ZMA Nightcap Apple Berry
by Scientific Nutrition For Advanced Conditions SNAC · powder · 15.9 oz.
- Off the market since August 2017 (NIH)
- UPC 0 94922 83469 0
- DSLD label 30460
- Serving 15 g (for Men (3 scoops))
- 30 servings
ZMA Nightcap Apple Berry by Scientific Nutrition For Advanced Conditions SNAC lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 15 g, such as 10.5 mg of vitamin B6, 100 mcg of folic acid, 5 mg of calcium and 450 mg of magnesium, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 26, 2014.
What is in ZMA Nightcap Apple Berry?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 15 g. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 20 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 6 g | 2% | Higher than 73% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g). |
| Sugar | 4 g | Higher than 68% of 11,807 products listing sugar (median 2 g). | |
| Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B6 (Form: as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride) | 10.5 mg | 525% | Higher than 65% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg). |
| Folic Acid | 100 mcg | 25% | 86% of 7,022 products listing folate give more (median 400 mcg). |
| Calcium | 5 mg | 0% | 98% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). |
| Magnesiumas Magnesium AspartateMagnesium (Form: as Magnesium Aspartate) | 450 mg | 113% | Higher than 95% of 14,003 products listing magnesium (median 86 mg). 1.3 times the adult UL a day. |
| Zincas Zinc Aspartate, Zinc MonomethionineZinc (Form: as Monomethionine, and {Zinc} Aspartate) | 30 mg | 200% | Higher than 90% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg). |
| Sodium | 85 mg | 4% | Higher than 60% of 14,514 products listing sodium (median 55 mg). |
| 5-Htp | 50 mg | 55% of 676 products listing 5-HTP give more (median 100 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 30460 (entered February 26, 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:
- 86% of the 7,022 products that print an amount of folate list more than its 100 mcg of folic acid (filed by NIH under folate) (median 400 mcg).
- 98% of the 17,831 products that print an amount of calcium list more than its 5 mg of calcium (median 115 mg).
- At 1 serving a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 450 mg of magnesium, 1.3 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.
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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with ZMA Nightcap Apple Berry's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- ZMA Nightcap Apple BerrySNAC Nutrition 8 shared, 78% alike
- Zma-5Scientific Nutrition For Advanced Conditioning SNAC · off the market 5 shared, 64% alike
- Zma-5SNAC Nutrition 5 shared, 55% alike
- SerotoninHelpHerbs SRA 4 shared, 49% alike
- SereneNS NeuroScience 4 shared, 49% alike
- SeratranEnergetix 4 shared, 49% 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: As a dietary supplement, men take 3 scoops mixed with 6 ounces of water 30-60 minutes before bedtime, preferably on an empty stomach. Women take 2 scoops mixed with 4 ounces of water 30-60 minutes before bedtime.
- Warnings
- Note: Please be advised that imitation Zinc Magnesium Aspartate products are not the same as ZMA and may not produce the same results that were obtained in the ZMA study.
- Manufactured in a plant that processes milk, wheat, soy and eggs.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 30460.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Maltodextrin, Dextrose, Malic Acid, Natural & Artificial flavor, Silicon Dioxide, Calcium Carbonate, Sucralose, Carmine.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): SNAC.
How many labels does ZMA Nightcap Apple Berry have?
One label is on file, entered on February 26, 2014.
- Label 30460 (current) Entered February 26, 2014 · off the market August 3, 2017 · 15.9 oz. · UPC 0 94922 83469 0
DSLD also links this label to: ZMA Nightcap Apple Berry (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 SNAC SYSTEM, INC. (distributor), SAN CARLOS, CA. All Scientific Nutrition For Advanced Conditions SNAC products.