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Melatonin Sustain

by Jarrow Formulas · tablet or pill · 120 tablets

  • Off the market since January 2024 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 90011 15014 5
  • DSLD label 212360
  • Serving 1 tablet
  • 120 servings

Melatonin Sustain by Jarrow Formulas lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 2 mg of vitamin B6 and 1 mg of melatonin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 22, 2019.

What is in Melatonin Sustain?

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).

Melatonin Sustain: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 212360, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B6 (Form: as Pyridoxine HCl)2 mg120%Vitamin B6 in Melatonin Sustain against 15,277 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg2 mg

69% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg).

Melatonin1 mgMelatonin in Melatonin Sustain against 1,557 products1 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 5 mg, the median 3 mg.1 mg

80% of 1,557 products listing melatonin give more (median 3 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 212360 (entered December 22, 2019), 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?

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:

  • 80% of the 1,557 products that print an amount of melatonin list more than its 1 mg of melatonin (median 3 mg).

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.

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
Usage: Take 1 tablet 20 to 30 minutes prior to bedtime or as directed by your qualified healthcare professional.
Warnings
Warning: Do not drive or operate machinery immediately following use of this product.
Note: If you have a medical condition (especially asthma, MS, lymphoma, leukemia, diabetes, epilepsy, or autoimmune disease), are pregnant, lactating, trying to conceive, under the age of 18, or taking medications (especially MAO inhibitors such as iproniazid), consult your healthcare professional before using this product.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No wheat, gluten, soybeans, dairy, egg, fish/shellfish, or peanuts/tree nuts.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 212360.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Glycerol Behenate, Calcium Phosphate, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, food-grade Coating.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): V Vegan.

How many labels does Melatonin Sustain have?

11 labels are on file under this name since April 26, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 212360 (current) Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market January 4, 2024 · 120 tablets · UPC 7 90011 15014 5
  2. Label 201336 Entered April 25, 2019 · off the market October 23, 2019 · 120 tablets · UPC 7 90011 15014 5
  3. Label 201334 Entered April 25, 2019 · off the market October 7, 2019 · 60 tablets · UPC 7 90011 15011 4
  4. Label 50657 Entered September 25, 2015 · off the market February 13, 2019 · 120 tablets · UPC 7 90011 15014 5
  5. Label 50656 Entered September 25, 2015 · off the market February 13, 2019 · 60 tablets · UPC 7 90011 15011 4
  6. Label 37433 Entered October 27, 2014 · off the market June 12, 2015 · 60 tablets · UPC 7 90011 15011 4
  7. Label 37436 Entered October 10, 2014 · off the market June 2, 2015 · 120 tablets · UPC 7 90011 15014 5
  8. Label 29564 Entered January 24, 2014 · off the market September 4, 2014 · 120 tablets · UPC 7 90011 15014 5
  9. Label 29562 Entered January 24, 2014 · off the market September 4, 2014 · 60 tablets · UPC 7 90011 15011 4
  10. Label 7876 Entered April 26, 2012 · off the market December 13, 2013 · 60 Sustain(TM) Tablets · UPC 7 90011 15011 4
  11. Label 7873 Entered April 26, 2012 · off the market December 13, 2013 · 120 Sustain(TM) Tablets · UPC 7 90011 15014 5

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

Who makes it?

The label names Jarrow Formulas Superior Nutrition and Formulation (distributor), Los Angeles, CA. All Jarrow Formulas products.

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