Comparison
Melatonin vs EGCG (Green Tea)
Melatonin
Pineal hormone regulating circadian rhythm. Low doses (0.3-1mg) often outperform higher doses for sleep.
EGCG (Green Tea)
Most abundant catechin in green tea. Antioxidant, mild ACh esterase inhibitor, and metabolic enhancer.
| Field | Melatonin | EGCG (Green Tea) |
|---|---|---|
| Category | neuroprotective | neuroprotective |
| Dose range | 0.3–3mg | 200–500mg |
| Half-life | 1h | — |
| Onset | 30min | — |
| Evidence | EVIDENCEA | EVIDENCEA |
| Safety | ●●●●● | ●●●●○ |
| Legal (US) | USOTC | USOTC |
| PubMed refs | 28000 | 4800 |
The comparison in plain English
Auto-generated from dataMelatonin and EGCG (Green Tea) are both in the neuroprotective category respectively. Melatonin Pineal hormone regulating circadian rhythm. EGCG (Green Tea) Most abundant catechin in green tea.
Bottom line
Melatonin (evidence A, safety 5/5) matches the evidence base of EGCG (Green Tea) (evidence A, safety 4/5). Melatonin has the slightly cleaner safety profile. For users new to either, the higher-evidence option is the safer first try.
Choose Melatonin if
Melatonin is the better fit when your goal aligns with its mechanism (Endogenous hormone produced by the pineal gland in response to darkness, signalling the circadian sleep window) and the dose range (0.3–3mg) suits your protocol. Half-life is 1h.
Choose EGCG (Green Tea) if
EGCG (Green Tea) is the better fit when your goal aligns with its mechanism (Powerful antioxidant — one of the most reactive natural radical scavengers known) and the dose range (200–500mg) suits your protocol. Half-life is —h.