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Beta-Pepsin

by Solgar · tablet or pill · 250 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 33984 00241 8
  • DSLD label 213860
  • Serving 1 tablet

Beta-Pepsin by Solgar lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 325 mg of betaine hydrochloride and 59 mg of pepsin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 26, 2020.

What is in Beta-Pepsin?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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).

Beta-Pepsin: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 213860, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Betaine Hydrochlorideas BeetsBetaine Hydrochloride (Form: from Beets)325 mgBetaine Hydrochloride in Beta-Pepsin against 914 products325 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 178 mg, the median 50 mg.325 mg

Higher than 84% of 914 products listing betaine hydrochloride (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 975 mg.

PepsinPepsin Note: (1:10,000 units) (One pepsin unit is defined as that quantity of enzyme that digests 10,000 times its weight of coagulated egg albumin.)59 mgPepsin in Beta-Pepsin against 223 products59 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 130 mg, the median 50 mg.59 mg

Higher than 52% of 223 products listing pepsin (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 177 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 213860 (entered February 26, 2020), 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?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

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?

6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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
Suggested Use: As a dietary supplement for adults, take one (1) tablet up to three times daily, preferably after each meal, or as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Do not use if outer bottle seal is missing, torn or damaged in any way.
Contains milk.
If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medication or have a medical condition, please consult your healthcare practitioner before taking any dietary supplement.
Keep out of reach of children.
Caution: Do not take in cases of stomach or duodenal pain or history of ulcers.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Solgar's Beta-Pepsin Tablets are free of yeast, wheat, soy and gluten and are formulated without the use of artificial preservatives, flavors or colors.
Sugar, salt and starch free
Storage
To assure freshness and potency, store at room temperature 59 degrees-86 degrees F (15 degrees-30 degrees C). Store away from heat, light and moisture.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 213860.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Silica, Vegetable Cellulose, natural Peppermint flavor.

How many labels does Beta-Pepsin have?

3 labels are on file under this name since April 24, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 217392 Entered April 23, 2020 · off the market November 18, 2019 · 100 tablets · UPC 0 33984 00240 1
  2. Label 213860 (current) Entered February 26, 2020 · on the market · 250 tablets · UPC 0 33984 00241 8
  3. Label 44288 Entered April 24, 2015 · on the market · 100 tablets · UPC 0 33984 00240 1

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Solgar Vitamin and Herb (manufacturer), Leonia, N.J., U.S.A. All Solgar products.

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