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Calm Down

by Ecological Formulas · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 52830 68047 0
  • DSLD label 304355
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 60 servings

Calm Down by Ecological Formulas lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 200 mg of L-taurine, 100 mg of L-theanine and 100 mg of gamma amino butyric acid. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 22, 2024.

What is in Calm Down?

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).

Calm Down: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 304355, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
L-Taurine200 mgTaurine in Calm Down against 2,337 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.200 mg

65% of 2,337 products listing taurine give more (median 500 mg).

L-Theanine100 mgTheanine in Calm Down against 1,602 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 90 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

47% of 1,602 products listing theanine give more (median 100 mg).

Gamma Amino Butyric Acid100 mgGABA in Calm Down against 744 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 80 mg to 400 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

48% of 744 products listing GABA give more (median 100 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 304355 (entered March 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.

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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Calm Down's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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 Take one capsule as needed, or as directed by a physician.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Contains no soy, yeast, sugar, dairy, gluten, artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 304355.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Silica, Stearic Acid, Gelatin, Water, Purified.

How many labels does Calm Down have?

One label is on file, entered on March 22, 2024.

  1. Label 304355 (current) Entered March 22, 2024 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 7 52830 68047 0

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

Who makes it?

The label names Cardiovascular Research, LTD. (distributor), Concord, CA. All Ecological Formulas products.

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