Melatonin Formula 5 mg
by Universal Nutrition / Universal Naturals · capsule · 60 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 39442 03171 6
- DSLD label 65609
- Serving 1 capsule
- 60 servings
Melatonin Formula 5 mg by Universal Nutrition / Universal Naturals lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 10 mg of vitamin B6 and 5 mg of melatonin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 22, 2016.
What is in Melatonin Formula 5 mg?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B6 (Form: as Pyridoxine HCl) | 10 mg | 500% | 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 65609 (entered October 22, 2016), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. 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
- Recommended Use: As a dietary supplement, take 1 capsule daily, or as directed by a healthcare professional.
- Warnings
- Warning: This product is not for use by anyone under the age of 18.
- Please consult with a physician before using this product, especially if you are using any prescription drug, over-the-counter medication, or supplements.
- California Residents Proposition 65 Warning: This product contains a substance known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not exceed recommended dose.
- Made in a GMP facility on equipment that processes milk, soy, egg, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, and wheat.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 65609.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Lactose, Dicalcium Phosphate, Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate.
How many labels does Melatonin Formula 5 mg have?
2 labels are on file under this name since October 27, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 65609 (current) Entered October 22, 2016 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 0 39442 03171 6
- Label 38203 Entered October 27, 2014 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 0 39442 03172 3
DSLD also links this label to: Melatonin Formula (image difference, same product), Melatonin Formula (package size 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 Universal Nutrition (manufacturer), New Brunswick, New Jersey. All Universal Nutrition / Universal Naturals products.