Digestive Enzymes With Ox Bile And Activated Charcoal
by Sunshine Naturals · tablet or pill · 100 tablets
- Off the market since December 2021 (NIH)
- UPC 7 89939 10115 5
- DSLD label 49852
- Serving 2 tablets
- 50 servings
Digestive Enzymes With Ox Bile And Activated Charcoal by Sunshine Naturals lists 8 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 200 mg of betaine HCl, 80 mg of ox bile, 120 mg of activated charcoal and 200 mcg of pepsin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 25, 2015.
What is in Digestive Enzymes With Ox Bile And Activated Charcoal?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betaine HCl | 200 mg | Higher than 76% of 914 products listing betaine hydrochloride (median 50 mg). | |
| Ox Bile | 80 mg | 58% of 160 products listing bile give more (median 100 mg). | |
| Activated Charcoal | 120 mg | 94% of 103 products listing activated charcoal give more (median 520 mg). | |
| Pepsin | 200 mcg | 99% of 223 products listing pepsin give more (median 50 mg). | |
| Papain | 100 mcg | over 99% of 607 products listing papain give more (median 40 mg). | |
| Pancreatin | 100 mg | ||
| Bromelain | 100 mg | Higher than 55% of 1,337 products listing bromelain (median 50 mg). | |
| Mycozyme | 100 mg | ||
| Calciumas Dicalcium PhosphateCalcium (Form: as Dicalcium Phosphate) | 47 mg | 4%* | 77% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). |
* % Daily Value computed from the printed amount and the FDA Daily Value (21 CFR 101.9); the label prints none for that row.
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 49852 (entered August 25, 2015), 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:
- 94% of the 103 products that print an amount of activated charcoal list more than its 120 mg of activated charcoal (median 520 mg).
- 99% of the 223 products that print an amount of pepsin list more than its 0.2 mg of pepsin (median 50 mg).
- over 99% of the 607 products that print an amount of papain list more than its 0.1 mg of papain (median 40 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Digestive Enzymes With Ox Bile And Activated Charcoal's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Super-Digestive with Ox Bile & Activated CharcoalSunshine Naturals 7 shared, 84% alike
- Digestive EnzymesSunshine Naturals 7 shared, 78% alike
- Ortho DigestzymeOrtho Molecular Products 5 shared, 58% alike
- Digestive AideGet At The Roots Weight Loss · off the market 4 shared, 49% alike
- Super-GestViva Vitamins 5 shared, 47% alike
- SuperzymesVitabase 5 shared, 46% 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: Adults take two tablets with or before meals as a dietary supplement.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not use if safety seal is broken or missing
- Storage
- Store tightly closed in a dry place at controlled room temperature 50(0)-86(0)F (15(0)-30(0)C).
Source: label statements in DSLD label 49852.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Stearic Acid, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate, Croscarmellose Sodium, Pharmaceutical Glaze.
How many labels does Digestive Enzymes With Ox Bile And Activated Charcoal have?
One label is on file, entered on August 25, 2015.
- Label 49852 (current) Entered August 25, 2015 · off the market December 10, 2021 · 100 tablets · UPC 7 89939 10115 5
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names American Naturavit Inc. (distributor), Miami, FL, U.S.A.. All Sunshine Naturals products.