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5-HTP Select

by Moss Nutrition · capsule · 90 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC M086
  • DSLD label 329156
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 90 servings

5-HTP Select by Moss Nutrition lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 10 mg of vitamin B6 and 50 mg of 5-htp. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 21, 2025.

What is in 5-HTP Select?

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).

5-HTP Select: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 329156, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin B6as Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate10 mg588%Vitamin B6 in 5-HTP Select against 15,277 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg10 mg

Higher than 55% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg).

5-Htp50 mg5-HTP in 5-HTP Select against 676 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 100 mg, the median 100 mg.50 mg

55% of 676 products listing 5-HTP give more (median 100 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 329156 (entered May 21, 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.

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: 1 capsule per day or as directed by your healthcare professional.
Warnings
Warning: If you are taking medication, have a medical condition or an upcoming medical procedure, or are pregnant or nursing, consult a physician before using.
If adverse reactions occur, discontinue use & consult your healthcare practitioner.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Does not contain gluten.
Storage
Store sealed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 329156.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Hypromellose, Silicon Dioxide, Vegetable Stearate.

How many labels does 5-HTP Select have?

4 labels are on file under this name since February 25, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 329156 (current) Entered May 21, 2025 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC M086
  2. Label 306478 Entered February 22, 2024 · on the market · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC M086
  3. Label 246885 Entered April 22, 2021 · off the market March 9, 2023 · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC M086
  4. Label 186340 Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market February 25, 2021 · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC M086

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Moss Nutrition Products, Inc. (distributor), Hadley, MA. All Moss Nutrition products.

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