Melissa Lemon Balm Leaf 500 mg

by Nature's Way · capsule · 100 vegetarian capsules

  • Off the market since May 2021 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 33674 14650 7
  • DSLD label 78657
  • Serving 3 capsules
  • 33 servings

Melissa Lemon Balm Leaf 500 mg by Nature's Way lists one ingredient: 1.5 g of lemon balm per serving of 3 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 21, 2017.

What is in Melissa Lemon Balm Leaf 500 mg?

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).

Melissa Lemon Balm Leaf 500 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 78657, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories5 Calories
Total Carbohydratesless than 1 g1%
Sugarless than 1 g
Lemon Balm1.5 gLemon balm in Melissa Lemon Balm Leaf 500 mg against 475 products1,500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.1,500 mg

Higher than 98% of 475 products listing lemon balm (median 100 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 78657 (entered September 21, 2017), 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:

  • Its 1,500 mg of lemon balm is higher than 98% of the 475 lemon balm 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 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?

2 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
Recommendation: Take 3 capsules daily.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Safety sealed with printed outer shrinkwrap and inner seal. Do not use if either is broken or missing.
If pregnant, nursing or taking any medications, consult a healthcare professional before use.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free. No salt, yeast, wheat, corn, soy, dairy products, artificial colors, flavors or preservatives.
Non GMO

Source: label statements in DSLD label 78657.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: plant-derived Capsule.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Vegetarian; Non GMO Project Verified Nongmoproject.org; Certified Authentic Tru-ID.

How many labels does Melissa Lemon Balm Leaf 500 mg have?

One label is on file, entered on September 21, 2017.

  1. Label 78657 (current) Entered September 21, 2017 · off the market May 28, 2021 · 100 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 33674 14650 7

DSLD also links this label to: Melissa Leaves (image difference, same product), Melissa Lemon Balm Leaf (image difference, same product), Melissa Lemon Balm Leaf 1,500 mg (image difference, same product), Melissa Lemon Balm Leaf 1,500 mg (image difference, same product), Melissa Lemon Balm Leaf 1,500 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 Brands, LLC (manufacturer), Green Bay, WI. All Nature's Way products.

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