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Tranquell

by Vitamins Direct · other (e.g. tea bag) · 60 caplets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 28997
  • Serving 2 caplets
  • 30 servings

Tranquell by Vitamins Direct lists 5 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 caplets, such as 400 mg of bromelain and 1.5 mg of melatonin; 3 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 24, 2014.

What is in Tranquell?

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

Tranquell: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 28997, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
BromelainBromelain Note: 80 GDU/g400 mgBromelain in Tranquell against 1,337 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 200 mg, the median 50 mg.400 mg

Higher than 87% of 1,337 products listing bromelain (median 50 mg).

Melatonin1.5 mgMelatonin in Tranquell against 1,557 products1.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 5 mg, the median 3 mg.1.5 mg

77% of 1,557 products listing melatonin give more (median 3 mg).

Proprietary Blend48 mcg
Lemon Balmin the blend, no amount given
Chamomilein the blend, no amount given
Lavenderin the blend, no amount given

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 28997 (entered January 24, 2014), 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; 3 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.

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 Tranquell'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: Adults take two capsules at bedtime. For use beyond four weeks, consult a healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
If symptoms persist continuously for more than 4 weeks (chronic insomnia), consult your health care practitioner.
WARNING: Consult a health care practitioner prior to use if you have a hormonal disorder, diabetes, liver or kidney disease, cerebral palsy, seizure disorders, migraine, depression and/or hypertension or if you are taking blood pressure or sedative/hypnotic medications.
Do not use if you are taking immunosuppressive drugs.
Do not purchase if seal is broken.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not drive or use machinery for 5 hours after taking melatonin.
Do not use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
Storage
Protect from heat, light, and moisture. Store at 59-86(0)F (15-30(0)C).

Source: label statements in DSLD label 28997.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Dicalcium Phosphate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Stearic Acid, Hypromellose, Polyethylene Glycol, Hydroxypropyl Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.

How many labels does Tranquell have?

One label is on file, entered on January 24, 2014.

  1. Label 28997 (current) Entered January 24, 2014 · on the market · 60 caplets

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

Who makes it?

The label names Vitamins Direct (NA) (distributor), West Palm Beach. All Vitamins Direct products.

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