$21.04 $0.70 per serving
Product analysis
Driftoff centres on melatonin for sleep timing and falling asleep, with more uncertain calming support from the other ingredients. The herbal preparations are not clearly specified, making their likely contribution harder to judge.
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Nutrient Quality20
The ingredient preparations are unspecified, preventing a direct quality comparison. The herb names alone do not establish equivalence to particular extracts.
Ingredient Transparency63
The ingredient amounts are disclosed, making the serving easier to check. Missing forms leave the preparations harder to compare with alternatives.
Value For Money38
The valerian and GABA comparisons are less favourable, and melatonin is relatively costly. Other comparisons are incomplete, leaving no clear value advantage for the combination.
Customer Satisfaction71
Customer feedback is positive on average across a large number of reviews. Those experiences describe satisfaction without proving sleep or mood benefits.
Product Focus71
Melatonin provides the clearest link to sleep timing and falling asleep. The other ingredients add more uncertain relaxation support, with limited basis for broad daytime stress or mood benefits.
- Format
Capsule - Container
- 60 Capsule(s)
- Per serving
- $0.70
- Customer rating
- 4.0 · 3,405 ratings
Goals
Impact
Highest effect
Melatonin · 2 mg
Melatonin is the main ingredient for sleep timing and falling asleep. GABA, valerian, chamomile and lemon balm add possible calming or sleep-quality connections, but their evidence is limited or mixed and the amounts provide less support than melatonin. Valerian extract identity alone does not establish equivalence to a defined medicinal extract. Tryptophan and passionflower are too low to contribute in the saved findings, and arbitrary hops extract has no established independent sleep contribution.
How this product is rated for Sleep Support
Ingredient fit77
The formula is sleep-focused, but most companion ingredients receive only partial amount recognition.
Goal fit
The recognized ingredients largely fit sleep support.
Dose adequacy
Melatonin is fully recognized; the calming companions receive partial amount recognition, while tryptophan and passionflower are excluded.
Pathways60
Sleep timing dominates; calming remains less substantially represented.
Depth
Melatonin supplies the strongest sleep-clock connection.
Breadth
Only timing reaches substantial coverage, despite several calming ingredients.
Evidence100
Melatonin provides the strongest evidence; the companion ingredients have more limited or mixed support.
Evidence strength
Melatonin supplies the strongest reviewed sleep support.
Studied preparation
The saved findings recognize the included preparations, without establishing equivalence to specific medicinal valerian extracts.
Formulation logic100
Recognized ingredients have no missing partner or matched conflict.
Partner coverage
The recognized ingredients work alone or have their required partner.
Conflicts
No ingredient conflict is matched.
Effective doses
Five ingredients meet the inclusion threshold; tryptophan and passionflower do not, and hops receives no independent contribution.
Impact
Highest effect
GABA · 100 mgTryptophan · 100 mg
GABA has limited short-term task-stress findings, while sustained supplement benefits remain uncertain. Melatonin connects mainly with sleep-associated or selected procedural anxiety contexts. Valerian, accompanied by hops, adds a sleep-related connection, although its outcomes are inconsistent and its amount contributes only partially. Driftoff therefore relates mainly to sleep recovery and calming, with little basis here for broad daytime stress relief.
How this product is rated for Stress Relief
Ingredient fit72
GABA, melatonin and valerian provide the main contributions within a broader sleep formula.
Goal fit
GABA, melatonin and valerian provide the main contributions within a broader sleep formula.
Dose adequacy
Amounts provide partial support overall, especially for GABA and valerian.
Pathways80
Sleep recovery and calming are the main relevant aspects.
Depth
Sleep recovery has the strongest combined coverage.
Breadth
Sleep recovery and calming are covered; other stress aspects are not.
Evidence91
GABA supplies the strongest saved evidence, but the relevant findings concern limited short-term settings.
Evidence strength
GABA supplies the strongest saved evidence, but the relevant findings concern limited short-term settings.
Studied preparation
The contributing ingredients with sufficient amounts meet the saved studied-preparation comparison.
Formulation logic100
The contributing ingredients work independently or have their relevant partners, with no flagged formulation conflict.
Partner coverage
Hops provides valerian's relevant partner; the other contributing ingredients work independently.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflict is identified in the supplied facts.
Effective doses
All credited ingredients meet the minimum amount threshold for a contribution.
Tryptophan Not classified
No linked studies yet.
Impact
Moderate effect
Lemon balm may help ease anxiety or depressive symptoms, though the effect varies with the preparation. The serving contains 100 mg of lemon balm, and the limited information about this preparation leaves its likely effect uncertain. Valerian is more closely associated with relaxation and sleep; whether it directly improves everyday mood is unclear.
How this product is rated for Mood Support
Ingredient fit62
Valerian mainly relates to relaxation and sleep; a direct everyday mood benefit is unclear.
Goal fit
Valerian mainly relates to relaxation and sleep; a direct everyday mood benefit is unclear.
Dose adequacy
Valerian provides 150 mg per serving; this amount alone doesn't predict mood improvement.
Pathways11
The main connection concerns calming, which is narrower than a general improvement in mood.
Depth
The main connection concerns calming, which is narrower than a general improvement in mood.
Breadth
The mood connection is narrow; additional emotional effects cannot be assumed from ingredient mechanisms.
Evidence55
Valerian mainly relates to relaxation and sleep; a direct everyday mood benefit is unclear.
Evidence strength
Valerian mainly relates to relaxation and sleep; a direct everyday mood benefit is unclear.
Studied preparation
The botanical declaration is available, but different extracts aren't automatically interchangeable.
Formulation logic100
Valerian does not depend on a companion ingredient here. No particular conflict among the listed ingredients is identified.
Partner coverage
Valerian does not require another listed ingredient for its potential contribution.
Conflicts
No particular conflict among the listed ingredients is identified.
Effective doses
Valerian provides 150 mg per serving; this amount alone doesn't predict mood improvement.
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount per serving | Score |
|---|---|---|
Valerian extract | 150 mg | |
GABA | 100 mg | |
L-Tryptophan | 100 mg | |
Chamomile extract | 100 mg | |
Passion Flower extract | 100 mg | |
Lemon Balm extract | 100 mg | |
Hops extract | 100 mg | |
Melatonin | 2 mg |
GABA · 100 mg OverallScore69
Each serving provides 100 mg GABA, identified as generic in the saved facts. A whole-product serving costs about $0.70.
How this ingredient is rated
Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability70
The saved facts identify generic GABA; its production method is not established in those facts.
GABA Source & Production Method
The saved facts identify generic GABA; its production method is not established in those facts.
Dose, Safety & Label Transparency82
Each serving provides 100 mg GABA, with the amount stated separately. The evaluation flags common flow agents in the ingredient panel.
GABA Dosage Adequacy & Transparency
Each serving provides 100 mg GABA, with the amount stated separately.
Label Purity & Excipient Quality
The evaluation flags common flow agents in the ingredient panel.
Value40
At about $0.70 per whole-product serving, the price is relatively high in the evaluation for this GABA source.
Price per Effective Dose
At about $0.70 per whole-product serving, the price is relatively high in the evaluation for this GABA source.
Melatonin · 2 mg OverallScore46
A serving supplies 2 mg of melatonin in capsule form. The whole-product serving costs about $0.70.
How this ingredient is rated
Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability0
The saved information contains no qualifying independent-testing claim, so independent verification is unknown.
Third-Party Purity Verification
No qualifying independent-testing claim is recorded in the saved information; that does not establish whether testing occurred.
Dose, Safety & Label Transparency100
The 2 mg serving is among the lower amounts in this comparison.
Physiological Dosing Alignment
Each serving contains 2 mg of melatonin, a lower amount in this comparison.
Value30
The whole-product serving costs about $0.70.
Price Per Serving Efficiency
The price is about $0.70 per whole-product serving.
Valerian · 150 mg OverallScore64
Each serving provides 150 mg of valerian extract. The whole-product serving costs about $0.70.
How this ingredient is rated
Composition and Label Disclosure40
The valerian extract is identified, but the available facts do not provide an extract ratio or valerenic acid percentage.
Marker and Preparation Disclosure
The extract is identified, but its ratio and valerenic acid percentage are not specified in the available facts.
Composition and Label Disclosure100
The available facts give 150 mg of valerian extract per serving.
Individual Preparation Amount Disclosure
The available facts give 150 mg of valerian extract per serving.
Commercial Price and Usability40
A whole-product serving costs about $0.70; this is the price for the full serving.
Commercial Price per Labeled Serving
The whole-product serving costs about $0.70.
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