Digestin
by PL Progressive Laboratories · capsule · 60 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 3 51821 00987 2
- DSLD label 71236
- Serving 1 capsule
Digestin by PL Progressive Laboratories lists 10 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 115 mg of betaine hydrochloride, 100 mg of papain, 50 mg of ox bile powder and 30 mg of pepsin; 3 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 24, 2017.
What is in Digestin?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betaine Hydrochloride | 115 mg | Higher than 70% of 914 products listing betaine hydrochloride (median 50 mg). | |
| Pancrelipase | 100 mg | ||
| LipaseLipase Note: not less than 2,400 USP | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| ProteaseProtease Note: not less than 10,000 USP | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| AmylaseAmylase Note: not less than 10,000 USP | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| PapainPapaine Note: Proteolytic activity 6,000 USP units/mg | 100 mg | Higher than 77% of 607 products listing papain (median 40 mg). | |
| Ox Bile powder | 50 mg | 73% of 160 products listing bile give more (median 100 mg). | |
| PepsinPepsin Note: 1:10,000 | 30 mg | 68% of 223 products listing pepsin give more (median 50 mg). | |
| Duodenal Substanceas Porcine | 5 mg | 80% of 41 products listing intestine give more (median 30 mg). | |
| Stomach Substanceas Porcine | 5 mg | 83% of 35 products listing stomach give more (median 20 mg). | |
| CellulaseCellulase Note: 75,000 CU/g | 2 mg | 83% of 184 products listing cellulase give more (median 10 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 71236 (entered March 24, 2017), 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:
- 80% of the 41 products that print an amount of intestine list more than its 5 mg of duodenal substance (filed by NIH under intestine) (median 30 mg).
- 83% of the 35 products that print an amount of stomach list more than its 5 mg of stomach (median 20 mg).
- 83% of the 184 products that print an amount of cellulase list more than its 2 mg of cellulase (median 10 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.
- DigestinProgressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories same ingredients
- Ezgest RXAmazeRx · off the market 7 shared, 78% alike
- Gestazyme Digestive EnzymesAmerican Health 6 shared, 63% alike
- DigestabsPuritan's Pride 6 shared, 63% alike
- Super Power EnzymesCalifornia Academy of Health · off the market 8 shared, 60% alike
- Super Power Enzymes Digestion Essentials PlusCalifornia Academy of Health 8 shared, 60% 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: One capsule with each meal, or more, as directed by a health care professional.
- Warnings
- Tamper evident band around cap and seal on bottle. Do not use if either seal is broken or missing.
- Keep out of reach of children.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 71236.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin Capsule, Vegetable Lubricant, Cellulose.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP 3rd party confirmed Compliant.
How many labels does Digestin have?
One label is on file, entered on March 24, 2017.
- Label 71236 (current) Entered March 24, 2017 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 3 51821 00987 2
DSLD also links this label to: Digestin (package size difference, same product), Digestin (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 Progressive Laboratories, Inc. (distributor), Irving, Texas. All PL Progressive Laboratories products.