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 8 of 34), each with the amount its label prints; an amount far outside what other labels print is marked as a possible slip.
- Liquid Melatonin Cherry FlavoredSundown1 mg
- Liquid Melatonin SAPNFH1.76 mg
- Liquid Melatonin+ 5 mgNature's Answer5 mg
- Low Dose Melatonin 1 mg Gummies Natural Cherry Pomegranate FlavorNature's Truth1 mg
- Low Dose Melatonin 200 mcgVitamin World0.2 mg
- Low Dose Melatonin 300 mcgNature's Truth0.3 mg
- Low Dose Melatonin Gummies 1 mg Natural Cherry Pomegranate FlavorNature's Truth1 mg
- LuminiteLumiday · off the market4 mg
- Luminite Sleep SupportLuminite4 mg
- LunaAvanse Nutraceuticals Lumonol · off the market1 mg
- LUNA Berry ChewablesNested Naturals4 mg
- Luna Gentle Sleep AidNested Naturals6 mg
- Luna Gentle Sleep SupplementNested Naturals6 mg
- Luna Kids Sleep Aid Tropical Berry FlavorNested Naturals · off the market0.2 mg
- LUNA Kids Tropical Berry FlavorNested Naturals0.2 mg
- LUNA with MelatoninNested Naturals6 mg
- Lunar ChamomileLegion0.5 mg
- LunaZymeWellZymes · off the market2 mg
- LunoraAnabolic Laboratories · off the market2 mg
- Magnesium ComplexIndiana Botanic Gardens3 mg
- Magnesium Night High Absorption 325 mg Naturally FlavoredNatrolin a blend
- Masterbrain PM1st Phormin a blend
- Max RelaxNew Sunin a blend
- Maximum Strength Melatonin 10 mgNature's Bounty · off the market10 mg
- Maximum Strength Melatonin 10 mgSundown Naturals · off the market10 mg
- Maximum Strength Melatonin 10 mgSundown Naturalist10 mg
- Maximum Strength Melatonin 20 mgLuckyVitamin20 mg
- Maximum Strength Melatonin 20 mgProtocol For Life Balance20 mg
- Maximum Strength Melatonin 5 mgAvPAK50 mg
- Medi-DozeMedi-Sulting6 mg
- Mega Sleep 1000 mgRemedys Nutritionin a blend
- Mel-O-Licious! GummiesMaxi Yum1 mg
- Mel-O-MaxMaxi Health3 mg
- Melamint Melatonin 5 mg Cool Mint TabletsSleep Soundly5 mg
- MelaniteVita Logic3 mg
- Melaton-1Thorne Research · off the market1 mg
- Melaton-3Thorne Research · off the market3 mg
- Melaton-3Thorne3 mg
- Melaton-5Thorne Research · off the market5 mg
- Melaton-5Thorne · off the market5 mg
- Melatone 3 mgCardiovascular Research3 mg
- Melatone 5 mgCardiovascular Research5 mg
- MelatoninGNC · off the market5 mg
- MelatoninXYMOGEN · off the market3 mg
- MelatoninBronson · off the market3 mg
- MelatoninOL Olympian Labs · off the market3 mg
- MelatoninDouglas Laboratories · off the market3 mg
- MelatoninKaruna3 mg
- MelatoninApplied Nutriceuticals · off the market3 mg
- MelatoninOrtho Molecular Products1 mg