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Advanced Vegetarian Enzyme Complex

by Bronson · tablet or pill · 250 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC X002ZQLMEL
  • DSLD label 298821
  • Serving 1 to 2 tablets; amounts per 2 tablets
  • 125 servings

Advanced Vegetarian Enzyme Complex by Bronson lists 11 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 154 mg of calcium, 100 mg of alfalfa, 6 mg of betaine hydrochloride and 4.5 mg of lactospore; 7 give their count of live cultures or enzyme activity instead of a weight. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 24, 2023.

What is in Advanced Vegetarian Enzyme Complex?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 tablets. 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).

Advanced Vegetarian Enzyme Complex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 298821, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calciumas Dicalcium Phosphate154 mg12%Calcium in Advanced Vegetarian Enzyme Complex against 17,831 products154 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg154 mg

Higher than 60% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg).

Protease13000 HUT, in hemoglobin unit tyrosine basis
Amylase4000 DU, in dextrinizing units
Lactase200 ALU, in alphalactosidase units
Cellulase40 CU, in cellulase units
Lipase42 LU, in lipase units
Papain800 PU, in papain units
Bromelain60 GDU, in gelatin digesting units
Alfalfa100 mgAlfalfa in Advanced Vegetarian Enzyme Complex against 477 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 200 mg.100 mg

58% of 477 products listing alfalfa give more (median 200 mg).

Betaine Hydrochloride6 mgBetaine Hydrochloride in Advanced Vegetarian Enzyme Complex against 914 products6 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 178 mg, the median 50 mg.6 mg

96% of 914 products listing betaine hydrochloride give more (median 50 mg).

Lactosporeas Bacillus coagulans4.5 mgBacillus Coagulans in Advanced Vegetarian Enzyme Complex against 237 products4.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 66 mg, the median 20 mg.4.5 mg

91% of 237 products listing bacillus coagulans give more (median 20 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 298821 (entered October 24, 2023), 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:

  • 96% of the 914 products that print an amount of betaine hydrochloride list more than its 6 mg of betaine hydrochloride (median 50 mg).
  • 91% of the 237 products that print an amount of bacillus coagulans list more than its 4.5 mg of lactospore (filed by NIH under bacillus coagulans) (median 20 mg).

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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Advanced Vegetarian Enzyme Complex's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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 for adults, take 1-2 tablets with each meal, or as directed by a healthcare professional.
Warnings
Warning: Do not take this product if you are pregnant or nursing. Consult a healthcare professional before taking this product if you are taking medication or have a health condition.
Do not use if seal under cap is broken or missing.
Keep out of reach of children.
Storage
Store at room temperature.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 298821.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Polyethylene Glycol.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Lab Tested Good Manufacturing GMP Practice.

How many labels does Advanced Vegetarian Enzyme Complex have?

2 labels are on file under this name since November 19, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 298821 (current) Entered October 24, 2023 · on the market · 250 tablets · UPC X002ZQLMEL
  2. Label 257329 Entered November 19, 2021 · on the market · 120 tablets · UPC 7 16563 65501 3

DSLD also links this label to: Advanced Vegetarian Enzyme Complex (package size 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 Bronson Laboratories (manufacturer), Hauppauge, NY. All Bronson products.

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