Betaine HCl Hydrochloric Acid with Pepsin
by Swanson · capsule · 250 capsules
- Off the market since August 2024 (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 01350 3
- DSLD label 187482
- Serving 1 capsule
Betaine HCl Hydrochloric Acid with Pepsin by Swanson lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 325 mg of betaine HCl and 82 mg of pepsin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2019.
What is in Betaine HCl Hydrochloric Acid with 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 | 325 mg | Higher than 84% of 914 products listing betaine hydrochloride (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 650 mg. | |
| PepsinPepsin Note: 1:3000 | 82 mg | Higher than 66% of 223 products listing pepsin (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 164 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 187482 (entered February 25, 2019), 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?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
The NIH database records 1 to 2 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.
- Hydrochloric Acid with PepsinSwanson Premium Brand · off the market same ingredients
- Beta-PepsinSolgar same ingredients
- Betaine HCL with PepsinHerbadiet same ingredients
- Betaine HClThompson same ingredients
- HCl-Pepsin SAPNFH same ingredients
- High Potency Betaine HCl with Pepsin 650 mgSolaray 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 use: As a dietary supplement, take one capsule one to two times per day with water immediately before or during a meal.
- Warnings
- Warning: For adults only.
- Consult your physician before use if you are pregnant or nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 187482.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Rice Flour, Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate.
How many labels does Betaine HCl Hydrochloric Acid with Pepsin have?
One label is on file, entered on February 25, 2019.
- Label 187482 (current) Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market August 29, 2024 · 250 capsules · UPC 0 87614 01350 3
DSLD also links this label to: Hydrochloric Acid with Pepsin (image difference, same product), Betaine HCl Hydrochloric Acid (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 Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson products.