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 19 of 19), each with the amount its label prints; an amount far outside what other labels print is marked as a possible slip.
- ZZZ Blueberry LemonadeCore Nutritionals150 mg
- zZz NighteXplicit Supplementsin a blend
- ZZZ Pineapple PeachCore Nutritionals150 mg