5HTP 50 mg
by Vital Nutrients · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 6 93465 10011 0
- DSLD label 305256
- Serving 2 vegetarian capsules
- 30 servings
5HTP 50 mg by Vital Nutrients lists 4 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 vegetarian capsules, such as 100 mg of L-5-htp; 1 sits inside a blend without its own amount. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 22, 2024.
What is in 5HTP 50 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 vegetarian capsules. 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 B6 | no amount given | ||
| Pyridoxine Hydrochloride | 10 mg | 588% | |
| Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate | 4 mg | 235% | |
| L-5-Htp | 100 mg | 18% of 676 products listing 5-HTP give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 305256 (entered February 22, 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; 1 ingredient sits inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.
The NIH database records 2 servings 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-Hydroxy-TryptophanThorne Research · off the market same ingredients
- 5-HTP SupremeDesigns for Health same ingredients
- For Mood With 5-HTP & Vitamin B6Vita+Apps By V same ingredients
- Griffonia 5-HTPHBC Protocols same ingredients
- 5-HTP 100 mgBulletproof same ingredients
- 5-HTP 100 mgZenwise 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
- Recommendations Take 2 capsules twice daily, or as directed by your healthcare professional.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children
- Use only if safety seal is intact
- Warning If pregnant, consult your physician before taking.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Excludes coatings, binders, gluten (wheat, rye, barley), milk/dairy (casein, whey), soy protein, egg protein, sugar. Verified by independent testing
- Storage
- Store sealed in a cool dry place
Source: label statements in DSLD label 305256.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Rice, Powder, Cellulose, Leucine.
How many labels does 5HTP 50 mg have?
6 labels are on file under this name since June 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 305256 (current) Entered February 22, 2024 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 93465 10011 0
- Label 271708 Entered August 23, 2022 · off the market December 7, 2022 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 93465 10011 0
- Label 223034 Entered June 24, 2020 · off the market December 7, 2022 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 93465 10011 0
- Label 182071 Entered October 25, 2018 · off the market May 15, 2020 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 93465 10011 0
- Label 27292 Entered November 25, 2013 · off the market April 16, 2018 · 60 capsules · UPC 6 93465 10011 0
- Label 6622 Entered June 25, 2012 · off the market September 13, 2013 · 60 capsules · UPC 6 93465 10011 0
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Vital Nutrients (manufacturer), Middleton, CT. All Vital Nutrients products.