Mood Positive 5-HTP
by Natrol · tablet or pill · 50 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 47469 05233 1
- DSLD label 332299
- Serving 1 tablet
- 50 servings
Mood Positive 5-HTP by Natrol lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 10 mg of vitamin B6, 340 mcg DFE of folate, 50 mcg of vitamin B12 and 135 mg of calcium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2025.
What is in Mood Positive 5-HTP?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride | 10 mg | 588% | Higher than 55% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 20 mg. |
| Folate | 340 mcg DFE | 85% | |
| Folic Acid | 200 mcg | ||
| Vitamin B12as Cyanocobalamin | 50 mcg | 2,083% | Higher than 51% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mcg. |
| Calciumas Dibasic Calcium Phosphate | 135 mg | 10% | Higher than 56% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 270 mg. |
| 5-Htpas Griffonia simplicifolia | 50 mg | 55% of 676 products listing 5-HTP give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. | |
| L-Theanine | 50 mg | 79% of 1,602 products listing theanine give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 332299 (entered June 25, 2025), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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:
- 79% of the 1,602 products that print an amount of theanine list more than its 50 mg of L-theanine (filed by NIH under theanine) (median 100 mg).
The NIH database records 1 to 2 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 Positive 5-HTP's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- SomnolinMetagenics 5 shared, 90% alike
- DayNatrol 5 shared, 90% alike
- Anxiety ReliefAgeImmune · off the market 4 shared, 68% alike
- 5-HTP L-TheanineAgeImmune 4 shared, 68% alike
- SereneNS NeuroScience 4 shared, 58% alike
- SeratranEnergetix 4 shared, 58% alike
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
- Suggested use: Adults, take 1 tablet 1-2 times daily with a meal.
- Warnings
- Warning: Consult a healthcare professional before using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, under the age of 18, or are taking medication or have a medical condition; including drugs for depression, migraines, Parkinson's disease or psychiatric disorders.
- Warning: Consult a healthcare professional before using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, under the age of 18, or are taking medication or have a medical condition; including drugs for depression, migraines, Parkinson's disease or psychiatric disorders. Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not use with other supplements containing L-Tryptophan or 5-HTP. If adverse reactions occur, discontinue use.
- Do not use if safety seal is damaged or missing.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- 100% Drug free
- No: Milk, egg, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, sesame.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 332299.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate, Cellulose Gum, Methylcellulose, Glycerin.
How many labels does Mood Positive 5-HTP have?
5 labels are on file under this name since January 25, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 332299 (current) Entered June 25, 2025 · on the market · 50 tablets · UPC 0 47469 05233 1
- Label 306533 Entered February 22, 2024 · off the market April 28, 2025 · 50 tablets · UPC 0 47469 05233 1
- Label 287524 Entered April 21, 2023 · off the market January 17, 2023 · 50 tablets · UPC 0 47469 05233 1
- Label 203431 Entered September 24, 2019 · off the market June 10, 2022 · 50 tablets · UPC 0 47469 05233 1
- Label 77709 Entered January 25, 2018 · off the market November 2, 2018 · 50 tablets · UPC 0 47469 05233 1
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Natrol LLC (distributor), Sherman Oaks, CA. All Natrol products.