Digest Platinum
by NOW · capsule · 120 veg capsules
- Off the market since November 2013 (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 02968 3
- DSLD label 14192
- Serving 1 vegetarian capsule
Digest Platinum by NOW lists 19 ingredients, 19 with an amount per serving of 1 vegetarian capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 25, 2012.
What is in Digest Platinum?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 vegetarian 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digest Platinum(TM) | 460 mg | ||
| Amylaseas Aspergillus oryzaeAmylase (Form: from Aspergillus oryzae Genus: Aspergillus Species: oryzae) | 23,000 DU | ||
| Protease 4.5as Aspergillus oryzaeProtease 4.5 (Form: from Aspergillus oryzae Genus: Aspergillus Species: oryzae) | 82,500 HUT | ||
| Protease 6as Aspergillus oryzaeProtease 6.0 (Form: from Aspergillus oryzae) | 2,500 HUT | ||
| Acid Proteaseas Aspergillus nigerAcid-Stable Protease 3.0 (Form: from Aspergillus niger) | 20 SAPU | ||
| Lipaseas Candida rugosaLipase (Form: from Candida rugosa Genus: Candida Species: rugosa) | 3,500 FIP | ||
| Cellulaseas Trichoderma longibrachiatumCellulase (Form: from Trichoderma longibrachiatum) | 3,200 CU | ||
| Hemicellulaseas Aspergillus nigerHemicellulase (Form: from Aspergillus niger) | 1,000 HCU | 38% of 39 products listing hemicellulase give more (median 1,000 HCU). | |
| Alpha-Galactosidaseas Aspergillus nigerAlpha-Galactosidase (Form: from Aspergillus niger Genus: Aspergillus Species: niger) | 300 GaIU | ||
| Acid Maltaseas Rhizopus oryzaeAcid Maltase (Form: from Rhizopus oryzae) | 7.5 MaltU | ||
| Bromelainas Ananas comosusBromelain (Form: from Ananas comosus) | 300,000 FCCPU | ||
| Lactaseas Aspergillus oryzaeLactase (Form: from Aspergillus oryzae Genus: Aspergillus Species: oryzae) | 1,000 ALU | ||
| Pectinaseas Aspergillus nigerPectinase (Form: from Aspergillus niger) | 15 Endo-PGU | ||
| Peptidaseas Aspergillus oryzaePeptidase (Form: from Aspergillus oryzae) | 2,500 HUT | ||
| Glucoamylaseas Aspergillus nigerGlucoamylase (Form: from Aspergillus niger Genus: Aspergillus Species: niger) | 30 AGU | Higher than 77% of 64 products listing glucoamylase (median 15.5 AGU). | |
| Beta-Glucanaseas Trichoderma longibrachiatumBeta-Glucanase (Form: from Trichoderma longibrachiatum) | 30 BGU | ||
| Invertaseas Saccharomyces cerevisiaeInvertase (Form: from Saccharomyces cerevisiae Genus: Saccharomyces Species: cerevisiae) | 800 SU | Higher than 87% of 54 products listing sucrase (median 250 SU). | |
| Phytaseas Aspergillus nigerPhytase (Form: from Aspergillus niger Genus: Aspergillus Species: niger) | 8 FTU | ||
| Xylanaseas Trichoderma longibrachiatumXylanase (Form: from Trichoderma longibrachiatum) | 650 XU | 39% of 38 products listing xylanase give more (median 650 XU). | |
| Neutral Protease, Bacterialas Bacillus subtilisNeutral Bacterial Protease (Form: from Bacillus subtilis) | 3,000 PC |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 14192 (entered October 25, 2012), 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?
5 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Full Spectrum EnzymeKonsyl same ingredients
- Essential EnzymesUltraSource Naturals same ingredients
- Supreme Digestive EnzymesAltrum same ingredients
- Good ZymesVitality For Life same ingredients
- Digest UltimateButterfly Express same ingredients
- Digestion Complex 4-20Nikken Kenzen · off the market 16 shared, 95% 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
- SUGGESTED USAGE: As a dietary supplement, take 1 capsule with or before each meal. One capsule has enough enzyme activity to help efficiently digest the food in an average well-balanced meal.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do Not Eat Freshness Packet. Keep in Bottle.
- Caution: For adults only.
- Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish or shellfish.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 14192.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, MCT.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP QUALITY ASSURED.
How many labels does Digest Platinum have?
2 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 14192 (current) Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market November 4, 2013 · 120 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 02968 3
- Label 14189 Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market November 4, 2013 · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 02965 2
DSLD also links this label to: Digest Ultimate (package size difference, same product), Digest Ultimate (image difference, same product), Digest Ultimate (package size difference, same product), Digest Ultimate (package size difference, same product), Digest Ultimate (image difference, same product), Digest Ultimate (package size difference, same product), Digest Ultimate (package size difference, same product), Digest Ultimate (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 NOW FOODS (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.