Betaine
by Highland Laboratories · capsule · 100 vegetarian chlorocaps
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 68305 50910 8
- DSLD label 79515
- Serving 1 vegetarian chlorocap
Betaine by Highland Laboratories lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 vegetarian chlorocap, such as 649 mg of betaine HCl and 130 mg of acid protease. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 21, 2017.
What is in Betaine?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 vegetarian chlorocap. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betaine HClBetaine HCl Note: 10 grains | 649 mg | Higher than 93% of 914 products listing betaine hydrochloride (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,298 mg. | |
| Acid Proteaseacid stable Protease Note: (500 SAPU/g) (2 grains) | 130 mg | Higher than 86% of 327 products listing proteolytic enzymes (proteases) (median 30 mg). Per day at the most servings: 260 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 79515 (entered October 21, 2017), 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:
- Its 649 mg of betaine HCl (filed by NIH under betaine hydrochloride) is higher than 93% of the 914 betaine hydrochloride products that print an amount; 61 list more.
The NIH database records 1 to 2 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.
- Betaine HCl 648 mgLuckyVitamin same ingredients
- Betaine HCl 650 mgBIOVEA same ingredients
- Betaine HCl Hydrochloric AcidSwanson same ingredients
- Betaine HCl+Enzyme Science same ingredients
- Betaine HCl 648 mgNOW same ingredients
- Betaine HCl 2600 mgSuperSmart same ingredients
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
- One to two capsules with or immediately following a meal, as a dietary supplement. As a supplemental source of hydrochloric acid, best taken with a small amount of water.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No corn, soy, salt, yeast, gluten, milk & egg products, sugar, starch, or preservatives.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 79515.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose, Cellulose, Silica, Magnesium Stearate, Chlorophyll.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Quality Assured Earth Friendly.
How many labels does Betaine have?
One label is on file, entered on October 21, 2017.
- Label 79515 (current) Entered October 21, 2017 · on the market · 100 vegetarian chlorocaps · UPC 7 68305 50910 8
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Highland Laboratories (manufacturer). All Highland Laboratories products.