Ingredient · Choline
Citicoline (generic / CDP-Choline)
- Forms graded
- 2
- Dose zones
- 5
- Updated
- 1 Sept 2026
Every Citicoline (generic / CDP-Choline) form, graded
2 forms scored on published absorption evidence. This is the comparison no supplement brand will publish about its own products.
- ×1.5Superior absorptionNone graded here
- ×1.25Well absorbedCiticoline, Citicoline (CDP-Choline)
- ×1Reference formNone graded here
- ×0.85Poor absorptionNone graded here
- CiticolineMultiplier×1.25
- Citicoline (CDP-Choline)Multiplier×1.25
Multipliers are applied to each ingredient's dose score when a product is graded. How multipliers are assigned.
How much Citicoline (generic / CDP-Choline) should you take?
SuppScore grades doses across evidence zones rather than against a single recommended figure. Scored information, not a recommendation.
- Zone 10 to 63 mg per dayLow dose
- Zone 263 to 188 mg per dayGeneral maintenance dose
- Zone 3188 to 250 mg per dayFor deficiency or elevated need
- Zone 5250 to 1000 mg per dayPractitioner-grade dose
- Zone 51000 to 1500 mg per dayPractitioner-grade dose
Zones describe what the evidence supports at a dose. They are not advice on what to take, and they do not replace a conversation with a doctor or pharmacist.
What is Citicoline (generic / CDP-Choline) good for?
References
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Every score on this page is computed from the SuppScore ingredient database using our published scoring rules. Our advisory board maintains those rules and the ingredient data behind them, and takes no payment from the brands whose products are scored.
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