Betaine HCl 648 mg With 150 mg Of Pepsin
by NOW · capsule · 120 capsules
- Off the market since March 2017 (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 02938 6
- DSLD label 50482
- Serving 1 capsule
Betaine HCl 648 mg With 150 mg Of Pepsin by NOW lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 648 mg of betaine HCl and 150 mg of pepsin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2015.
What is in Betaine HCl 648 mg With 150 mg Of Pepsin?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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 HCl | 648 mg | Higher than 92% of 914 products listing betaine hydrochloride (median 50 mg). | |
| PepsinPepsin Note: 1.5 million FCC Pepsin units | 150 mg | Higher than 82% of 223 products listing pepsin (median 50 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 50482 (entered September 25, 2015), 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 648 mg of betaine HCl (filed by NIH under betaine hydrochloride) is higher than 92% of the 914 betaine hydrochloride products that print an amount; 62 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 648 mgNova Nutritions same ingredients
- Betaine HCL 648 mgBest Naturals same ingredients
- Betaine HCL 650 mg + PepsinNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage same ingredients
- Betaine HCl + Pepsin 790 mgNutricost · off the market same ingredients
- Betaine HCL + PepsinNutricost same ingredients
- Betaine HCl 650 mgSource Naturals 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 capsule at the beginning of each meal.
- Warnings
- Do Not Eat Freshness Packets. Keep in Bottle.
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Do not take on an empty stomach. Do not take in case of stomach or duodenal ulcers.
- Caution: For adults only.
- Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition (especially acid reflux).
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 50482.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Quality Assured.
How many labels does Betaine HCl 648 mg With 150 mg Of Pepsin have?
3 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 50482 (current) Entered September 25, 2015 · off the market March 7, 2017 · 120 capsules · UPC 7 33739 02938 6
- Label 40375 Entered December 29, 2014 · off the market August 24, 2015 · 120 capsules · UPC 7 33739 02938 6
- Label 13964 Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market August 9, 2012 · 120 capsules · UPC 7 33739 02938 6
DSLD also links this label to: Betaine HCl 648 mg (image difference, same product), Betaine HCl 648 mg (image difference, same product), Betaine HCl 648 mg (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 (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.