amino acid
5-HTP supplements
Half of the 676 5-HTP supplements in the NIH label database that print an amount list 100 mg or less per serving; the middle half list 50 mg to 100 mg (DSLD version 9.4.0, January 2026). The 156 products whose only supplement ingredient is 5-HTP list a median of 100 mg.
- Products listing it
- 903676 print an amount; 226 list it inside a blend without an amount
- Median per serving
- 100 mgmiddle half 50 mg to 100 mg
How much 5-HTP do supplements contain?
The median product lists 100 mg per serving. One in ten lists 25 mg or less, one in ten 200 mg or more. The amount printed most often is 100 mg (222 products).
Products by amount of 5-HTP per serving
676 products, log scale; extreme 0.2% at each end left out of the drawing.
| Amount per serving | Products | For example |
|---|---|---|
| 100 mg | 222 | PureBalance Serotonin With 5-HTP, Relora, L-Theanine & Rhodiola (Quality Of Life Labs); 5-HTP 100 mg (Radiance); 5-HTP 100 mg (VitaCeutical Labs) |
| 50 mg | 169 | 5-Htp (XYMOGEN); 5-HTP 5-Hydroxy-L-Trytophan 50 (LifeLink); Chill Pill (HoltraCeuticals) |
| 200 mg | 66 | 5-HTP L-5-Hydroxy Tryptophan 200 mg (Vitamin World); 5-HTP L-5-Hydroxy Tryptophan 100 mg (Vitamin World); 5-HTP (Griffonia Seed Extract) (PureBulk.com) |
| 25 mg | 47 | Super Hydroxy Max (Douglas Laboratories); 5-HTP 5-Hydroxy-L-Trytophan 25 (LifeLink); Sweet Dreams Sleep Formula (IVL Institute For Vibrant Living) |
| 150 mg | 26 | Neurolink (Designs for Health); In Joy (Redd Remedies); Cerenity PM (Ortho Molecular Products) |
| 75 mg | 23 | Night Pack: New Mood (Onnit); Slenderite (Natrol); Cerenity (Ortho Molecular Products) |
| 30 mg | 12 | Uplift (OL Olympian Labs); Somno-Pro Tropical Breeze (Bioclinic Naturals); Ez Doze (Dr. Emil Nutrition) |
| 40 mg | 12 | NeuroAmino-SP (K-44) (Apex Energetics); POW Blue Raspberry (EBOOST); POW Tropical Punch (EBOOST) |
| 5 mg | 11 | Clinical Sleep (Natural Clinician); Vanish (ProSupps); Super Snooze with Melatonin (tnvitamins) |
| 10 mg | 11 | PediaFocus - DF Natural Vanilla Flavor (Designs for Health); Smokers' Cleanse (Renew Life); 3 Stress Relief (Renew Life) |
Source: Supplement Facts rows of every product's current label, NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database version 9.4.0; amounts in one measure (weight).
Which products list the most 5-HTP?
On-market products, per serving, with a plausible amount: the rule leaves out likely entry slips, such as an amount far beyond every other label with no %DV or strength on the label to back it (each product page still shows its own amount, marked).
- 5-HtpThrive Naturals600 mg
- Sleep AidHTLT Essentials600 mg
- SeratoninNutriCology400 mg
- SwaggerForce Factor400 mg
- SeratoninAllergy Research Group400 mg
- MasterMindAdvanced Nutrition by Zahler400 mg
- 5-HTP Capsules 400mgBulkSupplements.com400 mg
- MorphoremMN Morphogen Nutrition300 mg
Have the amounts changed over the years?
Products whose current label entered DSLD in 2012 list a median of 45 mg; those entered in 2025, 75 mg.
| Year | Products | Median per serving |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 22 | 45 mg |
| 2013 | 41 | 50 mg |
| 2014 | 25 | 50 mg |
| 2016 | 21 | 100 mg |
| 2017 | 34 | 87 mg |
| 2018 | 31 | 50 mg |
| 2019 | 27 | 100 mg |
| 2020 | 66 | 100 mg |
| 2021 | 79 | 100 mg |
| 2022 | 80 | 100 mg |
| 2023 | 75 | 100 mg |
| 2024 | 79 | 75 mg |
| 2025 | 69 | 75 mg |
Source: DSLD label entry dates and amounts, current labels.
In which products and brands?
Products listing 5-HTP by DSLD product type
Brands listing it most: Natrol (31), Pure Encapsulations (11), NOW (10), Allergy Research Group (9), Higher Nature (8), Designs for Health (8), Natural Factors Stress-Relax (7), Xtendlife (7), Doctor's Best (7), XYMOGEN (6).
Every product listing 5-HTP
903 products, A to Z by name (page 1 of 19), each with the amount its label prints; an amount far outside what other labels print is marked as a possible slip.
- 3 Stress ReliefRenew Life10 mg
- 5 - HTP 200 mgProtocol For Life Balance · off the market200 mg
- 5 HtpBioGenesis Nutraceuticals · off the market50 mg
- 5 HTP AssistPureFormulas100 mg
- 5 HTP CompletePureFormulas50 mg
- 5 HTP PlusPrescribed Choice · off the market100 mg
- 5-HtpNatrol · off the market100 mg
- 5-HtpNOW · off the market50 mg
- 5-HtpXYMOGEN50 mg
- 5-HtpOnly Natural · off the market50 mg
- 5-HtpBiotics Research Corporation50 mg
- 5-HtpMetabolic Maintenance100 mg
- 5-HtpPure Health Naturally · off the market100 mg
- 5-HtpHerbal Select50 mg
- 5-HtpCountry Life · off the market50 mg
- 5-HtpThrive Naturals600 mg
- 5-HtpDoctor's Best · off the market100 mg
- 5-HtpFinest Nutrition200 mg
- 5-HtpSource Naturals · off the market100 mg
- 5-HtpNatural Factors · off the market130 mg
- 5-HtpIndiana Botanic Gardens · off the market50 mg
- 5-HtpNutricost · off the market100 mg
- 5-HtpAllergy Research Group · off the market50 mg
- 5-HtpCHK Nutrition100 mg
- 5-HtpOrtho Molecular Products100 mg
- 5-HtpSundown Naturals · off the market200 mg
- 5-HtpSolgar · off the market100 mg
- 5-HtpBRI Nutrition100 mg
- 5-HtpDouglas Laboratories50 mg
- 5-HtpWe Like Vitamins100 mg
- 5-HtpWholeHealth100 mg
- 5-HtpBulkSupplements.com · off the market200 mg
- 5-HtpVera's Formulations100 mg
- 5-HtpDC50 mg
- 5-HtpSwiss BioEnergetics200 mg
- 5-HtpArazo Nutrition200 mg
- 5-HtpNutraKey Health Performance100 mg
- 5-HtpHigh Level200 mg
- 5-HtpIntegrative Therapeutics50 mg
- 5-HtpLidtke50 mg
- 5-HtpNature's Craft100 mg
- 5-HtpSupplement Spot100 mg
- 5-HtpWoodstock Vitamins100 mg
- 5-HtpPureMax Labs YummyVite100 mg
- 5-HtpNature's Way100 mg
- 5-HtpNutraChamps200 mg
- 5-HTP & MelatoninSwanson50 mg
- 5-HTP (5-Hydroxytryptophan)Protocol For Life Balance · off the market100 mg
- 5-HTP (5-Hydroxytryptophan) 100 mgProtocol For Life Balance · off the market100 mg
- 5-HTP (5-Hydroxytryptophan) 100 mgPure Encapsulations100 mg