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Sleep Formula

by GNC Preventive Nutrition · other (e.g. tea bag) · 30 caplets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 48107 06055 8
  • DSLD label 2998
  • Serving 1 caplet

Sleep Formula by GNC Preventive Nutrition lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 1 caplet, such as 120 mg of calcium, 60 mg of magnesium, 250 mg of valerian extract and 200 mg of chamomile. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 23, 2011.

What is in Sleep Formula?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 caplet. 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 2998, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calciumas Calcium CarbonateCalcium (Form: as Calcium Carbonate)120 mg12%Calcium in Sleep Formula against 17,831 products120 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg120 mg

Higher than 51% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg).

Magnesiumas Magnesium OxideMagnesium (Form: as Magnesium Oxide)60 mg15%Magnesium in Sleep Formula against 14,003 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg60 mg

56% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg).

Valerian extract250 mgValerian in Sleep Formula against 647 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 80 mg to 450 mg, the median 200 mg.250 mg

Higher than 57% of 647 products listing valerian (median 200 mg).

Chamomile200 mgGerman Chamomile in Sleep Formula against 197 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 179 mg, the median 75 mg.200 mg

Higher than 75% of 197 products listing german chamomile (median 75 mg).

Blueberry fruit extract100 mgBlueberry in Sleep Formula against 378 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 300 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

47% of 378 products listing blueberry give more (median 100 mg).

Hops flowers extract100 mgHops in Sleep Formula against 342 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 150 mg, the median 75 mg.100 mg

Higher than 54% of 342 products listing hops (median 75 mg).

Passion Flower100 mgPassionflower in Sleep Formula against 562 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 40 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

38% of 562 products listing passionflower give more (median 100 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 2998 (entered December 23, 2011), 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?

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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Sleep Formula'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
Directions: As a dietary supplement, take one caplet before bedtime.
Warnings
Warning: Consult your physician prior to using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Discontinue use two weeks prior to surgery.
Keep out of reach of children
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 2998.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Vegetable Acetoglycerides.

How many labels does Sleep Formula have?

One label is on file, entered on December 23, 2011.

  1. Label 2998 (current) Entered December 23, 2011 · on the market · 30 caplets · UPC 0 48107 06055 8

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

Who makes it?

The label names General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC Preventive Nutrition products.

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