Betaine HCl Pepsin Gentian Root Extract
by Vital Nutrients · capsule · 225 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 6 93465 42511 4
- DSLD label 304950
- Serving 1 to 2 capsules; amounts per 2 capsules
- 112.5 servings
Betaine HCl Pepsin Gentian Root Extract by Vital Nutrients lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 1,040 mg of betaine hydrochloride, 42 mg of pepsin and 100 mg of gentian root extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 24, 2024.
What is in Betaine HCl Pepsin Gentian Root Extract?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betaine Hydrochloride1040mg = 16 grains | 1,040 mg | Higher than 98% of 914 products listing betaine hydrochloride (median 50 mg). | |
| Pepsin1:15,000 | 42 mg | 57% of 223 products listing pepsin give more (median 50 mg). | |
| Gentian root extract5:1, equivalent to 500mg of gentian root powder | 100 mg | Higher than 62% of 103 products listing gentian (median 60 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 304950 (entered January 24, 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?
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 1,040 mg of betaine hydrochloride is higher than 98% of the 914 betaine hydrochloride products that print an amount; 15 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?
3 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Betaine HCl Pepsin & Gentian BittersDoctor's Best · off the market same ingredients
- Betaine HCl Pepsine & Gentian BittersDoctor's Best · off the market same ingredients
- Betaine HCl Pepsin and Gentian BittersDoctor's Best same ingredients
- GastrAcidXYMOGEN 3 shared, 77% alike
- Betaine HCl 575 mg With 150 mg Of PepsinNOW · off the market 2 shared, 65% alike
- Betaine Plus HPBiotics Research Corporation 2 shared, 65% alike
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
- Recommendations 1 or 2 capsules at the start of a meal or as directed by your healthcare professional.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children
- Use only if safety seal is intact
- Warning If pregnant, consult your physician before taking.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Excludes coatings, binders, gluten (wheat, rye, barley), milk/dairy (casein, whey), soy protein, egg protein, sugar. Verified by independent testing
- Storage
- Store sealed in a cool dry place
Source: label statements in DSLD label 304950.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Cellulose, Magnesium Silicate, Leucine, Ascorbyl Palmitate.
How many labels does Betaine HCl Pepsin Gentian Root Extract have?
4 labels are on file under this name since March 23, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 304950 (current) Entered January 24, 2024 · on the market · 225 capsules · UPC 6 93465 42511 4
- Label 56919 Entered February 23, 2016 · off the market December 7, 2022 · 225 capsules · UPC 6 93465 42511 4
- Label 27322 Entered November 25, 2013 · off the market February 3, 2016 · 225 capsules · UPC 6 93465 42511 4
- Label 6325 Entered March 23, 2012 · off the market September 13, 2013 · 225 capsules · UPC 6 93465 42511 4
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Vital Nutrients (manufacturer), Middletown, CT. All Vital Nutrients products.