Betaine HCl With Pepsin
by Designs for Health · capsule · 120 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 79452 00016 2
- DSLD label 31943
- Serving 1 capsule
Betaine HCl With Pepsin by Designs for Health lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 750 mg of betaine hydrochloride and 50 mg of pepsin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 25, 2014.
What is in Betaine HCl With 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betaine HydrochlorideBetaine Hydrochloride Note: HCL | 750 mg | Higher than 96% of 914 products listing betaine hydrochloride (median 50 mg). | |
| PepsinPepsin Note: 1:10,000 | 50 mg | 48% of 223 products listing pepsin give more (median 50 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 31943 (entered April 25, 2014), 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 750 mg of betaine hydrochloride is higher than 96% of the 914 betaine hydrochloride products that print an amount; 33 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.
- Acida-ZymeProgressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories same ingredients
- Betaine HCL and PepsinDr. Mercola same ingredients
- Betaine HCL & PepsinThorne Research · off the market same ingredients
- Betaine HCL & PepsinThorne same ingredients
- Betaine HCl with PepsinThe Vitamin Shoppe same ingredients
- HCl-Pepsin SAPNFH same ingredients
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
- Recommended Use: As a dietary supplement, take on capsule per day before a meal, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
- Warnings
- Warning: Do not take this product if you have a history of gastritis or ulcers, or if you are taking acid-reducing medications.
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Does not contain gluten.
- Storage
- STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 31943.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Bovine Gelatin, Rice Flour, Vegetable Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed GMP COMPLIANT Products; MADE WITH NON-GMO INGREDIENTS.
How many labels does Betaine HCl With Pepsin have?
One label is on file, entered on April 25, 2014.
- Label 31943 (current) Entered April 25, 2014 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 8 79452 00016 2
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Designs for Health, Inc. (manufacturer, distributor), Suffield, CT. All Designs for Health products.