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Betaine Hydrochloride

by Douglas Laboratories · capsule · 250 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 45287 20026 1
  • DSLD label 237897
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 250 servings

Betaine Hydrochloride by Douglas Laboratories lists one ingredient: 648 mg of betaine HCl per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 23, 2020.

What is in Betaine Hydrochloride?

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 Hydrochloride: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 237897, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Betaine HCl648 mgBetaine Hydrochloride in Betaine Hydrochloride against 914 products648 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 178 mg, the median 50 mg.648 mg

Higher than 92% of 914 products listing betaine hydrochloride (median 50 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 237897 (entered October 23, 2020), 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 648 mg of betaine HCl (filed by NIH under betaine hydrochloride) is higher than 92% of the 914 betaine hydrochloride products that print an amount; 62 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 Usage: As a dietary supplement, adults take 1 capsule just before or during each meal or as directed by your health professional.
Warnings
Warning: If you are pregnant or nursing, or if you are taking prescription medication, consult your health professional before using this product.
Discontinue immediately if a burning sensation occurs. Not recommended for people with ulcers.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Use only if safety seal is intact.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 237897.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Vegetable Stearate, Silica.

How many labels does Betaine Hydrochloride have?

6 labels are on file under this name since February 23, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 237897 (current) Entered October 23, 2020 · on the market · 250 capsules · UPC 7 45287 20026 1
  2. Label 57099 Entered February 23, 2016 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC 7 45287 20025 4
  3. Label 10894 Entered July 25, 2012 · off the market January 20, 2012 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 45287 20025 4
  4. Label 10893 Entered July 25, 2012 · off the market August 14, 2020 · 250 capsules · UPC 7 45287 20026 1
  5. Label 5374 Entered February 23, 2012 · off the market December 15, 2015 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 45287 20025 4
  6. Label 5373 Entered February 23, 2012 · off the market January 20, 2012 · 250 capsules · UPC 7 45287 20026 1

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

Who makes it?

The label names Douglas Laboratories (manufacturer), Pittsburgh, PA. All Douglas Laboratories products.

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