5 HTP Complete
by PureFormulas · capsule · 90 vegetarian capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC PUF1132
- DSLD label 205347
- Serving 1 capsule
5 HTP Complete by PureFormulas lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 10 mg of vitamin B-6 and 50 mg of 5-htp. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 24, 2019.
What is in 5 HTP Complete?
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 B-6as Pyridoxal 5-PhosphateVitamin B-6 (Form: as Pyridoxal-5-Phosphate) | 10 mg | 500% | Higher than 55% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg). |
| 5-Htp | 50 mg | 55% of 676 products listing 5-HTP give more (median 100 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 205347 (entered July 24, 2019), 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- 5-HTP SynergyDesigns for Health same ingredients
- 5-HTP With Vitamin B6 50 mgThe Vitamin Shoppe same ingredients
- Advanced Sleep Melatonin + 5-HTP Time ReleaseNatrol · off the market same ingredients
- 5-HTP SelectMoss Nutrition same ingredients
- 5-HTP 100 mgZenwise Health same ingredients
- 5-HTP Serenity 100 mgForestLeaf 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 usage: As a dietary supplement, take one capsule per day, or as directed by your health care practitioner.
- Warnings
- Warning: Not recommended for use by pregnant or lactating women, or by those taking SSRI or MAOI medications.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Does not contain gluten.
- Non-GMO
- Storage
- Store at room temperature.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 205347.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Cellulose, L-Leucine.
How many labels does 5 HTP Complete have?
One label is on file, entered on July 24, 2019.
- Label 205347 (current) Entered July 24, 2019 · on the market · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC PUF1132
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names PureFormulas (distributor), Miami, FL. All PureFormulas products.