5-HTP 100 mg
by ProCaps Laboratories · capsule · 240 easy-to-swallow capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 727821
- DSLD label 320052
- Serving 1 capsule
- 240 servings
5-HTP 100 mg by ProCaps Laboratories lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 50 mg of calcium, 20 mg of magnesium and 100 mg of 5-hydroxytryptophan. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 21, 2024.
What is in 5-HTP 100 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calciumas Calcium Carbonate | 50 mg | 4% | 72% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). |
| Magnesiumas Magnesium Oxide | 20 mg | 5% | 83% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg). |
| 5-Hydroxytryptophanas Griffonia simplicifolia Seed Extract | 100 mg | 18% of 676 products listing 5-HTP give more (median 100 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 320052 (entered December 21, 2024), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.
The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.
Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.
Which products have the closest formulas?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with 5-HTP 100 mg's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- 5-HTP 100 mgNatural Factors Stress-Relax · off the market 2 shared, 77% alike
- 5-HTP Time Release 100 mgNatrol · off the market 2 shared, 77% alike
- 5-HtpFinest Nutrition 2 shared, 77% alike
- 5-HTP 100 mgCVS Health 2 shared, 77% alike
- 5-HtpNatural Factors · off the market 2 shared, 77% alike
- 5-HTP 100 mgSpring Valley 2 shared, 77% alike
Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.
What does the label say about taking it?
Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.
- Directions
- Suggested use Consume one capsule daily. You can increase your intake as required or as guided by your physician.
- Warnings
- Warning Not for use if you are pregnant or lactating, driving a motor vehicle, operating machinery or using sedative or antidepressant drugs. Discontinue use at least two days before any procedure requiring general anesthesia.
- If you are under a physician's care, seek their advice before using this product.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Contains no additives or common allergens
- Contains no milk, soy, yeast, corn, wheat, gluten, sodium, salt, sugar, fat, cholesterol, color, preservative, common allergens, genetically modified (GMO) ingredients or manufacturing additives.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 320052.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin.
How many labels does 5-HTP 100 mg have?
2 labels are on file under this name since October 24, 2022: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 320052 (current) Entered December 21, 2024 · on the market · 240 easy-to-swallow capsules · UPC 727821
- Label 275198 Entered October 24, 2022 · off the market December 13, 2023 · 240 easy-to-swallow capsules · UPC 727821
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names ProCaps Labs (manufacturer), Henderson, NV. All ProCaps Laboratories products.