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Betaine HCL & Pepsin

by Thorne · capsule · 225 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 6 93749 41502 2
  • DSLD label 336338
  • Serving 1 to 2 capsules; amounts per 2 capsules
  • 112 servings

Betaine HCL & Pepsin by Thorne 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 August 22, 2025.

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 336338, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Betaine Hydrochloride1 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 336338 (entered August 22, 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 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.
Do not take this product out of the capsule. This product is contraindicated in patients with peptic ulcers.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free
Storage
Store tightly sealed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 336338.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Calcium Laurate, Leucine, Silicon Dioxide.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Manufactured in the USA using US & Imported Ingredients NSF Contents Certified. Listed with: NSF certified (contents or GMP) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Betaine HCL & Pepsin have?

11 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 336338 (current) Entered August 22, 2025 · on the market · 225 capsules · UPC 6 93749 41502 2
  2. Label 323079 Entered March 25, 2025 · on the market · 225 capsules · UPC 6 93749 41502 2
  3. Label 298025 Entered October 24, 2023 · off the market October 4, 2024 · 225 capsules · UPC 6 93749 41502 2
  4. Label 298026 Entered September 25, 2023 · off the market January 23, 2025 · 450 capsules · UPC 6 93749 00469 1
  5. Label 242347 Entered April 22, 2021 · off the market June 14, 2023 · 450 capsules · UPC 6 93749 00469 1
  6. Label 231314 Entered July 23, 2020 · off the market June 14, 2023 · 225 capsules · UPC 6 93749 41502 2
  7. Label 231267 Entered July 23, 2020 · off the market December 16, 2020 · 450 capsules · UPC 6 93749 00469 1
  8. Label 217243 Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market May 18, 2020 · 450 capsules · UPC 6 93749 00469 1
  9. Label 209559 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market May 18, 2020 · 225 capsules · UPC 6 93749 41502 2
  10. Label 182287 Entered October 25, 2018 · off the market August 2, 2019 · 225 capsules · UPC 6 93749 41502 2
  11. Label 182273 Entered October 25, 2018 · off the market November 11, 2019 · 450 capsules · UPC 6 93749 00469 1

DSLD also links this label to: Betaine HCl & Pepsin (image difference, same product), Betaine HCl & Pepsin (image difference, same product), Betaine HCL & Pepsin (image 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). All Thorne products.

Where next?