Melatonin 5 mg
by Puritan's Pride · tablet or pill · 120 easy to swallow coated tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 25077 50126 7
- DSLD label 318271
- Serving 1 tablet
- 120 servings
Melatonin 5 mg by Puritan's Pride lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 10 mg of vitamin B6 and 5 mg of melatonin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2024.
What is in Melatonin 5 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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 B6as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride | 10 mg | 588% | Higher than 55% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg). |
| Melatonin | 5 mg | Higher than 64% of 1,557 products listing melatonin (median 3 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 318271 (entered September 25, 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Melatonin TR Time Release 5 mgNatrol · off the market same ingredients
- Time Release Melatonin 5 mgFinest same ingredients
- Time-Released Melatonin 5 mgNature's Bounty same ingredients
- Melatonin FormulaUniversal Nutrition / Universal Naturals · off the market same ingredients
- Melatonin Time Release 5 mgNatrol · off the market same ingredients
- Time Release Melatonin 5 mgSundown Naturalist 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
- Directions: For adults, take one (1) tablet 30 minutes before bedtime.
- Warnings
- Warning: Not intended for use by pregnant or nursing women. If you are taking any medications or have any medical condition, consult your doctor before use.
- Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur. Do not drive, operate machinery or consume alcohol when taking this product.
- Not intended for use by persons under the age of 18. Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not use if seal under cap is broken or missing.
- Contains bioengineered food ingredients.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No artificial color, flavor or sweetener, no sugar, no starch, no milk, no lactose, no soy, no gluten, no wheat, no yeast, no fish. Sodium free.
- Storage
- Store at room temperature.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 318271.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Dicalcium Phosphate, Cellulose, Carnauba Wax, Silica, Magnesium Stearate, Stearic Acid.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): QA Quality Assured.
How many labels does Melatonin 5 mg have?
3 labels are on file under this name since June 22, 2023: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 318271 (current) Entered September 25, 2024 · on the market · 120 easy to swallow coated tablets · UPC 0 25077 50126 7
- Label 318163 Entered September 25, 2024 · on the market · 60 easy to swallow rapid release softgels · UPC 0 25077 29623 1
- Label 286128 Entered June 22, 2023 · on the market · 120 easy to swallow coated tablets · UPC 0 25077 15746 4
DSLD also links this label to: Extra Strength Melatonin 5 mg (image difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Puritan's Pride, Inc. (manufacturer), Ronkonkoma, NY, U.S.A.. All Puritan's Pride products.