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Sleep Optimizer

by Jarrow Formulas · capsule · 60 veggie capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 90011 29049 0
  • DSLD label 307735
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

Sleep Optimizer by Jarrow Formulas lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 400 mg of valerian root complex, 300 mg of L-tryptophan, 100 mg of hops strobile complex and 100 mg of lemon balm leaf complex. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 23, 2024.

What is in Sleep Optimizer?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. 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 Optimizer: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 307735, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Valerian root Complex400 mgValerian in Sleep Optimizer against 647 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 80 mg to 450 mg, the median 200 mg.400 mg

Higher than 71% of 647 products listing valerian (median 200 mg).

L-Tryptophan300 mgTryptophan in Sleep Optimizer against 605 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 55 mg to 471 mg, the median 123 mg.300 mg

Higher than 65% of 605 products listing tryptophan (median 123 mg).

Hops strobile Complex100 mgHops in Sleep Optimizer 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).

Lemon Balm leaf Complex100 mgLemon balm in Sleep Optimizer against 475 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

42% of 475 products listing lemon balm give more (median 100 mg).

Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid100 mgGABA in Sleep Optimizer against 744 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 80 mg to 400 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

48% of 744 products listing GABA give more (median 100 mg).

Melatonin0.3 mgMelatonin in Sleep Optimizer against 1,557 products0.3 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 5 mg, the median 3 mg.0.3 mg

98% of 1,557 products listing melatonin give more (median 3 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 307735 (entered May 23, 2024), 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:

  • 98% of the 1,557 products that print an amount of melatonin list more than its 0.3 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 Optimizer'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: Adults take 2 capsules 20 to 30 minutes prior to bedtime or as directed by your qualified healthcare professional.
Warnings
Warning: This product contains Melatonin which may cause drowsiness or sleepiness, do not take when driving or operating heavy machinery, or consuming alcohol.
Consult a healthcare professional before using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, under the age of 18, are taking medication (especially MAO inhibitors such as iproniazid) or have a medical condition (especially asthma, MS, Lymphoma, leukemia, diabetes, epilepsy, or autoimmune disease); if adverse reactions occur, discontinue use.
Melatonin is for occasional short-term use only. Use only as directed and do not exceed suggested intake. This product should never substitute healthy sleep practices. This product is for occasional sleeplessness.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Do not use if safety seal is damaged or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten Free
No wheat, gluten, soybeans, dairy, egg, fish/shellfish, peanuts/tree nuts or sesame.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 307735.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Maltodextrin, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Water, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate.

How many labels does Sleep Optimizer have?

11 labels are on file under this name since April 26, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 307735 (current) Entered May 23, 2024 · on the market · 60 veggie capsules · UPC 7 90011 29049 0
  2. Label 265075 Entered June 16, 2022 · off the market January 4, 2024 · 60 veggie caps · UPC 7 90011 29049 0
  3. Label 243567 Entered February 25, 2021 · off the market October 15, 2021 · 60 veggie caps · UPC 7 90011 29049 0
  4. Label 212201 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market January 4, 2024 · 60 veggie caps · UPC 7 90011 29049 0
  5. Label 201741 Entered April 25, 2019 · off the market January 4, 2024 · 30 veggie caps · UPC 7 90011 29048 3
  6. Label 201737 Entered April 25, 2019 · off the market October 24, 2019 · 60 veggie caps · UPC 7 90011 29049 0
  7. Label 37766 Entered October 27, 2014 · off the market February 13, 2019 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 90011 29049 0
  8. Label 30393 Entered February 26, 2014 · off the market February 13, 2019 · 30 capsules · UPC 7 90011 29048 3
  9. Label 30392 Entered February 26, 2014 · off the market September 4, 2014 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 90011 29049 0
  10. Label 7638 Entered April 26, 2012 · off the market December 13, 2013 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 90011 29049 0
  11. Label 7636 Entered April 26, 2012 · off the market December 13, 2013 · 30 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 90011 29048 3

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

Who makes it?

The label names Jarrow Formulas, Inc. (distributor), Sherman Oaks, CA. All Jarrow Formulas products.

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