NTOL Natrol (MM)

Natrol, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTOL), a leading manufacturer and distributor of nationally branded nutritional products, today announced that Natrol Ester-C 500 mg was awarded the 2006 Gold Medal Vity Award for the Vitamin C category of Vitamin and Mineral Supplements. The award will be formally announced in the May issue of Vitamin Retailer Magazine. Introduced in the 1990's by Vitamin Retailer Magazine, the Vity Awards recognize the most popular products within the Health Food industry. Awards are given based upon results of a poll reaching thousands of retailers throughout the country. Eric Schick, Vice President of Marketing for Natrol, stated, "We are delighted to be recognized by vitamin and dietary supplement retailers as the `gold standard' brand of the Vitamin C category. Natrol was the first manufacturer to offer Ester-C products to retailers twenty years ago. Over the years, both retailers and their customers have trusted Natrol to provide premium-quality, innovative and effective products such as Ester-C. We have never taken that trust for granted. We are pleased that our retail partners continue to recognize the high standards of our products and the quality of life they bring to those who use them." Natrol Ester-C is a non-acidic form of Vitamin C. Its patented manufacturing process neutralizes the pH, making Ester-C gentle on the digestive system. Ester-C is available in a full range of potency (250-1000 mg) and forms, including tablets, capsules, soft chews, wafers, liquid and powder. Ester-C(R) is a licensed trademark of Zila Nutraceuticals, Inc. About Natrol Founded in 1980, Natrol, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTOL) is a diversified nutrition company that manufactures and markets premium-branded nutritional products, functional teas and sports fitness products under the Natrol(R), Laci Le Beau(R) Tea and Prolab(R) Sports Nutrition labels. Natrol markets more than 200 nutritional products designed to meet a wide range of consumer needs. The products are available at more than 54,000 food, drug, mass market and independent health food stores, catalogs and Internet sites, gyms and specialty stores nationally and in select foreign countries. For more information, visit www.natrol.com. The statements made in this press release which are not historical facts including statements regarding expectations for future growth of revenue and profits and trends concerning net sales, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. As a result of a number of factors, the Company's actual results could differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Certain factors that might cause Natrol's actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements include adverse trends in the dietary supplements industry, intense competition, adverse effects of unfavorable publicity regarding particular products or the Company's industry generally, the Company's dependence on the introduction of successful new products, the Company's ability to gain market share and shelf space in each of its distribution channels, the Company experiencing high rates of product returns, and adverse government regulation, as well as those factors set forth under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and in the Company's other filings with Securities and Exchange Commission.