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Digestabs

by Puritan's Pride · tablet or pill · 60 easy to swallow coated tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 25077 12040 6
  • DSLD label 286306
  • Serving 2 tablets
  • 30 servings

Digestabs by Puritan's Pride lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 130 mg of papain, 130 mg of ox bile extract, 130 mg of betaine hydrochloride and 60 mg of duodenal substance. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 22, 2023.

What is in Digestabs?

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).

Digestabs: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 286306, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
PancreatinUSP, from600 mg
Pancreatin 4X150 mg
Papainas Papaya Enzyme130 mgPapain in Digestabs against 607 products130 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 75 mg, the median 40 mg.130 mg

Higher than 88% of 607 products listing papain (median 40 mg).

Ox Bile extract130 mgBile in Digestabs against 160 products130 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 129.25 mg, the median 100 mg.130 mg

Higher than 75% of 160 products listing bile (median 100 mg).

Betaine Hydrochloride130 mgBetaine Hydrochloride in Digestabs against 914 products130 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 178 mg, the median 50 mg.130 mg

Higher than 70% of 914 products listing betaine hydrochloride (median 50 mg).

Duodenal Substance60 mgIntestine in Digestabs against 41 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 9 mg to 66 mg, the median 30 mg.60 mg

Higher than 68% of 41 products listing intestine (median 30 mg).

Amylase8.6 mgAmylase in Digestabs against 326 products8.6 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 50 mg, the median 14 mg.8.6 mg

59% of 326 products listing amylase give more (median 14 mg).

Pepsin8.6 mgPepsin in Digestabs against 223 products8.6 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 130 mg, the median 50 mg.8.6 mg

91% of 223 products listing pepsin give more (median 50 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 286306 (entered June 22, 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:

  • 91% of the 223 products that print an amount of pepsin list more than its 8.6 mg of pepsin (median 50 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?

1 product lists 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
Directions: For occasional use as a digestive aid, adults, take two (2) tablets before meals. Swallow whole. Do not crush or chew.
Warnings
Warning: If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications or have any medical condition, consult your doctor before use.
Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if seal under cap is broken or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No artificial color, flavor or sweetener, no preservatives, no sugar, no milk, no lactose, no soy, no gluten, no wheat, no yeast, no fish. Sodium free.
Storage
Store at room temperature.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 286306.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Dicalcium Phosphate, Cellulose, Silica, Magnesium Stearate, Stearic Acid.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): QA Quality Assured.

How many labels does Digestabs have?

One label is on file, entered on June 22, 2023.

  1. Label 286306 (current) Entered June 22, 2023 · on the market · 60 easy to swallow coated tablets · UPC 0 25077 12040 6

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

Who makes it?

The label names Puritan's Pride, Inc. (manufacturer), Ronkonkoma, NY, U.S.A.. All Puritan's Pride products.

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