Melatonin Lozenge 2.5 mg Potency Fruit Flavor
by Nature's Way · lozenge · 100 lozenges
- Off the market since January 2017 (NIH)
- UPC 0 33674 49111 9
- DSLD label 40547
- Serving 1 lozenge
- 100 servings
Melatonin Lozenge 2.5 mg Potency Fruit Flavor by Nature's Way lists one ingredient: 2.5 mg of melatonin per serving of 1 lozenge. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 29, 2014.
What is in Melatonin Lozenge 2.5 mg Potency Fruit Flavor?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 lozenge. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melatonin | 2.5 mg | 67% of 1,557 products listing melatonin give more (median 3 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 40547 (entered December 29, 2014), 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.
- Slo-Release Melatonin Tablets 2.5 mgKirkman · off the market same ingredients
- Quick Melt Melatonin 2.5 mgDoctor's Best same ingredients
- Melatonin Chocolate Mint Flavor 2.5 mgDoctor's Best same ingredients
- Liquid Melatonin 2.5 mg Berry Natural FlavorNatrol · off the market same ingredients
- Melatonin LiquidPure Encapsulations same ingredients
- Melatonin 2.5 mg Peppermint FlavorSource Naturals 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: Adults take one lozenge daily. For best results, take just before bedtime. When traveling, lozenges may be taken at the expected bedtime in the new time zone. Continue for several days after arrival and upon return home. Half of a lozenge may be sufficient for some people.
- Warnings
- Warning: Do not drive or operate heavy equipment while taking this product. Intended for periodic use only.
- Do not take if pregnant, lactating or under 18 years of age.
- Freshness & safety sealed with printed outer shrinkwrap and printed inner seal. Do not use if either seal is broken or missing.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- It contains no Vitamin B6, which can lead to nighttime restlessness when taken late in the day.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 40547.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Sorbitol, Magnesium Stearate, Passion Fruit flavor.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Nature's Way(R).
How many labels does Melatonin Lozenge 2.5 mg Potency Fruit Flavor have?
One label is on file, entered on December 29, 2014.
- Label 40547 (current) Entered December 29, 2014 · off the market January 4, 2017 · 100 lozenges · UPC 0 33674 49111 9
DSLD also links this label to: Melatonin Lozenge 2.5 mg (image difference, same product), Melatonin Lozenge 2.5 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 Nature's Way Products, Inc. (manufacturer), Springville, Utah. All Nature's Way products.