Neuriva Plus Review 2026

Neuriva Plus has two ingredients we score, and they pull in opposite directions. The 200 mg of coffee fruit extract is right on the dose used in its most recent trial, so it gets full credit. The 100 mg of phosphatidylserine is a third of the 300 mg a day in the trials we use as its benchmark, and that's where most of the formula score goes. The three B vitamins are there as nutrition, so we don't score them.

Evidence is weak too. The coffee fruit research is small and almost all of it was paid for by the company that makes the extract, and phosphatidylserine only earns a third of its credit at this dose. Every amount is printed, which keeps transparency high, but testing scores zero, because we found no lab report or certification for Neuriva Plus.

The label lists five ingredients in one capsule, with 30 capsules in a bottle, and nothing is hidden in a blend.¹ The directions are one capsule a day. The product page says not to take it if you're pregnant, breastfeeding, on medication or managing a medical condition unless your doctor agrees, and it notes that the capsules contain soy.² Neuriva calls the formula decaffeinated, so there's no meaningful caffeine in it.

Neuriva's "clinically proven" advertising has also been in court. A class action over those claims was settled for up to about 8 million dollars. A federal appeals court then threw out the settlement in 2023, ruling that the named buyers had no standing to ask for a change in the advertising.⁷ A second class action, filed in 2025, covers Original, Plus, Ultra and the gummies and alleges that the brain-health and "clinically tested" claims are false. It's still pending, and nothing has been proven.⁸

Coffee fruit extract is the whole coffee cherry, dried and decaffeinated, sold to brands as Neurofactor. The 200 mg here matches a 28-day trial in adults aged 40 to 65 that found better accuracy on a working memory task than placebo.⁵ That trial was run remotely, and VDF FutureCeuticals, which makes and patents the extract, paid for it. The earlier studies Neuriva cites mostly used 100 mg, including one where a single dose raised a brain-growth protein called BDNF in the blood of small groups of volunteers.⁹³ Neuriva Plus has twice the amount of Neuriva Original, and that's the main difference between the two.²

Phosphatidylserine is 100 mg, against the 300 mg a day in the trial we use as its benchmark, which improved memory in older adults over 12 weeks.¹⁰ That trial used phosphatidylserine from cow brain, which isn't sold anymore. The label doesn't say where Neuriva's comes from, although the product page calls it plant sourced and the box warns that it contains soy.² A trial of soy phosphatidylserine at 300 and 600 mg a day in older adults found no difference from placebo,⁶ so even the full dose of the plant form is far from settled.

Vitamin B6, folate and B12 are each at or above 100 percent of the daily value, which is about what a multivitamin gives you. They help if you're short of them, but there's no reason to expect them to sharpen focus in someone who isn't.

Neuriva Plus against its closest matches

Shared ingredientsFull formula

Product	Neuriva PlusThis review
Scientific audit	5.4/10
Buyer rating	8.6/10
Price per serving	No brand-site price
Doses of Neuriva Plus's ingredients
Phosphatidylserine	100 mgsource not stated (contains soy)200 mg below the study dose benchmark
Coffee Fruit Extract	200 mgNeurofactor (named on the product page)At or above the study dose benchmark

The products that share the most cognitive ingredients with Neuriva Plus are shown first. Any product sharing at least two can be added.

If coffee fruit is what interests you, the extract is sold on its own, and Neuriva Plus doesn't add much to it beyond a low dose of phosphatidylserine and some B vitamins. For a fuller formula, Mind Lab Pro has citicoline, bacopa, lion's mane and more for $2.30 a serving, and Transparent Labs Cognition scores higher with citicoline, rhodiola and a little more phosphatidylserine, at 140 mg.

Schiff doesn't sell Neuriva Plus itself. Its product page points you to a store finder instead of a basket, so there's no brand price for us to show.² You'll find it at Amazon, Walmart, Target, iHerb and most large pharmacies, and the price moves with the store and any multipack deal, so compare a few before buying.

Illuminate Labs doesn't recommend Neuriva, and calls Plus not worth its higher price over Original.¹¹ HighYa, in an older review that lists the same doses as today's label, gave it 3 out of 5 and called it "moderately priced, has mediocre reviews, and lacks robust research."¹² Several other pages that rank for Neuriva describe an older formula or the gummies, or still describe the 2021 settlement as final, but the appeals court vacated its approval in 2023.⁷

The product page says to check with your doctor first if you're pregnant, breastfeeding, taking medication or managing a medical condition.² The capsules contain soy, so skip it if you're allergic. We're researchers, not doctors.

Neuriva Plus is an easy one-capsule supplement from a big brand, with every amount printed and the coffee fruit at the dose its latest trial used. What holds it back is how much it leans on research it hasn't done. The one product trial tested Neuriva Original, the coffee fruit studies were funded by the extract's maker, and the phosphatidylserine is a third of its studied dose.

If you want to try coffee fruit extract in a capsule you can pick up anywhere, Neuriva Plus is a reasonable way to do it. If you want a formula with more ingredients at their studied doses, there are better options for the money.

12 sources cited

1. Schiff (RB Health). Neuriva Plus supplement facts image on the product page. 1 capsule a serving, vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride) 1.7 mg, folate 680 mcg DFE (400 mcg folic acid), vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) 2.4 mcg, coffee fruit extract (Coffea arabica) 200 mg, phosphatidylserine 100 mg. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. Label image
2. Schiff (RB Health). Neuriva Plus product page. "2X the amount of Neurofactor" compared with Neuriva Original, "plant sourced Phosphatidylserine", "Clinical studies have shown that coffee cherry (Neurofactor) and plant-source phosphatidylserine enhance brain health", Neurofactor "clinically tested to increase levels of the neuroprotein BDNF", directions one capsule daily, caution for pregnancy, breastfeeding, medication or a medical condition, contains soy, a "Where to buy" widget and no price, review widget 4.2 from 101. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. schiffvitamins.com
3. Schiff (RB Health). Neuriva clinical page. "15+ clinical studies on ingredients, 1 full product clinical", and for Neuriva Original "24% in memory, 30.5% in focus, and 23% improvement in accuracy". Accessed Nov 5, 2026. schiffvitamins.com/pages/neuriva-clinical
4. Doma KM, et al. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel study investigating the efficacy of a whole coffee cherry extract and phosphatidylserine formulation on cognitive performance of healthy adults with self-perceived memory problems. Neurol Ther, 2023. Neuriva (100 mg coffee cherry extract and 100 mg phosphatidylserine) for 42 days, 138 adults aged 40 to 65, funded by Reckitt, four authors Reckitt employees. No difference from placebo on BDNF, the Everyday Memory Questionnaire or Go/No-Go. PMID 36929344
5. Robinson JL, et al. Whole coffee cherry extract improves working memory and response inhibition. Acute and longitudinal results from a remote, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Nutrients, 2024. 200 mg a day for 28 days, adults aged 40 to 65, sponsored by VDF FutureCeuticals, which makes the extract. PMID 39064791
6. Jorissen BL, et al. The influence of soy-derived phosphatidylserine on cognition in age-associated memory impairment. Nutr Neurosci, 2001. 300 or 600 mg a day for 12 weeks, 120 older adults, no significant differences from placebo. PMID 11842880
7. Williams v. Reckitt Benckiser LLC, No. 22-11232 (11th Cir. Apr. 12, 2023). The court vacated the district court's approval of the class settlement over Neuriva's "clinically proven" advertising and remanded, finding the named plaintiffs lacked standing for injunctive relief. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. ca11.uscourts.gov
8. Truth in Advertising. Class action, Neuriva. Timmons et al. v. Reckitt Benckiser LLC and RB Health (US) LLC, 25-cv-12192, N.D. Ill. (Oct. 2025), covering Neuriva Original, Plus, Ultra and the gummies, allegations of false memory and focus claims and "clinically tested" claims, status pending. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. truthinadvertising.org
9. Reyes-Izquierdo T, et al. Modulatory effect of coffee fruit extract on plasma levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in healthy subjects. Br J Nutr, 2013. A single 100 mg dose raised plasma BDNF, small groups. PMID 23312069
10. Crook TH, et al. Effects of phosphatidylserine in age-associated memory impairment. Neurology, 1991. 100 mg of bovine cortex phosphatidylserine three times a day for 12 weeks, 149 adults. PMID 2027477
11. Graber T, Cook C. Neuriva review. Illuminate Labs, last updated Oct 28, 2026. "We do not currently recommend Neuriva", Plus described as not worth the higher price. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. illuminatelabs.org
12. Dugarte A. Neuriva reviews. HighYa, updated Jun 25, 2020. Rating 3.0, "moderately priced, has mediocre reviews, and lacks robust research". Accessed Nov 5, 2026. highya.com