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Life Extension Life Extension Melatonin 1 mg Capsules

Life Extension Melatonin 1 mg Capsules

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Contaminants · 4

1 at/over limit
From lab tests of this product’s family
Life Extension Melatonin Capsules
This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Lead10.9 ppbof 5 ppb
Over the limit — 2.2×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Melatonin 300 mcg Vegetarian Capsules
ArsenicNDof 10 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)
Measured in: Melatonin 300 mcg Vegetarian Capsules
CadmiumNDof 5 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Melatonin 300 mcg Vegetarian Capsules
MercuryNDof 2 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L
Measured in: Melatonin 300 mcg Vegetarian Capsules

Ingredients · 4

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Common questions

Is Life Extension Melatonin 1 mg Capsules healthy?

Life Extension Melatonin 1 mg Capsules scores 50/100 on Tallow — our okay band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in, plus lab results from its product family, Life Extension Melatonin Capsules. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Life Extension Melatonin 1 mg Capsules?

Life Extension Melatonin 1 mg Capsules lists 4 ingredients, starting with Melatonin, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Gelatin and Silica. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Life Extension Melatonin 1 mg Capsules contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Life Extension Melatonin 1 mg Capsules’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Life Extension Melatonin 1 mg Capsules?

Life Extension Melatonin 1 mg Capsules has no NOVA group. Tallow works NOVA out from the ingredient list, and it does not apply to supplements or non-food products; a food whose ingredients are not all classified yet stays unknown instead of being guessed. Either way the processing axis scores it neutrally.

How does Life Extension Melatonin 1 mg Capsules compare to other sleep & relaxation?

At 50/100 Life Extension Melatonin 1 mg Capsules lands mid-scale — below the typical score in sleep & relaxation, but clear of the bottom band. A higher-scoring option in sleep & relaxation is Primo Kava Kava Capsules at 100/100.

Is Life Extension Melatonin 1 mg Capsules organic?

Life Extension Melatonin 1 mg Capsules is not certified organic in our data.

Has Life Extension Melatonin 1 mg Capsules been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Melatonin with microcrystalline cellulose, silica in a capsule) with the other products in its family, Life Extension Melatonin Capsules, and 1 product in its family has been lab tested. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Those results are in the family's Contaminants section above; its own results may differ.

Does Life Extension Melatonin 1 mg Capsules contain heavy metals?

Life Extension Melatonin 1 mg Capsules itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected lead at 10.9 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Melatonin 300 mcg Vegetarian Capsules. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

Full methodology: how we score products.

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