Betaine HCl 648 mg
by NOW · capsule · 120 veg capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 02938 6
- DSLD label 313588
- Serving 1 to 2 veg capsules; amounts per 2 veg capsules
- 60 servings
Betaine HCl 648 mg by NOW lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 veg capsules, such as 1,296 mg of betaine hydrochloride and 300 mg of acid-stable protease. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 21, 2024.
What is in Betaine HCl 648 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 veg 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betaine Hydrochloride | 1,296 mg | Higher than 99% of 914 products listing betaine hydrochloride (median 50 mg). | |
| acid-stable Proteaseas Pepsin, Fungal300 SAPU | 300 mg | Higher than 92% of 327 products listing proteolytic enzymes (proteases) (median 30 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 313588 (entered December 21, 2024), 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 1,296 mg of betaine hydrochloride is higher than 99% of the 914 betaine hydrochloride products that print an amount; 11 list more.
- Its 300 mg of acid-stable protease (filed by NIH under proteolytic enzymes (proteases)) is higher than 92% of the 327 proteolytic enzymes (proteases) products that print an amount; 24 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.
- Betaine HCl+Enzyme Science same ingredients
- Betaine HCl 2600 mgSuperSmart same ingredients
- Betaine HCl 650 mgBIOVEA same ingredients
- Betaine HCl 648 mgLuckyVitamin same ingredients
- BetaineHighland Laboratories same ingredients
- Betaine HCl Hydrochloric AcidSwanson 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
- Suggested Usage: Take 1-2 capsules at the beginning of each meal. Do not take on an empty stomach.
- Warnings
- Do not take on an empty stomach.
- Caution: For adults only.
- Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition (especially acid reflux or upper GI ulcers).
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Not manufactured with yeast, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nut or sesame ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non-GMO
- Not manufactured with yeast, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nut or sesame ingredients.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 313588.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Microcrystalline Cellulose.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Triangle K (Kosher); GMP Quality Assured Crescent H Halal.
How many labels does Betaine HCl 648 mg have?
3 labels are on file under this name since April 25, 2017: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 313588 (current) Entered December 21, 2024 · on the market · 120 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 02938 6
- Label 245641 Entered March 25, 2021 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 120 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 02938 6
- Label 72473 Entered April 25, 2017 · off the market September 1, 2023 · 120 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 02938 6
DSLD also links this label to: Betaine HCl 648 mg With 150 mg Of Pepsin (image difference, same product), Betaine HCl 575 mg With 150 mg Of Pepsin (image difference, same product), Betaine HCl 648 mg with 150 mg Of Pepsin (image difference, same product), Betaine HCl 648 mg With 150 mg Of Pepsin (image 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 NOW Foods (distributor), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.