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Betaine HCL & Pepsin

by Thorne Research · capsule · 225 vegetarian capsules

  • Off the market since October 2017 (NIH)
  • UPC 6 93749 41502 2
  • DSLD label 81678
  • Serving 1 to 2 capsules; amounts per 2 capsules
  • 112 servings

Betaine HCL & Pepsin by Thorne Research lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 1 g of betaine hydrochloride and 47 mg of pepsin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 22, 2017.

What is in Betaine HCL & Pepsin?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. 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 & Pepsin: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 81678, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Betaine HydrochlorideBetaine Hydrochloride Note: Equivalent to 16 grains.1 gBetaine Hydrochloride in Betaine HCL & Pepsin against 914 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 178 mg, the median 50 mg.1,000 mg

Higher than 97% of 914 products listing betaine hydrochloride (median 50 mg).

Pepsinas Porcine47 mgPepsin in Betaine HCL & Pepsin against 223 products47 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 130 mg, the median 50 mg.47 mg

54% of 223 products listing pepsin give more (median 50 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 81678 (entered December 22, 2017), 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 1,000 mg of betaine hydrochloride is higher than 97% of the 914 betaine hydrochloride products that print an amount; 22 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.

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: Take 1-2 capsules with each meal or as recommended by your health-care practitioner.
Warnings
Tamper Evident: Use only if bottle is sealed.
If pregnant, consult your health-care practitioner before using this product.
Individuals with porcine allergies should not take this product.
Do not take this product out of the capsule.
This product is contraindicated in patients with peptic ulcers.
Storage
Store tightly sealed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 81678.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose (derived from Cellulose) Capsule, Leucine, Silicon Dioxide.

How many labels does Betaine HCL & Pepsin have?

7 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 81678 (current) Entered December 22, 2017 · off the market October 24, 2017 · 225 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 93749 41502 2
  2. Label 81676 Entered December 22, 2017 · off the market October 31, 2017 · 450 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 93749 00469 1
  3. Label 50587 Entered September 25, 2015 · off the market August 8, 2017 · 225 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 93749 41502 2
  4. Label 50585 Entered September 25, 2015 · off the market July 6, 2017 · 450 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 93749 00469 1
  5. Label 35496 Entered July 25, 2014 · off the market July 2, 2015 · 450 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 93749 00469 1
  6. Label 16035 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market July 2, 2015 · 225 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 93749 41502 2
  7. Label 16033 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market December 18, 2019 · 625 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 93749 41402 5

DSLD also links this label to: Betaine HCL & Pepsin (package size difference, same product), Betaine HCL & Pepsin (image difference, same product), Betaine HCL & Pepsin (package size difference, same product), Betaine HCL & Pepsin (image difference, same product), Betaine HCL & Pepsin (package size difference, same product), Betaine HCL & Pepsin (package size difference, same product), Betaine HCL & Pepsin (package size difference, same product), Betaine HCL & Pepsin (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 Thorne Research, Inc. (manufacturer), Dover, Idaho. All Thorne Research products.

Where next?