PlainVitamins

DGL Gut Complex

by Energetix · powder · 3.96 oz.

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 3 64578 13099 7
  • DSLD label 22800
  • Serving 0.5 tsp (2.5 mL)
  • 90 servings

DGL Gut Complex by Energetix lists one ingredient: 0.9 g of deglycyrrhizinated licorice powder per serving of 0.5 tsp. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2013.

What is in DGL Gut Complex?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 0.5 tsp. 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).

DGL Gut Complex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 22800, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Deglycyrrhizinated Licorice powder0.9 gLicorice in DGL Gut Complex against 888 products900 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 300 mg, the median 100 mg.900 mg

Higher than 94% of 888 products listing licorice (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,700 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 22800 (entered June 25, 2013), 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 900 mg of deglycyrrhizinated licorice powder (filed by NIH under licorice) is higher than 94% of the 888 licorice products that print an amount; 44 list more.

The NIH database records 3 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
As a dietary supplement take 1/2 teaspoon 3 times per day, or as directed by your healthcare professional. For best results, mix directly with saliva in mouth, or add sufficient water to make a paste, then swallow.
Warnings
Tamper-proof. Do not use if safety seal is broken or missing.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Does Not Contain: Dairy or Dairy Derivatives, Stabilizers, Oils, Fats, Corn, Gluten, Maltodextrin, Salt, Alcohol, Coloring, Egg, Yeast, MSG, Added Flavoring or Preservatives, or Irradiated Ingredients
Storage
Store in cool, dry place out of direct sunlight.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 22800.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: powdered Cellulose.

How many labels does DGL Gut Complex have?

One label is on file, entered on June 25, 2013.

  1. Label 22800 (current) Entered June 25, 2013 · on the market · 3.96 oz. · UPC 3 64578 13099 7

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

Who makes it?

The label names Energetix (distributor), Dahlonega, GA. All Energetix products.

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