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Exact product checked · GTIN 00023249013365Sports Research · checked Aug 5, 2026 · on sale since Aug 6, 2024🇺🇸 USPTO wordmark owner · Sports Research Corporation · CALIFORNIA, USA
Quick read · Sports Research

Sports Research® Sleep Complex (Melatonin-Free)

Checked against public sources on August 5, 2026 · LookCloser does not sell or recommend supplements.

60capsules · 30 servings

Does the marketing hold up?

Testing claimed — documentation not found. The observed listing claims third-party testing without naming a lab or certifier. No product-bound report is saved, so the claim cannot be verified as stated. …

Is the dose real?Listing and panel agreeboth say 100 mg of 5-HTP
What a serving costs$0.90per serving, at the checked price
Is it tested?Claimed — no lab or certificate found
Who’s behind it?🇺🇸Sports Research Corporationcorporation · CALIFORNIA, USA
Is it the real thing?Barcode matches outside records
Trouble on record?No recalls found

“Couldn’t verify” means we looked and found no public proof — not a mark against the product. Most supplement claims cannot be independently verified by anyone, so grey is the normal state of this industry.

1◖ partly confirmed2? couldn’t verifyno contradictions · no recalls
The label itself

What the Supplement Facts panel says

Serving size 2 Veggie Capsules · 30 servings per container

Magnesium (as hydroxide, glycinate, citrate)140 mg
Valerian Root Extract (Sleeproot)200 mg
L-Theanine200 mg
GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) (PharmaGABA®)125 mg
5-HTP (5-Hydroxytryptophan) (from Griffonia simplicifolia extract) (seed)100 mg

Printed on the package: Vegan · Gluten-Free · Non-GMO · IGEN NON-GMO TESTED · GLUTEN FREE · CERTIFIED VEGAN · AMERICAN VEGETARIAN ASSOCIATION · Non-GMO Tested

We read 5 lines from the package photograph. It is our transcript of the label, not the manufacturer’s panel, and it may be incomplete.

Marketing claims, checked

The checks, one by one

The public sources did not settle the marketing promises on this label.

Partly confirmed1

“SLEEP SUPPORT*: Sports Research Sleep Complex is thoughtfully crafted without melatonin to help you avoid next-day”

Published research exists for ingredients in this formula. Whether this product’s doses match those studies could not be confirmed.

Evidence →

Ingredient research can support context, but it is not a trial of this exact product.

?Couldn’t verify independently2

“batch is third-party tested and manufactured in the USA in a cGMP-compliant facility to ensure safety and”

No named laboratory or lot-specific certificate was found for this exact product. A related brand page names no testing issuer and links no product-bound report; its UPC is not published. NSF, IFOS, USP, and Informed-Sport were not checked in this record. This is a public-evidence limit, not a finding that testing did not occur.

Evidence →
“batch is third-party tested and manufactured in the USA in a cGMP-compliant facility to ensure safety and”

“Made in USA” can describe only final bottling. Ingredient-sourcing records were not located for this product.

Evidence →

We looked and found no public proof. That does not count against the product.

Quick read · 3 useful findings

What is worth knowing.

Headlines first. Open evidence only when you want the source trail.

CheckedIs the label honest?

Every ingredient shows its amount · 5 ingredients listed.

Every ingredient shows its real amount — nothing is hidden in a proprietary blend.

Evidence and sources

The panel gives a per-ingredient amount rather than hiding quantities inside a proprietary blend, so each one can be compared to published research.

Locked evidence record →Open the full source-linked finding
CheckedWho is behind it?

The barcode identity checks out · 023249013365.

The barcode matches, so we are checking the right product rather than a look-alike.

Evidence and sources

Open Food Facts resolves 023249013365 to "Sleep Complex Melatonin Free" (Sports Research) — consistent with this listing.

Locked evidence record →Open the full source-linked finding
CheckedCan you trust the review pattern?

Reviews rose from 67 to 258 between July 9, 2025 and July 10, 2026 — no sudden jump.

A count that moves steadily is ordinary. A sudden burst is what deserves a closer look.

Evidence and sources

Written reviews rose from 67 to 258 between July 9, 2025 and July 10, 2026. The largest rise inside any single 30-day window was about 43, so the count moved in steps rather than in one burst.

Locked evidence record →Open the full source-linked finding
What remains open 2
  • No FDA recall matched this brand in the current search.
  • We have not found a public label filing for this exact product.

These are evidence gaps, not strikes against the product.

Who owns the brand wordmark?
🇺🇸
Sports Research CorporationCorporation · exact supplement-class mark for SPORTS RESEARCH
Registration5516811
Registered2018-07-17
AssignmentsNo transfers recorded

Filed address
784 W. Channel St., San Pedro, California 90731, UNITED STATES

USPTO identifies the public owner or applicant behind this brand wordmark. This does not by itself identify the product manufacturer or prove where the product was made. Open USPTO source ↗

Research behind the findings

Dose and research context

We could not match an amount on this product to a studied range for the same ingredient, so these links are ingredient background rather than a measurement of this product.

Background reading

What the research says about these amounts

Not a score. Studies disagree with each other and change over time, so this sits beside the evidence rather than counting toward it — it is here so you can read the sources yourself.

The panel lists 140 mg of magnesium per serving. Studies we found used 200 mg–420 mg a day, so this sits below that range.

0studied 200 mg–420 mg

Study ranges differ between trials and change as research changes. This is background reading, not a pass, a failure, or a recommendation.

Where it sells

Price check for this exact product

Amazon

Exact UPC/GTIN match
$26.95

$0.90 per labeled serving

matching UPC/GTIN · checked Aug 5, 2026

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Brand website

Official product-page candidate · UPC absent
$27.95

Official shopping lead; excluded from exact price comparisons.

Sleep Complex with Melatonin · 5 mg Melatonin / 60 Veggie Capsules. Confirm the package UPC/GTIN before buying.

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iHerb

Not confirmed
No exact listing saved

We only show a price when the seller publishes the same barcode as the bottle. We haven’t found that match here.

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Target

Not confirmed
No exact listing saved

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Walmart

Not confirmed
No exact listing saved

We only show a price when the seller publishes the same barcode as the bottle. We haven’t found that match here.

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Only one exact price was available at build time; prices change by date, seller, and promotion.

The brand-page price is shown as a shopping lead only. It is excluded from the exact-product price difference because the page does not publish this record's matching UPC/GTIN.

The observed listing and related brand page repeat 200 mg, 125 mg, 100 mg. That confirms cross-page consistency of the published claim, not the product contents.

Reference prices only · no affiliate links · every compared seller must publish the matching UPC/GTIN.

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Record built August 05, 2026. Sources: source listing observed at check time · USPTO Trademark Search · Keepa exact-listing history · NIH / published research · certification and regulator records where available. LookCloser publishes evidence and gaps; it does not advise for or against any supplement. Evidence-based corrections welcome.