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Superior Sleep

by Doctor's Best · capsule · 60 veggie caps

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 53950 00520 4
  • DSLD label 271112
  • Serving 2 veggie capsules
  • 30 servings

Superior Sleep by Doctor's Best lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 2 veggie capsules, such as 250 mg of sensoril ashwagandha (withania somnifera) root and leaf extract, 200 mg of 5-htp, 200 mg of L-theanine and 100 mg of gamma-aminobutyric acid. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 21, 2022.

What is in Superior Sleep?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 veggie 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).

Superior Sleep: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 271112, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Sensoril Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) root and leaf extract250 mgAshwagandha in Superior Sleep against 1,646 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 125 mg to 500 mg, the median 250 mg.250 mg

42% of 1,646 products listing ashwagandha give more (median 250 mg).

5-Htpas Griffonia Simplicifolia Seed Extract200 mg5-HTP in Superior Sleep against 676 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 100 mg, the median 100 mg.200 mg

Higher than 88% of 676 products listing 5-HTP (median 100 mg).

L-Theanine200 mgTheanine in Superior Sleep against 1,602 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 90 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.200 mg

Higher than 61% of 1,602 products listing theanine (median 100 mg).

Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid100 mgGABA in Superior Sleep 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).

Melatonin5 mgMelatonin in Superior Sleep against 1,557 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 5 mg, the median 3 mg.5 mg

Higher than 64% of 1,557 products listing melatonin (median 3 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 271112 (entered July 21, 2022), 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?

1 product lists 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 Adult Use: Take 2 capsules before sleep, or as recommended by a nutritionally informed physician.
Warnings
Warning: Not intended for pregnant, lactating women, or individuals under the age of 18. If you have a medical condition or taking medications, consult a physician before taking this product.
Do not use before or while operating a motor vehicle or heavy machinery.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO Gluten free Soy free
Storage
Store in a cool dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 271112.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Silicon Dioxide, Maltodextrin, Stearic Acid.

How many labels does Superior Sleep have?

One label is on file, entered on July 21, 2022.

  1. Label 271112 (current) Entered July 21, 2022 · on the market · 60 veggie caps · UPC 7 53950 00520 4

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

Who makes it?

The label names Doctor's Best, Inc. (distributor), California. All Doctor's Best products.

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