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Betaine HCL and Pepsin

by Dr. Mercola · capsule · 90 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 10094 21174 5
  • DSLD label 308614
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 90 servings

Betaine HCL and Pepsin by Dr. Mercola lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 650 mg of betaine hydrochloride and 50 mg of fungal pepsin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 22, 2024.

What is in Betaine HCL and 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).

Betaine HCL and Pepsin: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 308614, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Betaine Hydrochloride650 mgBetaine Hydrochloride in Betaine HCL and Pepsin 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: 1,950 mg.

fungal Pepsinas Aspergillus niger1:10,00050 mgPepsin in Betaine HCL and Pepsin against 223 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 130 mg, the median 50 mg.50 mg

48% of 223 products listing pepsin give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 308614 (entered March 22, 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 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 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: Adults, as a dietary supplement, take one (1) capsule three times daily with meals.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if safety seal is broken.
If you are nursing, pregnant, taking medication or have a medical condition, consult your physician before taking this product.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 308614.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Rice Bran, Silicon Dioxide.

How many labels does Betaine HCL and Pepsin have?

One label is on file, entered on March 22, 2024.

  1. Label 308614 (current) Entered March 22, 2024 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC 8 10094 21174 5

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

Who makes it?

The label names NHP (distributor), Cape Coral, FL. All Dr. Mercola products.

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