Digestive Complete
by Anabolic Laboratories · capsule · 90 vegetarian capsules
- Off the market since October 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 7 19985 70634 9
- DSLD label 19478
- Serving 1 to 2 capsules; amounts per 1 capsule
Digestive Complete by Anabolic Laboratories lists 16 ingredients, 16 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 6,500 DU of amylase, 12 AGU of glucoamylase, 100 FCCLU of lipase and 13,500 HUT of protease 4.5. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 25, 2013.
What is in Digestive Complete?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amylase | 6,500 DU | ||
| Glucoamylase | 12 AGU | 61% of 64 products listing glucoamylase give more (median 15.5 AGU). | |
| Lipaseas Aspergillus niger | 100 FCCLU | ||
| Protease 4.5 | 13,500 HUT | ||
| Cellulase | 360 CU | ||
| Papain | 250,000 FCCPU | ||
| Pectinase | 7.5 Endo-PG | ||
| Bromelain | 128,000 FCCPU | ||
| Lactase | 100 ALU | ||
| Invertase | 250 SU | 48% of 54 products listing sucrase give more (median 250 SU). | |
| Ginger | 25 mg | 70% of 1,770 products listing ginger give more (median 60 mg). | |
| Cinnamon | 10 mg | 95% of 601 products listing cinnamon give more (median 200 mg). | |
| Anise | 5 mg | 88% of 67 products listing anise give more (median 50 mg). | |
| Caraway | 5 mg | 78% of 37 products listing caraway give more (median 175 mg). | |
| Cayenne Pepper | 5 mg | 93% of 874 products listing capsicum give more (median 44.5 mg). | |
| Fennel | 5 mg | 93% of 315 products listing fennel give more (median 72 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 19478 (entered March 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:
- 95% of the 601 products that print an amount of cinnamon list more than its 10 mg of cinnamon (median 200 mg).
- 88% of the 67 products that print an amount of anise list more than its 5 mg of anise (median 50 mg).
- 78% of the 37 products that print an amount of caraway list more than its 5 mg of caraway (median 175 mg).
- 93% of the 874 products that print an amount of capsicum list more than its 5 mg of cayenne pepper (filed by NIH under capsicum) (median 44.5 mg).
- 93% of the 315 products that print an amount of fennel list more than its 5 mg of fennel (median 72 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.
- Enzyme Complex With HerbsVSN Vital Strength Nutrition · off the market same ingredients
- Enzyme Complex With HerbsVitaCeutical Labs 14 shared, 81% alike
- Enzyme Complex With HerbsVitamer Laboratories 14 shared, 81% alike
- Digestive Complete With BotanicalsAnabolic Laboratories · off the market 14 shared, 81% alike
- Enzyme ComplexNatural Healthy Concepts · off the market 14 shared, 81% alike
- Enzyme ComplexNHC Natural Healthy Concepts 14 shared, 81% 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 USE: Take one to two capsules at the beginning of each meal.
- Warnings
- KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- CONTAINS NO sugar, starch, artificial colors, flavors, preservatives, corn, soy, yeast, grain, wheat, gluten, egg, or milk products.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 19478.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Capsule, Rice Bran.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): AL(R).
How many labels does Digestive Complete have?
One label is on file, entered on March 25, 2013.
- Label 19478 (current) Entered March 25, 2013 · off the market October 30, 2023 · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 19985 70634 9
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Anabolic Laboratories (manufacturer), Irvine, CA. All Anabolic Laboratories products.