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Betaine HCl 650 mg

by Source Naturals · tablet or pill · 180 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 21078 01362 4
  • DSLD label 273119
  • Serving 1 tablet
  • 180 servings

Betaine HCl 650 mg by Source Naturals lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 650 mg of betaine hydrochloride and 165 mg of pepsin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 22, 2022.

What is in Betaine HCl 650 mg?

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).

Betaine HCl 650 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 273119, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Betaine Hydrochloride650 mgBetaine Hydrochloride in Betaine HCl 650 mg against 914 products650 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 178 mg, the median 50 mg.650 mg

Higher than 93% of 914 products listing betaine hydrochloride (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,600 mg.

PepsinPepsin 1:3000165 mgPepsin in Betaine HCl 650 mg against 223 products165 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 130 mg, the median 50 mg.165 mg

Higher than 89% of 223 products listing pepsin (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 660 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 273119 (entered September 22, 2022), 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 650 mg of betaine hydrochloride is higher than 93% of the 914 betaine hydrochloride products that print an amount; 43 list more.

The NIH database records 1 to 4 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: 1 tablet with a meal, up to four times daily. Do not take on an empty stomach.
Warnings
Contains milk.
Caution: Do not use if you are pregnant, may become pregnant, or breastfeeding.
If a burning sensation is experienced, discontinue use, or use less frequently.
Warning: If you have stomach or duodenal ulcers, or are taking drugs that may cause ulcers, do not take this product.
Do not use if either tamper-evident seal is broken or missing.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Contains no yeast, egg, gluten, corn, soy or wheat. Contains no sugar, starch, preservatives, or artificial color, flavor or fragrance.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 273119.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Stearic Acid, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Hydroxypropyl Cellulose, modified Cellulose Gum, Silica.

How many labels does Betaine HCl 650 mg have?

5 labels are on file under this name since June 23, 2017: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 295598 Entered August 23, 2023 · off the market July 6, 2022 · 180 tablets · UPC 0 21078 01362 4
  2. Label 295597 Entered June 22, 2023 · off the market July 6, 2022 · 90 tablets · UPC 0 21078 01361 7
  3. Label 273119 (current) Entered September 22, 2022 · on the market · 180 tablets · UPC 0 21078 01362 4
  4. Label 185258 Entered January 7, 2019 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 0 21078 01361 7
  5. Label 75350 Entered June 23, 2017 · off the market December 22, 2021 · 180 tablets · UPC 0 21078 01362 4

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

Who makes it?

The label names Source Naturals, Inc. (distributor), Santa Cruz, CA. All Source Naturals products.

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