“Melatonin 10 mg per serving”
Evidence →The label promises 10 mg per serving. The panel says 10 mg. They match.
Exact product checked · GTIN 00047469081737Natrol · checked Aug 3, 2026 · on sale since Mar 8, 2024USPTO returned 4 exact supplement-class owner records · inspect the identity trail
Quick read · Natrol
Natrol Time Release Melatonin Gummies, 10mg
Checked against public sources on August 3, 2026 · LookCloser does not sell or recommend supplements.
55gummies
55servings per container
Does the marketing hold up?
FDA recall appears in this brand's history. An exact-product recall is a direct signal. A different product from the same firm is company context, not a strike against this item.
Is the dose real?Panel read — dose not verified5 ingredients listed; no advertised amount we could confirm against them
What a serving costs$0.29per serving, at the checked price
Is it tested?Claimed — no lab or certificate found
Who’s behind it?USPTO lists 4 owner recordssame brand name, more than one registrant — we don’t choose between them
Is it the real thing?✓Barcode matches outside records
Trouble on record?Brand history — not this product
“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✓ checked out2◖ partly confirmed1△ support not found2? couldn’t verifyno contradictions · brand-level recall on file
The label itself
What the Supplement Facts panel says
| Calories | 10 |
|---|---|
| Total Carbohydrate | 2 g |
| Total Sugars | 1 g |
| Includes 1 g Added Sugars | 1 g |
| Melatonin | 10 mg |
Printed on the package: Non-GMO · GMP CERTIFIED · Good Manufacturing Practices · 3rd Party Tested · 100% DRUG FREE · Manufactured in USA
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
1 promise checks out. 1 needs a closer look, and 4 remain open.
✓Matches the label1
◐Partly confirmed2
“CERTIFIED”
Evidence →“GMP-certified” describes factory processes, not what is in the bottle. The claim does not name a certifier or public register that a shopper can check.
“SLEEP SUPPORT THROUGH THE NIGHT: Experience better sleep with Natrol melatonin 10mg gummies for adults, formulated as a time release melatonin…”
Evidence →Ingredient evidence exists; on dose: label claims 10 mg/serving — above the range commonly used in research (sleep trials commonly use 0.5–5 mg; higher doses are not shown to work better and gummy products have repeatedly been found to differ from their labels).
Ingredient research can support context, but it is not a trial of this exact product.
△Claimed without support found1
“DRUG FREE SLEEPING AID BRAND IN AMERICA(2): As the #1 drug free sleep aid brand, we have formulas to help you fall asleep faster, and fast-acting…”
Evidence →We found no study of this product measuring the stated outcome over the stated timeframe.
?Couldn’t verify independently2
“Party”
Evidence →No named laboratory or lot-specific certificate was found for this exact product. The exact brand page names no testing issuer and links no product-bound report. 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.
“in USA”
Evidence →“Made in USA” can describe only final bottling. Ingredient-sourcing records were not located for this product.
We looked and found no public proof. That does not count against the product.
Quick read · 8 useful findings
What is worth knowing.
Headlines first. Open evidence only when you want the source trail.
Needs explanationAny trouble in public records?
FDA recall appears in this brand's history
An exact-product recall is a direct signal. A different product from the same firm is company context, not a strike against this item.
Evidence and sources
This recall is not about the product on this page. Natrol, LLC recalled a different product on April 8, 2021. FDA has since closed that case. The recalled item was “Natrol Melatonin 3 mg, Tab 60 White bottle with purple flip-top cap.…”
Locked evidence record →Open the full source-linked findingNeeds explanationIs the label honest?
The label says 3 g of melatonin in 4 gummies — but not what those 4 gummies weigh
That weight is the one number that would let anyone check the amount on the front. We did not weigh it ourselves, so this is an open question, not a problem we found.
Evidence and sources
A serving is 4 gummies, and the panel lists 3,000 mg — 3 g — of melatonin in that serving. What the panel doesn’t give is the one number needed to check it: what a serving weighs. Gummies of this type usually run somewhere around 2.5 to 3.5 grams each, which would put 4 of…
Locked evidence record →Open the full source-linked findingPublic contextWho is behind it?
Registered owner records: NATROL, INC. · Natrol, Inc. · Natrol LLC
The public ownership record is ambiguous. We show the exact candidates instead of choosing one by name similarity.
Evidence and sources
USPTO returned multiple live supplement-class records for the exact brand wordmark: NATROL, INC., Natrol, Inc., Natrol LLC. These records answer who owns registrations for the brand; the separate product-to-owner or manufacturer link remains open.
Locked evidence record →Open the full source-linked findingCheckedIs the label honest?
Listing claim matches the Supplement Facts panel
The label promise and the Supplement Facts amount agree.
Evidence and sources
The listing claims 10 mg; the photo-read Supplement Facts panel shows Melatonin at 10 mg per serving — the listing text and its photo-read panel agree; this is internal consistency, not independent testing.
Locked evidence record →Open the full source-linked findingCheckedIs 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 findingCheckedWho is behind it?
The barcode identity checks out · 047469081737.
The barcode matches, so we are checking the right product rather than a look-alike.
Evidence and sources
The brand's store lists this exact barcode as “Time Release Melatonin Gummies, 10mg” (variant: 55 ct) — identity confirmed across retailer listings.
Locked evidence record →Open the full source-linked findingPublic contextWill you get what you pay for?
Reaching a studied dose costs about $9/month
Comparing cost at a research-relevant amount shows how quickly the package is used and what the routine actually costs.
Evidence and sources
At 1.0 serving(s) a day to reach the low end of the studied range (0.5–5 mg), this product runs roughly $9 per month. A price observation, not a recommendation.
Locked evidence record →Open the full source-linked findingCheckedCan you trust the review pattern?
Reviews rose from 64 to 113 between July 8, 2025 and July 20, 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 64 to 113 between July 8, 2025 and July 20, 2026. The largest rise inside any single 30-day window was about 9, so the count moved in steps rather than in one burst.
Locked evidence record →Open the full source-linked findingWhat remains open 1
- 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?
The brand has 4 exact supplement-class records
These are the USPTO records behind the brand name. We show them all rather than choosing one by similarity.
🇺🇸NATROL, INC.
CALIFORNIA, USA; DELAWARE, USA · Registration 1532608
21411 Prairie Street, CHATSWORTH, CALIFORNIA 91311, UNITED STATES
Goods covered by this record
IC 005: FOOD SUPPLEMENTS, NAMELY SUPPLEMENTS COMPRISING IN WHOLE OR PART MINERALS, VITAMINS, GREEN FOOD, FIBERS AND HERBS.
🇺🇸Natrol, Inc.
DELAWARE, USA · Registration 2906488
21411 Prairie Street, Chatsworth, CALIFORNIA 91311, UNITED STATES
Goods covered by this record
IC 005: full line of dietary supplements.
🇺🇸Natrol LLC
DELAWARE, USA · Registration 5643583
21411 Prairie Street, Chats, California 91311, UNITED STATES
Goods covered by this record
IC 005: Dietary and nutritional supplements; Vitamins.
🇺🇸Natrol LLC
Delaware, USA · Registration 8235633
21411 Prairie Street, Chatsworth, California 91311, UNITED STATES
Goods covered by this record
IC 005: Vitamins; Dietary and nutritional supplements.
This answers who owns registrations for the brand wordmark. It does not by itself prove which entity made, imported, or sold this specific product. Open USPTO source ↗
Research behind the findings
Dose and research context
The label amount is shown beside the range used in the linked ingredient studies.
Dose vs research
Melatonin
STUDIED RANGE011 mg
10 mg per serving — above the 0.5–5 mg/day used in the linked studies.
Linked ingredient research · label amount, not a recommendation
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 10 mg of melatonin per serving. Studies we found used 0.5 mg–5 mg a day, so this sits above that range.
0studied 0.5 mg–5 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$15.68
$0.29 per labeled serving
matching UPC/GTIN · checked Aug 3, 2026
View on Amazon ↗Brand website
Exact UPC/GTIN match$15.99
$0.29 per labeled serving
matching UPC/GTIN · checked Aug 3, 2026
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We only show a price when the seller publishes the same barcode as the bottle. We haven’t found that match here.
Search Walmart ↗Same UPC/GTIN observed across 2 sellers. Amazon was lowest at $15.68; Brand website was highest at $15.99 — a $0.31 range at check time.
The observed listing and exact brand page repeat 10 mg. That confirms cross-page consistency of the published claim, not the product contents.
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Record built August 03, 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.