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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 28 of 34), each with the amount its label prints; an amount far outside what other labels print is marked as a possible slip.
- Sleep Chocolate MintNature Made VitaMelts3 mg
- Sleep CompleteBuried Treasure Nutritionals3 mg
- Sleep CompleteDaVinci Laboratories5 mg
- Sleep Complex Gummies Natural Tropical Punch FlavorPuritan's Pride · off the market3 mg
- Sleep Complex Gummies Tropical Punch FlavoredPuritan's Pride3 mg
- Sleep Complex with MelatoninSNAPin a blend
- Sleep Cool & CalmEstroven · off the market2 mg
- Sleep DXNDX5 mg
- Sleep Easy Gummies Mixed Berry FlavorHealth by Habit5 mg
- Sleep EazyTotally Products2 mg
- Sleep EssentialsSwanson Condition Specific Formulas · off the market3 mg
- Sleep EssentialsSwanson3 mg
- Sleep Extra StrengthQuantum Health5 mg
- Sleep FacotrsMNP Michael's Naturopathic Programs10 mg
- Sleep FactorsBioGenesis Nutraceuticals · off the market3 mg
- Sleep FactorsMichael's Naturopathic Programs · off the market0.3 mg
- Sleep FactorsMNP Michael's Naturopathic Programs · off the market10 mg
- Sleep FactorsMH Michael's Health Naturopathic Programs10 mg
- Sleep FactorsNutra BioGenesis3 mg
- Sleep FairyHollis Nutrition5 mg
- Sleep Fast Dissolve Tablets StrawberryOLLY3 mg
- Sleep First Wizard of ZzDr. Gumman’s Integrative10 mg
- Sleep for KidsGood Day Chocolate2 mg
- Sleep FormulaSwanson Ultra · off the market3 mg
- Sleep FormulaNatures Craftin a blend
- Sleep FormulaASF Advanced Superfoods · off the market1 mg
- Sleep FormulaBeast2 mg
- Sleep FormulaNATURELO Premium Supplements6 mg
- Sleep FormulaHerbal Nutrition2 mg
- Sleep FormulaPuritan's Pride3 mg
- Sleep Formula 786MaritzMayer Laboratories · off the market3 mg
- Sleep GuardKaraMD4 mg
- Sleep GummiesNew Age6 mg
- Sleep Gummies Berry FlavorQunol5 mg
- Sleep Gummies BlueberryVital Proteins · off the market2 mg
- Sleep Gummies Natural Berry FlavorNutraChamps3 mg
- Sleep Gummies Natural Raspberry-Tea FlavorGenestra Brands0.5 mg
- Sleep Gummies StrawberryNature Made KIDS FIRST1 mg
- Sleep Gummies Strawberry FlavoredPuritan's Pride7 mg
- Sleep Gummies Tropical Punch Flavored GummiesNature's Bounty3 mg
- Sleep GVM Raspberry Orange FlavorVitaMist0.5 mg
- Sleep HealthEmerald Laboratories · off the market1 mg
- Sleep HealthEmerald · off the market1 mg
- Sleep HealthEmerald Labs1 mg
- Sleep Herbal Tea Shot Cherry BerryRapid Fire2.5 mg
- Sleep Jelly Beans Mixed Berry FlavoredNature's Bounty2 mg
- Sleep Juice Sweet TeaEA Enhnaced0.5 mg
- Sleep LemonAlani Nu1 mg
- Sleep Liquid with Melatonin Natural Mixed Berry FlavorZarbee's Naturals Children's · off the market1 mg
- Sleep Melatonin + Theanine Fast Dissolves Delicious Strawberry DreamHealthy Delights10 mg