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Betaine HCl with Pepsin

by The Vitamin Shoppe · tablet or pill · 300 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 66536 01197 1
  • DSLD label 55399
  • Serving 1 tablet

Betaine HCl with Pepsin by The Vitamin Shoppe lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 600 mg of betaine HCl and 60 mg of pepsin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 23, 2016.

What is in Betaine HCl with Pepsin?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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 with Pepsin: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 55399, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Betaine HCl600 mgBetaine Hydrochloride in Betaine HCl with Pepsin against 914 products600 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 178 mg, the median 50 mg.600 mg

Higher than 91% of 914 products listing betaine hydrochloride (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg.

Pepsin60 mgPepsin in Betaine HCl with Pepsin against 223 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 130 mg, the median 50 mg.60 mg

Higher than 53% of 223 products listing pepsin (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 120 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 55399 (entered February 23, 2016), 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 600 mg of betaine HCl (filed by NIH under betaine hydrochloride) is higher than 91% of the 914 betaine hydrochloride products that print an amount; 74 list more.

The NIH database records 1 to 2 servings 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 (1) tablet up to twice daily, preferably with meals.
Warnings
Contains: Milk.
WARNING: Consult your healthcare provider prior to use if you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medication or have any medical conditions.
WARNING: Do not use if you have gastritis or a history of ulcers.
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
TAMPER EVIDENT Do not use if outer seal is broken or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Does not contain: Yeast, Wheat, Gluten, Soy, Citrus, Fish, Preservatives, Artificial Colors or Flavors.
Storage
STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 55399.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Stearic Acid, Lactose, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Maltodextrin, Bromelain, Papain, clear Pharmaceutical Glaze, Peppermint Oil.

How many labels does Betaine HCl with Pepsin have?

5 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 55399 (current) Entered February 23, 2016 · on the market · 300 tablets · UPC 7 66536 01197 1
  2. Label 55398 Entered February 23, 2016 · on the market · 100 tablets · UPC 7 66536 01196 4
  3. Label 31300 Entered March 25, 2014 · off the market December 22, 2015 · 300 tablets · UPC 7 66536 01197 1
  4. Label 31299 Entered March 25, 2014 · off the market December 22, 2015 · 100 tablets · UPC 7 66536 01196 4
  5. Label 13047 Entered October 25, 2012 · on the market · 100 tablets

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

Who makes it?

The label names Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (distributor), Secaucus, NJ. All The Vitamin Shoppe products.

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