PlainVitamins

Sleep Aid

by HTLT Essentials · capsule · 90 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 265453
  • Serving 1 capsule; amounts per 3 capsules
  • 30 servings

Sleep Aid by HTLT Essentials lists 27 ingredients, 27 with an amount per serving of 3 capsules, such as 26.1 mg of magnesium, 450 mg of ashwagandha powder, 450 mg of valerian, powder and 300 mg of 5-hydroxytryptophan. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 22, 2022.

What is in Sleep Aid?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 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).

Sleep Aid: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 265453, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Magnesiumas Magnesium Glycinate26.1 mg6%Magnesium in Sleep Aid against 14,003 products52.2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg52.2 mg

59% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg).

Ashwagandha powderOrganic450 mgAshwagandha in Sleep Aid against 1,646 products900 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 125 mg to 500 mg, the median 250 mg.900 mg

Higher than 92% of 1,646 products listing ashwagandha (median 250 mg).

Valerian, Powderas Valerenic Acid.08% Valerenic acids450 mgValerian in Sleep Aid against 647 products900 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 80 mg to 450 mg, the median 200 mg.900 mg

Higher than 89% of 647 products listing valerian (median 200 mg).

5-Hydroxytryptophanas Griffonia simplicifolia300 mg5-HTP in Sleep Aid against 676 products600 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 100 mg, the median 100 mg.600 mg

Higher than over 99% of 676 products listing 5-HTP (median 100 mg).

Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid300 mgGABA in Sleep Aid against 744 products600 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 80 mg to 400 mg, the median 100 mg.600 mg

Higher than 87% of 744 products listing GABA (median 100 mg).

L-Theanine300 mg

This amount is far outside what other labels list for theanine, or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD.

Lavender extract75 mgEnglish Lavender in Sleep Aid against 64 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 262.5 mg, the median 77.5 mg.150 mg

Higher than 63% of 64 products listing english lavender (median 77.5 mg).

Lemon Balm extract75 mgLemon balm in Sleep Aid against 475 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.150 mg

Higher than 60% of 475 products listing lemon balm (median 100 mg).

Melatonin4.5 mg

This amount is far outside what other labels list for melatonin, or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD.

Magnesiumas Magnesium Glycinate17.4 mg4%
Ashwagandha powderOrganic300 mg
Valerian, Powderas Valerenic Acid.08% Valerenic acids300 mg
5-Hydroxytryptophanas Griffonia simplicifolia200 mg
Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid200 mg
L-Theanine200 mg
Lavender extract50 mg
Lemon Balm extract50 mg
Melatonin3 g
Magnesiumas Magnesium Glycinate8.7 mg2%
Ashwagandha powderOrganic150 mg
Valerian, Powderas Valerenic Acid.08% Valerenic acids150 mg
5-Hydroxytryptophanas Griffonia simplicifolia100 mg
Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid100 mg
L-Theanine100 mg
Lavender extract25 mg
Lemon Balm extract25 mg
Melatonin1.5 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 265453 (entered January 22, 2022), 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?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • Its 900 mg of ashwagandha (3 rows of the label added together) is higher than 92% of the 1,646 ashwagandha products that print an amount; 127 list more.
  • Its 600 mg of 5-hydroxytryptophan (filed by NIH under 5-HTP) (3 rows of the label added together) is higher than over 99% of the 676 5-HTP products that print an amount; 1 list more.

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 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 Sleep Aid'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 else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate.

How many labels does Sleep Aid have?

One label is on file, entered on January 22, 2022.

  1. Label 265453 (current) Entered January 22, 2022 · on the market · 90 capsules

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

Who makes it?

The label names HTLT Supplements (manufacturer). All HTLT Essentials products.

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