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Sleep Formula

by Karuna · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 18647 05126 2
  • DSLD label 327126
  • Serving 1 to 2 capsules (nightly for sleep); amounts per 1 capsule
  • 60 servings

Sleep Formula by Karuna lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 300 mg of valerian, 80 mg of lemon balm aerial parts extract, 60 mg of hops flower extract and 40 mg of passionflower. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 23, 2025.

What is in Sleep Formula?

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).

Sleep Formula: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 327126, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Valerianas Valerenic Acidstandardized to concentration of 0.8% valerenic acid, certified organic or wildcrafted300 mgValerian in Sleep Formula against 647 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 80 mg to 450 mg, the median 200 mg.300 mg

Higher than 64% of 647 products listing valerian (median 200 mg).

Lemon Balm Aerial Parts Extract4:1 extract, certified organic or wildcrafted80 mgLemon balm in Sleep Formula against 475 products80 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.80 mg

57% of 475 products listing lemon balm give more (median 100 mg).

Hops Flower Extractas Flavonoids0.3% flavonoids, certified organic or wildcrafted60 mgHops in Sleep Formula against 342 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 150 mg, the median 75 mg.60 mg

55% of 342 products listing hops give more (median 75 mg).

Passionfloweras Passionflora incarnata, Vitexinstandardized to 3.5% vitexin, certified organic or wildcrafted40 mgPassionflower in Sleep Formula against 562 products40 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 40 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.40 mg

74% of 562 products listing passionflower give more (median 100 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 327126 (entered February 23, 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?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

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
Suggested use for adults: 1-2 capsules nightly for sleep, one hour before bedtime, or 1 capsule three times daily for a calming effect. Take as directed by your health care practitioner.
Warnings
This product is intended for professional use and is manufactured under strict quality control to ensure the optimum in purity, potency and reliability.
Allergens and what it does not contain
This product contains no yeast, wheat, soy, corn, milk, salt, sugar, artificial coloring, preservatives or flavoring.
Storage
Keep in a cool, dry place tightly capped.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 327126.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Water, Stearate.

How many labels does Sleep Formula have?

4 labels are on file under this name since August 23, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 327126 (current) Entered February 23, 2025 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 18647 05126 2
  2. Label 262735 Entered May 19, 2022 · off the market September 28, 2023 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 18647 05126 2
  3. Label 35831 Entered July 25, 2014 · off the market September 20, 2021 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 18647 05126 2
  4. Label 25107 Entered August 23, 2013 · off the market July 9, 2014 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 18647 05126 2

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

Who makes it?

The label names Karuna Corporation (manufacturer), Novato, CA. All Karuna products.

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