5-HTP 200 mg Time Release
by Natrol · tablet or pill · 60 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 47469 07443 2
- DSLD label 332252
- Serving 1 tablet
- 60 servings
5-HTP 200 mg Time Release by Natrol lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 55 mg of calcium and 200 mg of 5-hydroxytryptophan. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 24, 2025.
What is in 5-HTP 200 mg Time Release?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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 Dibasic Calcium Phosphate | 55 mg | 4% | 71% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). |
| 5-Hydroxytryptophanas Griffonia simplicifolia | 200 mg | Higher than 88% of 676 products listing 5-HTP (median 100 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 332252 (entered July 24, 2025), 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- 5-HTP Time Release 200 mgNatrol · off the market same ingredients
- 5-HTP 100 mgNature's Bounty same ingredients
- 5-HTP L-5-Hydroxy-Tryptophan 100 mgPuritan's Pride same ingredients
- 5-Htp 100Wonder Laboratories same ingredients
- 5-HtpFinest Nutrition same ingredients
- 5-HTP 100 mgCVS Health same ingredients
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: Adults, take 1 tablet daily with a meal.
- Warnings
- Warning: Consult a healthcare professional before using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, under the age of 18, or are taking medication or have a medical condition; including drugs for depression, migraines, Parkinson's disease or psychiatric disorders. Do not use with other supplements containing L-Tryptophan or 5-HTP.
- Do not use with other supplements containing L-tryptophan or 5-HTP.
- Warning: Consult a healthcare professional before using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, under the age of 18, or are taking medication or have a medical condition; including drugs for depression, migraines, Parkinson's disease or psychiatric disorders. Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not exceed suggested intake.
- Do not use if safety seal is damaged or missing.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- 100% drug-free No: Milk, Egg, Fish, Crustacean Shellfish, Tree Nuts, Peanuts, Wheat, Soybeans, Sesame
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 332252.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Hypromellose, Stearic Acid, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate, Methylcellulose, Glycerin.
How many labels does 5-HTP 200 mg Time Release have?
6 labels are on file under this name since January 25, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 332252 (current) Entered July 24, 2025 · on the market · 60 tablets · UPC 0 47469 07443 2
- Label 332251 Entered July 24, 2025 · on the market · 30 tablets · UPC 0 47469 05172 3
- Label 306515 Entered February 22, 2024 · off the market April 28, 2025 · 60 tablets · UPC 0 47469 07443 2
- Label 203161 Entered May 28, 2019 · off the market April 28, 2025 · 30 tablets · UPC 0 47469 05172 3
- Label 175990 Entered May 24, 2018 · off the market November 2, 2018 · 30 tablets · UPC 0 47469 05172 3
- Label 55119 Entered January 25, 2016 · off the market January 19, 2018 · 30 tablets · UPC 0 47469 05172 3
DSLD also links this label to: 5-HTP 200 mg TR Time Release (package size difference, same product), 5-HTP Time Release 200 mg (image difference, same product), 5-HTP Time Release 200 mg (package size difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Natrol LLC (manufacturer), Sherman Oaks, CA. All Natrol products.