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Mood Aid With 5-HTP & St. John's Wort

by Nature's Way · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 33674 79280 3
  • DSLD label 40662
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 60 servings

Mood Aid With 5-HTP & St. John's Wort by Nature's Way lists 8 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 250 mcg of thiamine, 284 mcg of riboflavin, 3.33 mg of niacin and 330 mcg of vitamin B6. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 29, 2014.

What is in Mood Aid With 5-HTP & St. John's Wort?

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).

Mood Aid With 5-HTP & St. John's Wort: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 40662, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Thiamineas Thiamine HydrochlorideThiamin (Form: as Thiamin HCl)250 mcg17%Thiamin in Mood Aid With 5-HTP & St. John's Wort against 9,830 products0.25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.5 mg to 25 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 1.2 mg0.25 mg

97% of 9,830 products listing thiamin give more (median 5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 0.75 mg.

Riboflavinas Vitamin B2284 mcg17%Riboflavin in Mood Aid With 5-HTP & St. John's Wort against 9,824 products0.284 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.7 mg to 25 mg, the median 4 mg.DV 1.3 mg0.284 mg

96% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin give more (median 4 mg). Per day at the most servings: 0.852 mg.

Niacinas NiacinamideNiacin (Form: as Niacinamide)3.33 mg17%Niacin in Mood Aid With 5-HTP & St. John's Wort against 12,413 products3.33 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg3.33 mg

95% of 12,413 products listing niacin give more (median 20 mg). Per day at the most servings: 9.99 mg.

Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B6 (Form: as Pyridoxine HCl)330 mcg17%Vitamin B6 in Mood Aid With 5-HTP & St. John's Wort against 15,277 products0.33 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg0.33 mg

98% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 0.99 mg.

St. John's Wort extractas DianthronesSt. John's Wort extract (Form: 0.3% dianthrones (Form: measured as hypericin)) PlantPart: stem, leaf, flower300 mgSt. John's Wort in Mood Aid With 5-HTP & St. John's Wort against 338 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 250 mg to 450 mg, the median 300 mg.300 mg

37% of 338 products listing St. John's wort give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 900 mg.

Skullcap100 mgSkullcap in Mood Aid With 5-HTP & St. John's Wort against 146 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 443.75 mg, the median 142.5 mg.100 mg

52% of 146 products listing skullcap give more (median 142.5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Korean Ginseng extract33 mgOriental Ginseng in Mood Aid With 5-HTP & St. John's Wort against 706 products33 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 90 mg.33 mg

74% of 706 products listing oriental ginseng give more (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 99 mg.

L-5-Hydroxytryptophan3 mg5-HTP in Mood Aid With 5-HTP & St. John's Wort against 676 products3 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 100 mg, the median 100 mg.3 mg

99% of 676 products listing 5-HTP give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 9 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 40662 (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?

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:

  • 97% of the 9,830 products that print an amount of thiamin list more than its 0.25 mg of thiamin (median 5 mg).
  • 96% of the 9,824 products that print an amount of riboflavin list more than its 0.284 mg of riboflavin (median 4 mg).
  • 95% of the 12,413 products that print an amount of niacin list more than its 3.33 mg of niacin (median 20 mg).
  • 98% of the 15,277 products that print an amount of vitamin B6 list more than its 0.33 mg of vitamin B6 (median 6 mg).
  • 99% of the 676 products that print an amount of 5-HTP list more than its 3 mg of L-5-hydroxytryptophan (filed by NIH under 5-HTP) (median 100 mg).

The NIH database records 3 servings 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Mood Aid With 5-HTP & St. John's Wort's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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 1 capsule three times daily, preferably with food.
Warnings
Caution: Do not use while taking any prescription drug without seeking advice from a healthcare professional.
Avoid excessive exposure to UV radiation (e.g., sunlight; tanning) while using the product.
Not recommended for use by pregnant or lactating women.
Keep out of reach of children.
Freshness & safety sealed with printed outer shrinkwrap and printed inner seal. Do not use if either seal is broken or missing.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 40662.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate.

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 Mood Aid With 5-HTP & St. John's Wort have?

One label is on file, entered on December 29, 2014.

  1. Label 40662 (current) Entered December 29, 2014 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 0 33674 79280 3

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), Green Bay, WI. All Nature's Way products.

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