hormone
Melatonin supplements
Half of the 1,557 melatonin supplements in the NIH label database that print an amount list 3 mg or less per serving; the middle half list 2 mg to 5 mg (DSLD version 9.4.0, January 2026). The 656 products whose only supplement ingredient is melatonin list a median of 3 mg.
- Products listing it
- 1,6721,557 print an amount; 113 list it inside a blend without an amount
- Median per serving
- 3 mgmiddle half 2 mg to 5 mg
How much melatonin do supplements contain?
The median product lists 3 mg per serving. One in ten lists 1 mg or less, one in ten 10 mg or more. The amount printed most often is 3 mg (454 products).
Products by amount of melatonin per serving
1,557 products, log scale; extreme 0.2% at each end left out of the drawing.
| Amount per serving | Products | For example |
|---|---|---|
| 3 mg | 454 | Beauty Sleep (ResVitale); Sleep Soundly Advanced (GNC Preventive Nutrition); Melatonin 3 mg (Vitabase) |
| 5 mg | 293 | Melatonin 5 mg (Spring Valley); Time Release Melatonin 5 mg (Finest); Melatonin All Natural Strawberry Flavor (CVS Pharmacy) |
| 1 mg | 222 | Melatonin 1 mg (Vitamin World); Sleep All Nite Naturals (SeniorLife Health); Melatonin Two Stage Release 1 mg (Vitabase) |
| 10 mg | 171 | Super Strength Melatonin 10 mg (Vitamin World); Oncotonin Liposomal Melatonin 10 mg (Cardiovascular Research); Melatonin 10 mg Delicious Strawberry Flavor (TriSorb) |
| 2 mg | 103 | Sweet Dreams Sleep Formula (IVL Institute For Vibrant Living); Melatonin Time-Release (Metabolic Maintenance); Nighttime (Estroven) |
| 2.5 mg | 49 | Melatonin 2.5 mg Liquid (Natrol); Quick Melt Melatonin 2.5 mg (Doctor's Best); Melatonin Chocolate Mint Flavor 2.5 mg (Doctor's Best) |
| 6 mg | 48 | Move Free Night (Schiff); Rapid Sleep PM Extra 6 mg Melatonin (Applied Nutrition); Sweet Slumber (Schiff) |
| 1.5 mg | 47 | Clinical Sleep (Natural Clinician); Sleep-Max PM (Garcoa Laboratories); Tranquell (Vitamins Direct) |
| 0.5 mg | 40 | All-Natural Nighttime Cough & Sleep Drink Natural Grape Flavor (Zarbee's); DREM Sleep Aid (Systemic Formulas Bio Challenge); Microtonin 500 mcg (Cardiovascular Research) |
| 0.3 mg | 23 | Melatonin 300 mcg (Sundown Naturalist); Melatonin 300 mcg (Rexall Naturalist); Melatonin 300 mcg (Sundown) |
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 melatonin?
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).
- Melatonin 60 mg Natural Berry FlavorVitamatic60 mg
- Melatonin 60 mg Strawberry FlavorSafrel60 mg
- Sleep 60 10 in 1 Melatonin Sleep ComplexKAPPA NUTRITION60 mg
- Maximum Strength Melatonin 5 mgAvPAK50 mg
- Sleep 50 10 in 1 Melatonin Sleep ComplexKAPPA NUTRITION50 mg
- Sleep 40 10 in 1 Melatonin Sleep ComplexKAPPA NUTRITION40 mg
- Melatonin 30 mg Fast Dissolve Natural Berry FlavorVitamatic30 mg
- Melatonin 30 mg Strawberry FlavorSafrel30 mg
Have the amounts changed over the years?
Products whose current label entered DSLD in 2012 list a median of 2 mg; those entered in 2025, 3 mg.
| Year | Products | Median per serving |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 42 | 2 mg |
| 2013 | 53 | 3 mg |
| 2014 | 48 | 3 mg |
| 2015 | 37 | 3 mg |
| 2016 | 69 | 3 mg |
| 2017 | 82 | 3 mg |
| 2018 | 55 | 3 mg |
| 2019 | 67 | 3 mg |
| 2020 | 152 | 3 mg |
| 2021 | 163 | 3 mg |
| 2022 | 177 | 3 mg |
| 2023 | 191 | 3 mg |
| 2024 | 218 | 3 mg |
| 2025 | 188 | 3 mg |
Source: DSLD label entry dates and amounts, current labels.
In which products and brands?
Products listing melatonin by DSLD product type
Brands listing it most: Natrol (77), Life Extension (25), Source Naturals (21), Puritan's Pride (20), Nature's Way (19), GNC (18), Nature's Bounty (17), Sundown Naturals (16), OLLY (15), Source Naturals Sleep Science (15).
Every product listing melatonin
1,672 products, A to Z by name (page 13 of 34), each with the amount its label prints; an amount far outside what other labels print is marked as a possible slip.
- Melatonin 20 mgNutriCology20 mg
- Melatonin 20 mgPure Encapsulations20 mg
- Melatonin 20 mgNaturesPlus20 mg
- Melatonin 20 mgProgressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories20 mg
- Melatonin 20 mgVital Nutrients20 mg
- Melatonin 20 mgNOW20 mg
- Melatonin 20 mg Fast Dissolve Natural Berry FlavorVitamatic20 mg
- Melatonin 3GNC · off the market3 mg
- Melatonin 3LifeLink3 mg
- Melatonin 3ProCaps Laboratories · off the market3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgVitabase3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgNew Sun3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgVitamin World3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgVSN Vital Strength Nutrition · off the market3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgDesigns for Health3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgQuest · off the market3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgPureFormulas · off the market3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgSundown Naturals3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgVQ Verified Quality3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgL.A. Naturals3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgThompson3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgOnly Natural · off the market3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgSuperior Source3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgPatient One 1 MediNutritionals3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgOL Olympian Labs3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgVitaCeutical Labs3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgPhysioLogics · off the market3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgON Optimum Nutrition3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgGood 'N Natural · off the market3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgH-E-B3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgShopRite3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgSundown Naturalist3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgGiant Eagle3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgRexall3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgRadiance Platinum3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgFinest Nutrition3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgVitamer Laboratories3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgSolgar3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgSource Naturals3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgProtocol For Life Balance · off the market3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgHighland Laboratories3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgSwanson Premium Brand · off the market3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgMRM · off the market3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgAvPak3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgPhytoral · off the market3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgThe Vitamin Shoppe3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgCountry Life3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgExchange Select3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgRugby3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgMajor Pharmaceuticals3 mg