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Bio-Gest

by Thorne Research · capsule · 180 vegetarian capsules

  • Off the market since November 2017 (NIH)
  • UPC 6 93749 40502 3
  • DSLD label 50581
  • Serving 1 to 2 capsules; amounts per 2 capsules
  • 90 servings

Bio-Gest by Thorne Research lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 480 mg of betaine hydrochloride, 480 mg of L-glutamic acid hydrochloride, 80 mg of ox bile concentrate and 70 mg of pepsin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2015.

What is in Bio-Gest?

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).

Bio-Gest: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 50581, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Betaine Hydrochloride480 mgBetaine Hydrochloride in Bio-Gest against 914 products480 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 178 mg, the median 50 mg.480 mg

Higher than 88% of 914 products listing betaine hydrochloride (median 50 mg).

L-Glutamic Acid Hydrochloride480 mgGlutamic Acid in Bio-Gest against 697 products480 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 364 mg, the median 80 mg.480 mg

Higher than 77% of 697 products listing glutamic acid (median 80 mg).

Pancreatinas Porcine140 mg
Ox Bile concentrate80 mgBile in Bio-Gest against 160 products80 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 129.25 mg, the median 100 mg.80 mg

58% of 160 products listing bile give more (median 100 mg).

Pepsinas PorcinePepsin Note: Porcine70 mgPepsin in Bio-Gest against 223 products70 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 130 mg, the median 50 mg.70 mg

Higher than 59% of 223 products listing pepsin (median 50 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 50581 (entered September 25, 2015), 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?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

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?

4 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.
Individuals with porcine allergies should not take this product.
Storage
Store tightly sealed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 50581.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose (derived from Cellulose) Capsule, Leucine, Silicon Dioxide.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): {pull apart capsule}.

How many labels does Bio-Gest have?

5 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 50581 (current) Entered September 25, 2015 · off the market November 29, 2017 · 180 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 93749 40502 3
  2. Label 50578 Entered September 25, 2015 · off the market November 7, 2017 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 93749 40402 6
  3. Label 35492 Entered July 25, 2014 · off the market July 16, 2015 · 60 vegetable capsules · UPC 6 93749 40402 6
  4. Label 16026 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market July 16, 2015 · 180 vegetable capsules · UPC 6 93749 40502 3
  5. Label 16023 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market June 26, 2014 · 60 vegetable capsules · UPC 6 93749 40402 6

DSLD also links this label to: Women's Fem Dophilus (image difference, same product), Women's Fem Dophilus (image difference, same product), Bio-Gest (package size difference, same product), Bio-Gest (image difference, same product), Bio-Gest (package size difference, same product), Women's Fem Dophilus (image difference, same product), Bio-Gest (package size difference, same product), Bio-Gest (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), Dover, Idaho. All Thorne Research products.

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