Betaine HCL

by Earthborn Elements · capsule · 200 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 319489
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 200 servings

Betaine HCL by Earthborn Elements lists one ingredient: 560 mg of betaine hydrochloride per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 24, 2024.

What is in Betaine HCL?

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).

Betaine HCL: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 319489, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Betaine Hydrochloride 560 mg Not reported Betaine Hydrochloride in Betaine HCL against 914 products560 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 178 mg, the median 50 mg.560 mg

Higher than 91% of 914 products listing betaine hydrochloride (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,680 mg.

Not reported: no percentage is available for that row. A missing DSLD percentage does not establish whether an FDA reference value exists.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 319489 (entered October 24, 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 560 mg of betaine hydrochloride is higher than 91% of the 914 betaine hydrochloride products that print an amount; 79 list more.

The NIH database records 1 to 3 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: As a dietary supplement, take 1 capsule 1 to 3 times daily, preferably with meals. Take with at least 8 oz of liquid.
Warnings
If pregnant, nursing, or taking medications, consult your physician.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 319489.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin.

How many labels does Betaine HCL have?

One label is on file, entered on October 24, 2024.

  1. Label 319489 (current) Entered October 24, 2024 · on the market · 200 capsules

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

Who makes it?

The label names Earthborn Elements (distributor), Beaverton, Oregon. All Earthborn Elements products.

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