5-Htp
by Metabolic Maintenance · capsule · 60 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 38287 00101 0
- DSLD label 24705
- Serving 1 capsule
5-Htp by Metabolic Maintenance lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 150 mg of vitamin C, 3 mg of vitamin B6, 100 mg of 5-htp and 440 mg of glycine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2013.
What is in 5-Htp?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 150 mg | 250% | Higher than 58% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). |
| Vitamin B6 | 3 mg | 150% | 64% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg). |
| Pyridoxal 5-PhosphatePyridoxal 5' Phosphate | 5 mg | ||
| 5-Htp | 100 mg | 18% of 676 products listing 5-HTP give more (median 100 mg). | |
| Glycine | 440 mg | Higher than 59% of 1,078 products listing glycine (median 300 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 24705 (entered August 23, 2013), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. 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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- 5-HTP 100 mgMetabolic Maintenance same ingredients
- 5-HTP 50 mgMetabolic Maintenance 3 shared, 86% alike
- Formula 5 HTPRag Tag Health 3 shared, 67% alike
- 5-HtpThrive Naturals 3 shared, 67% alike
- 5-HTP Enhanced With Vitamins B6 & CDoctor's Best · off the market 3 shared, 67% alike
- 5-HTP Enhanced with Vitamins B6 and CDoctor's Best 3 shared, 67% 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
- DIRECTIONS: One (1) capsule daily as a dietary supplement, or as directed by a Doctor. Best taken between meals or at bedtime.
- Warnings
- KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN.
- CAUTION: Do not take with MAO inhibitors or tricyclic antidepressants.
- Pregnant or lactating women, consult your healthcare professional before taking this product.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Each preservative-free vegetarian capsule contains only the active ingredients listed on the label.
- Excipient-free.
- Storage
- STORAGE: Keep tightly closed in a dry place; do not expose to excessive heat.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 24705.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: vegetarian capsule.
How many labels does 5-Htp have?
3 labels are on file under this name since August 23, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 24705 (current) Entered August 23, 2013 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 8 38287 00101 0
- Label 24704 Entered August 23, 2013 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 8 38287 00107 2
- Label 24703 Entered August 23, 2013 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 8 38287 00100 3
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Metabolic Maintenance Products (manufacturer), Sisters, Oregon. All Metabolic Maintenance products.