Nutrients and botanicals people commonly take for stress, anxiety and low mood. We make no treatment claims — each is ranked by cost per dose, with sourced facts on its nutrient page. Anxiety is a medical matter; talk to a clinician. Not medical advice. Best value right now: Saffron from $0.03/serving.
Prices checked Jul 11, 2026
The nutrients people commonly associate with stress, anxiety & mood, each shown at its cheapest current cost per dose (per gram for powders). Ranked lowest cost first; no paid placement.
| # | Nutrient | Cheapest pick | Dose basis | Price | Cost / dose | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saffron | Nutricost Saffron Extract 88.5mg | per serving | $7.12 | $0.03/serving | facts |
| 2 | Magnesium | Nutricost, Magnesium Oxide Capsules, 375 Mg, 240… | per serving | $10.99 | $0.05/serving | facts · NIH |
| 3 | Ashwagandha KSM-66 | Saffron Gummies Supplements with 88.5 mg Saffron… | per serving | $6.23 | $0.05/serving | facts · NIH |
| 4 | L-Theanine | Saffron Gummies Supplements with 88.5 mg Saffron… | per serving | $6.23 | $0.05/serving | facts |
| 5 | SAM-e | SAM-e 400mg Capsules - Easy Absorption SAM e… | per serving | $5.41 | $0.06/serving | facts · NIH |
| 6 | GABA | NOW GABA 500 mg,200 Veg Capsules | per serving | $16.10 | $0.08/serving | facts |
Ranked by real cost per dose (per gram for powders), not sticker price. We make no health claims — see each linked nutrient page for NIH-sourced facts, or read our methodology.
This page gathers the nutrients people commonly associate with stress, anxiety & mood and ranks each one by cost per dose— the product’s current price divided by its servings per container, then normalized to one daily dose (or per gram for powders so a 20 g and a 25 g serving compare fairly). The table shows the single cheapest pick we currently track for each nutrient, sorted lowest cost first. Nothing here is paid placement, and a nutrient with no active deals simply drops off the list.
If you are assembling a stack for stress, anxiety & mood, cost per dose is the figure that tells you what each option actually costs to take day after day — a smaller bottle with a lower sticker price can cost more per serving than a larger one. Use it to compare like-for-like and avoid overpaying; it is a price-comparison signal, not a measure of quality or suitability.
Detailed nutrient facts — intake ranges, food sources, upper limits and safety — live on each linked nutrient hub, sourced from the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements. For the full ranking rules see our methodology and editorial standards.
Commonly: Ashwagandha KSM-66, Magnesium, L-Theanine, Saffron, SAM-e, GABA. We make no medical claims — each is ranked here by real cost per dose, with NIH-sourced facts on its nutrient page. Not medical advice.
By cost per dose, Nutricost Saffron Extract 88.5mg (Saffron) at $0.03/serving is the cheapest per-dose option among the stress, anxiety & mood nutrients we track as of July 2026.
We link primary sources and paraphrase their findings — never copy their text, tables, or images. Cost-per-dose figures are our own first-party catalog data.