Digase
by Health Products Distributors · capsule · 180 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 34090
- Serving 1 capsule
Digase by Health Products Distributors lists 15 ingredients, 15 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 70 mg of caraway, 70 mg of gentian and 70 mg of ginger. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2014.
What is in Digase?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| n-zimes(R)n-zimes(R) Note: a proprietary blend | 136 mg | ||
| Amylase | 2,500 DU | ||
| Glucoamylase | 9 AGU | 80% of 64 products listing glucoamylase give more (median 15.5 AGU). | |
| Invertaseas Sucrase | 200 SU | 61% of 54 products listing sucrase give more (median 250 SU). | |
| Diastaseas Barley MaltMalt Diastase (Form: from Barley) | 500 DP(0) | ||
| ProteaseProtease Note: 4.5 | 8,000 HUT | ||
| Peptidase | 2,000 HUT | ||
| ProteaseProtease Note: (6.0) (conc.) | 4,000 HUT | ||
| ProteaseProtease Note: (3.0) (acid stable) | 80 SAPU | ||
| Alpha-Galactosidase | 60 GaIU | ||
| Lipase | 250 FIP | ||
| Cellulase | 200 CU | ||
| Lactase | 250 ALU | ||
| Caraway | 70 mg | 62% of 37 products listing caraway give more (median 175 mg). | |
| Gentian | 70 mg | Higher than 57% of 103 products listing gentian (median 60 mg). | |
| Ginger | 70 mg | Higher than 52% of 1,770 products listing ginger (median 60 mg). | |
| CereCalase(R)as Beta-Glucanase, Hemicellulase, PhytaseCereCalase(R) (Form: hemicellulase, beta-glucanase, and phytase) Note: 150 MU | 7.5 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 34090 (entered June 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?
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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Digase's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Ultra Veggie EnzymesVitabase 10 shared, 66% alike
- DigestionNutri-Essence · off the market 12 shared, 64% alike
- Digestion Super Potency Enzymes & HerbsNutri-Essence · off the market 12 shared, 64% alike
- CarbohydrEnzAdvanced Formula · off the market 11 shared, 63% alike
- Carbohydrate DigestionWellZymes · off the market 10 shared, 63% alike
- EnzymesNatura 10 shared, 61% alike
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, take 1 capsule at the beginning of each meal, or as directed by a health care professional.
- Warnings
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
- Caution: Do not use if you have ulcers. Discontinue usage if indigestion or heartburn is experienced. Discontinue usage if adverse effects occurs.
- Storage
- STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE
Source: label statements in DSLD label 34090.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin Capsule, Beet, Water.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): pdi.
How many labels does Digase have?
One label is on file, entered on June 25, 2014.
- Label 34090 (current) Entered June 25, 2014 · on the market · 180 capsules
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Health Products Distributors, Inc. (distributor), Tubac, AZ. All Health Products Distributors products.