PlainVitamins

Sleep Lemon

by Alani Nu · powder · 4.16 oz

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 50645 00828 8
  • DSLD label 251177
  • Serving 3.9 g (1 Scoop)
  • 30 servings

Sleep Lemon by Alani Nu lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 3.9 g, such as 200 mg of magnesium, 313 mg of potassium, 80 mg of natural gamma-amino butyric acid and 1 mg of melatonin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 23, 2021.

What is in Sleep Lemon?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3.9 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).

Sleep Lemon: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 251177, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Magnesiumas Magnesium Citrate AnhydrousMagnesium (Form: as Magnesium Citrate Anhydrous)200 mg50%Magnesium in Sleep Lemon against 14,003 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg200 mg

Higher than 75% of 14,003 products listing magnesium (median 86 mg).

Potassiumas Potassium BicarbonatePotassium (Form: as Potassium Bicarbonate)313 mg9%Potassium in Sleep Lemon against 11,614 products313 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 190 mg, the median 99 mg.DV 4,700 mg313 mg

Higher than 89% of 11,614 products listing potassium (median 99 mg).

Natural Gamma-Amino Butyric Acid80 mgGABA in Sleep Lemon against 744 products80 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 80 mg to 400 mg, the median 100 mg.80 mg

75% of 744 products listing GABA give more (median 100 mg).

Melatonin1 mgMelatonin in Sleep Lemon against 1,557 products1 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 5 mg, the median 3 mg.1 mg

80% of 1,557 products listing melatonin give more (median 3 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 251177 (entered June 23, 2021), 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:

  • 80% of the 1,557 products that print an amount of melatonin list more than its 1 mg of melatonin (median 3 mg).

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 Lemon'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
Suggested Use: Mix 1 level scoop with 8-10 oz room temp or warm water for bold flavor or 14-16 oz for a lighter flavor.
Warnings
Warning: For adult use only at bedtime.
This product is not to be taken by pregnant or lactating women. If you are taking medication or have a medical condition, consult a physician before using this product.
Do not use in conjunction with alcoholic beverages, when driving a vehicle, or while operating machinery.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergen Warning: Processed in a facility ad/or manufacturing line that also processes products containing milk, eggs, soybeans, wheat, shellfish, fish oil, tree nuts, and peanut flavor.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten Free
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 251177.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Citric Acid, Natural flavors, Stevia leaf extract, Silica.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Good Manufacturing Practice.

How many labels does Sleep Lemon have?

2 labels are on file under this name since June 24, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 251177 (current) Entered June 23, 2021 · on the market · 4.16 oz · UPC 8 50645 00828 8
  2. Label 202376 Entered June 24, 2019 · off the market March 1, 2021 · 4.16 ozs · UPC 8 50645 00828 8

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

Who makes it?

The label names Alani Nutrition LLC (distributor), Louisville, KY. All Alani Nu products.

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