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Ds Digestive S

by Systemic Formulas Bio Function · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 6 35585 00181 6
  • DSLD label 21850
  • Serving 1 to 2 capsules; amounts per 2 capsules

Ds Digestive S by Systemic Formulas Bio Function lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 18 mg of aspartic acid, 68 mg of betaine HCl and 68 mg of L-glutamic acid. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 24, 2013.

What is in Ds Digestive S?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. 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).

Ds Digestive S: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 21850, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Aspartic Acid18 mgAspartic Acid in Ds Digestive S against 377 products18 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 106 mg to 1,846 mg, the median 337 mg.18 mg

96% of 377 products listing aspartic acid give more (median 337 mg). Per day at the most servings: 36 mg.

Betaine HCl68 mgBetaine Hydrochloride in Ds Digestive S against 914 products68 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 178 mg, the median 50 mg.68 mg

Higher than 55% of 914 products listing betaine hydrochloride (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 136 mg.

L-Glutamic Acid68 mgGlutamic Acid in Ds Digestive S against 697 products68 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 364 mg, the median 80 mg.68 mg

52% of 697 products listing glutamic acid give more (median 80 mg). Per day at the most servings: 136 mg.

Proprietary Blendas Ammonium Chloride, Bromelain, Calcium720 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 21850 (entered May 24, 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:

  • 96% of the 377 products that print an amount of aspartic acid list more than its 18 mg of aspartic acid (median 337 mg).

The NIH database records 1 to 2 servings 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 Ds Digestive S's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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 NUTRITIONAL USE: 1-2 capsules up to twice a day for 1-3 months, or as directed. Then, take as needed for maintenance. Increase the amount of liquids you drink each day while taking this product.
Warnings
Keep away from Heat, Sunlight and Children.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 21850.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Stearic Acid, Lactose.

How many labels does Ds Digestive S have?

One label is on file, entered on May 24, 2013.

  1. Label 21850 (current) Entered May 24, 2013 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 6 35585 00181 6

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

Who makes it?

The label names Systemic Formulas Inc. (manufacturer), Ogden, UT. All Systemic Formulas Bio Function products.

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