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True Calm

by NOW · capsule · 90 veg capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 00155 9
  • DSLD label 244413
  • Serving 1 veg capsule

True Calm by NOW lists 8 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 1 veg capsule, such as 45 mg of niacin, 8 mg of vitamin B6, 6.5 mg of magnesium and 200 mg of GABA. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 25, 2021.

What is in True Calm?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 veg capsule. 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).

True Calm: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 244413, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Niacinas NiacinamideNiacin (Form: as Niacinamide)45 mg281%Niacin in True Calm against 12,413 products45 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg45 mg

Higher than 74% of 12,413 products listing niacin (median 20 mg). Per day at the most servings: 135 mg. 3.9 times the adult UL a day.

Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B-6 (Form: from Pyridoxine HCl)8 mg471%Vitamin B6 in True Calm against 15,277 products8 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg8 mg

Higher than 53% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 24 mg.

Magnesiumas Magnesium BisglycinateMagnesium (Form: from Magnesium Bisglycinate Note: TRAACS)6.5 mg2%Magnesium in True Calm against 14,003 products6.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg6.5 mg

96% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 19.5 mg.

GABA200 mgGABA in True Calm against 744 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 80 mg to 400 mg, the median 100 mg.200 mg

Higher than 58% of 744 products listing GABA (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg.

Glycine200 mgGlycine in True Calm against 1,078 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 846 mg, the median 300 mg.200 mg

56% of 1,078 products listing glycine give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg.

Taurine200 mgTaurine in True Calm against 2,337 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.200 mg

65% of 2,337 products listing taurine give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg.

Inositol100 mgInositol in True Calm against 4,042 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 80 mg, the median 30 mg.100 mg

Higher than 76% of 4,042 products listing inositol (median 30 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Valerian25 mgValerian in True Calm against 647 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 80 mg to 450 mg, the median 200 mg.25 mg

91% of 647 products listing valerian give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 75 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 244413 (entered March 25, 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:

  • At 3 servings a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 135 mg of niacin, 3.9 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.
  • 96% of the 14,003 products that print an amount of magnesium list more than its 6.5 mg of magnesium (median 86 mg).
  • 91% of the 647 products that print an amount of valerian list more than its 25 mg of valerian (median 200 mg).

The NIH database records 1 to 3 servings 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?

2 products list 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 Usage: Take 1 capsule 1 to 3 times daily, preferably on an empty stomach or just before meals.
Warnings
Caution: For adults only. May reduce the ability to drive or operate machinery.
Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 244413.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Stearic Acid.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Triangle K (Kosher); GMP Quality Assured.

How many labels does True Calm have?

5 labels are on file under this name since December 23, 2011: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 244413 (current) Entered March 25, 2021 · on the market · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 00155 9
  2. Label 70147 Entered January 25, 2017 · off the market August 8, 2023 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 00155 9
  3. Label 51464 Entered October 22, 2015 · off the market November 30, 2016 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 00155 9
  4. Label 42740 Entered February 25, 2015 · off the market September 30, 2015 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 00155 9
  5. Label 2856 Entered December 23, 2011 · off the market February 16, 2015 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 33739 00155 9

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

Who makes it?

The label names NOW Foods (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

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