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Betaine HCl & Pepsin

by BioCare · capsule · 90 vegetable capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 5 033290 740900
  • DSLD label 309728
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 90 servings

Betaine HCl & Pepsin by BioCare lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 400 mg of betaine hydrochloride and 20 mg of pepsin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2024.

What is in Betaine HCl & 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 & Pepsin: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 309728, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Betaine Hydrochloride400 mgBetaine Hydrochloride in Betaine HCl & Pepsin against 914 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 178 mg, the median 50 mg.400 mg

Higher than 86% of 914 products listing betaine hydrochloride (median 50 mg).

Pepsin1:3000 NFU, equivalent to 60000 pepsin units20 mgPepsin in Betaine HCl & Pepsin against 223 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 130 mg, the median 50 mg.20 mg

79% of 223 products listing pepsin give more (median 50 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 309728 (entered September 25, 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?

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 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
Directions: 1 capsule taken with each main meal, or as professionally directed.
Warnings
NB: These capsules should not be opened or chewed.
This product should not be used as a substitute for a varied diet and healthy lifestyle. Do not exceed the stated recommended daily intake. Do not purchase if the seal is broken. If you are under medical supervision, please consult a doctor before use. Not suitable for individuals with colitis, gastritis, or ulcerative conditions of the digestive tract.
Keep out of reach of children.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 309728.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Betaine Hydrochloride, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Rice Extract Blend, Pepsin.

How many labels does Betaine HCl & Pepsin have?

2 labels are on file under this name since January 24, 2024: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 309728 (current) Entered September 25, 2024 · on the market · 90 vegetable capsules · UPC 5 033290 740900
  2. Label 302187 Entered January 24, 2024 · off the market January 11, 2024 · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 5 033290 740900

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

Who makes it?

The label names UK - BioCare Ltd (manufacturer), Redditch , UK. All BioCare products.

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