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Betaine HCl

by Genestra Brands · capsule · 180 vegetarian capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 83196 14520 1
  • DSLD label 288313
  • Serving 1 to 2 capsules; amounts per 2 capsules
  • 90 servings

Betaine HCl by Genestra Brands lists one ingredient: 1,500 mg of betaine hydrochloride per serving of 2 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 22, 2023.

What is in Betaine HCl?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. 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).

Betaine HCl: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 288313, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Betaine Hydrochloride1,500 mgBetaine Hydrochloride in Betaine HCl against 914 products1,500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 178 mg, the median 50 mg.1,500 mg

Higher than over 99% of 914 products listing betaine hydrochloride (median 50 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 288313 (entered June 22, 2023), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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 1,500 mg of betaine hydrochloride is higher than over 99% of the 914 betaine hydrochloride products that print an amount; 3 list more.

The NIH database records one serving 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
Recommended Dose: Take 1 to 2 capsules with a meal or as recommended by your health professional.
Warnings
Warning: If you are pregnant or lactating, have any health condition or are taking any medication, consult your health professional before use.
Discontinue immediately if a burning sensation occurs. Not recommended for people with ulcers.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Use only if safety seal is intact.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 288313.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Silica, Magnesium Stearate.

How many labels does Betaine HCl have?

3 labels are on file under this name since January 25, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 288313 (current) Entered June 22, 2023 · on the market · 180 vegetarian capsules · UPC 8 83196 14520 1
  2. Label 244305 Entered March 25, 2021 · on the market · 180 vegetarian capsules · UPC 8 83196 14520 1
  3. Label 55382 Entered January 25, 2016 · on the market · 180 vegetable capsules · UPC 883196 14520

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

Who makes it?

The label names Seroyal USA (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All Genestra Brands products.

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