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Betaine HCl & Pepsin

by Bluebonnet · capsule · 180 vegetable capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 43715 00897 7
  • DSLD label 332414
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 180 servings

Betaine HCl & Pepsin by Bluebonnet lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 650 mg of betaine hydrochloride and 130 mg of pepsin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2025.

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 332414, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Betaine Hydrochloride650 mgBetaine Hydrochloride in Betaine HCl & 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).

Pepsin1:10,000130 mgPepsin in Betaine HCl & Pepsin against 223 products130 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 130 mg, the median 50 mg.130 mg

Higher than 74% of 223 products listing pepsin (median 50 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 332414 (entered June 25, 2025), 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 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: As a dietary supplement, take one capsule daily, preferably with a meal or as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Caution: Do not use in cases of stomach pain and ulcers.
For adults only. Keep out of reach of children.
Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Free of milk, egg, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans and sesame. Also free of gluten, barley, rice, sodium and sugar.
This product does not contain common GE genes or proteins. Visit igenprogram.com igen Non-GMO tested
Gluten free
Storage
Store tightly closed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 332414.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Water, Purified, Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): igen Non-GMO tested.

How many labels does Betaine HCl & Pepsin have?

4 labels are on file under this name since January 23, 2023: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 332414 (current) Entered June 25, 2025 · on the market · 180 vegetable capsules · UPC 7 43715 00897 7
  2. Label 332413 Entered June 25, 2025 · on the market · 90 vegetable capsules · UPC 7 43715 00896 0
  3. Label 315777 Entered July 25, 2024 · on the market · 180 vegetable capsules · UPC 7 43715 00897 7
  4. Label 279816 Entered January 23, 2023 · on the market · 90 vegetable capsules · UPC 7 43715 00896 0

DSLD also links this label to: Betaine HCl Plus Pepsin (package size difference, same product), Betaine HCl Plus Pepsin (image difference, same product), Betaine HCl Plus Pepsin (package size difference, same product), Betaine HCl Plus Pepsin (package size 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 Bluebonnet Nutrition Corporation (manufacturer), Sugar Land, Texas. All Bluebonnet products.

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