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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 14 of 34), each with the amount its label prints; an amount far outside what other labels print is marked as a possible slip.
- Melatonin 3 mgSwanson3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgNOW3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgHealth Star3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgSimple Truth3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgAllergy Research Group6 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgCVS Health3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgThymely Solutions3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgSundown3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgMajor3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgVillage Vitality3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgBio-Tech Pharmacal3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgStandard Vitamins · off the market3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgDr. Clark Store3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgNatural Factors Stress-Relax3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgGNC3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgBreckenridge Pharmaceutical3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgLife Extension3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgNutriCology6 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgSolimo3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgPuritan's Pride3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgNatural Nutra3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgDouglas Cooper Co.3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgNutraBio · off the market3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgBasic Vitamins3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgCHK Nutrition3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgGeri-Care3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgNHC Natural Healthy Concepts3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgBronson3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgVitalBulk3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgEurovital Nutraceuticals3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgMD Prescriptives3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgSafrel3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgSupplement Spot3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgBest Naturals3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgNature Made3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgDouglas Laboratories3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgMason Natural3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgup&up3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgLuckyVitamin3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgUltimate Nutrition Platinum Series3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgVitamin Discount Center · off the market3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgNaturesPlus3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgPure Encapsulations3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgWindmill Natural Vitamins · off the market3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgFoods Plus3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgEmerald Labs3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgEmerald3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgBIOVEA3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mg21st Century3 mg
- Melatonin 3 mgVital Nutrients6 mg