Advanced Vegetarian Enzyme Complex
by Bronson Laboratories · tablet or pill · 120 tablets
- Off the market since July 2021 (NIH)
- UPC 7 16563 65501 3
- DSLD label 35264
- Serving 1 to 2 tablets; amounts per 2 tablets
Advanced Vegetarian Enzyme Complex by Bronson Laboratories lists 12 ingredients, 12 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 154 mg of calcium, 118 mg of phosphorus, 13,000 HUT of protease and 4,000 DU of amylase. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2014.
What is in Advanced Vegetarian Enzyme Complex?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 tablets. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calciumas Dicalcium Phosphate | 154 mg | 15% | Higher than 60% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 462 mg. |
| Phosphorusas Dicalcium Phosphate | 118 mg | 12% | Higher than 62% of 3,786 products listing phosphorus (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 354 mg. |
| ProteaseProtease Note: in hemoglobin unit tyrosine base | 13,000 HUT | ||
| AmylaseAmylase Note: in dextrinizing units | 4,000 DU | ||
| LactaseLactase Note: in alphalactosidase units | 200 ALU | ||
| CellulaseCellulase Note: in cellulase units | 40 CU | ||
| LipaseLipase Note: in lipase units | 42 LU | ||
| PapainPapain Note: in papain units | 800 PU | ||
| BromelainBromelain Note: in gelatin digesting units | 60 GDU | ||
| Alfalfa | 100 mg | 58% of 477 products listing alfalfa give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg. | |
| Betaine HCl | 6 mg | 96% of 914 products listing betaine hydrochloride give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 18 mg. | |
| Lactospore Lactobacillus sporogenes | 4.5 mg | 91% of 237 products listing bacillus coagulans give more (median 20 mg). Per day at the most servings: 13.5 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 35264 (entered July 25, 2014), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:
- 96% of the 914 products that print an amount of betaine hydrochloride list more than its 6 mg of betaine HCl (filed by NIH under betaine hydrochloride) (median 50 mg).
- 91% of the 237 products that print an amount of bacillus coagulans list more than its 4.5 mg of lactospore lactobacillus sporogenes (filed by NIH under bacillus coagulans) (median 20 mg).
The NIH database records 1 to 3 servings a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.
The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.
Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.
Which products have the closest formulas?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Vegetarian Enzyme ComplexFuturebiotics same ingredients
- Advanced Vegetarian Enzyme ComplexBronson 11 shared, 93% alike
- Vegetarian Enzyme ComplexBronson 9 shared, 79% alike
- Vegetarian Digestive EnzymesBasic Vitamins 9 shared, 79% alike
- GI-OnePatient One MediNutritionals 9 shared, 67% alike
- Ultra Digestive EnzymesMason Natural 8 shared, 63% alike
Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.
What does the label say about taking it?
Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.
- Directions
- Directions: As a dietary supplement for adults, take 1-2 tablets with each meal. With large or fried meals, take 2 tablets or as directed by a healthcare professional.
- Warnings
- WARNING: Do not take this product if you are pregnant or nursing.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Storage
- Store at room temperature. Protect from light.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 35264.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Polyethylene Glycol.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): EST 1960.
How many labels does Advanced Vegetarian Enzyme Complex have?
One label is on file, entered on July 25, 2014.
- Label 35264 (current) Entered July 25, 2014 · off the market July 30, 2021 · 120 tablets · UPC 7 16563 65501 3
DSLD also links this label to: Advanced Vegetarian Enzyme Complex (image difference, same product), Advanced Vegetarian Enzyme Complex (package size difference, same product), Advanced Vegetarian Enzyme Complex (package size difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Bronson Laboratories (manufacturer), Lindon, UT. All Bronson Laboratories products.