applies to most oil-filled soft capsules, which are more sensitive to heat and light than dry tablets. Keep the cap tightly closed between uses to limit moisture getting in.

The best-before or use-by date is printed on the base of the bottle. Do not take capsules past that date, and do not use a bottle that smells noticeably rancid or 'off', since that is a sign the oil fill has started to degrade regardless of the printed date.

We update this page if the formulation changes, but the bottle in your hand is always the definitive version. This check takes about two minutes and is worth doing once when a new bottle arrives, particularly if you buy through a third-party marketplace rather than directly from getenervia.co.uk.