Gastro Comfort with PepZin GI
by NOW · capsule · 60 veg capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 03520 2
- DSLD label 314352
- Serving 1 veg capsule
- 60 servings
Gastro Comfort with PepZin GI by NOW lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 veg capsule, such as 5 mg of zinc, 50 mg of mastic gum powder, 50 mg of aloe vera and 100 mg of slippery elm. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 22, 2024.
What is in Gastro Comfort with PepZin GI?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 veg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zincas PepZin GI | 5 mg | 45% | 72% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 10 mg. |
| PepZin GIas Zinc-L-Carnosine Complex | 37.5 mg | ||
| Mastic gum powder | 50 mg | 83% of 41 products listing mastic give more (median 350 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. | |
| Aloe veraorganic, 200:1 | 50 mg | 50% of 523 products listing aloe give more (median 51 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. | |
| Slippery Elm | 100 mg | 59% of 232 products listing slippery elm give more (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 314352 (entered August 22, 2024), 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?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
The NIH database records 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 Gastro Comfort with PepZin GI's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- PepZin GI SootheProtocol For Life Balance · off the market 3 shared, 70% alike
- UlcetrolNOW 3 shared, 70% alike
- Clinical Strength PepZin GI SootheProtocol For Life Balance · off the market 3 shared, 54% alike
- GI GuardProtocol For Life Balance 3 shared, 51% alike
- GI Guard AMProtocol For Life Balance · off the market 2 shared, 47% alike
- Pylori-PlexDouglas Laboratories 2 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
- Suggested Usage: Take 1 capsule twice daily, with or without meals. Taking this product for at least eight weeks is recommended for best results.
- Warnings
- Caution: For adults only.
- Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, corn, milk, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nut or sesame ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non-GMO
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, corn, milk, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nut or sesame ingredients.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 314352.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Rice Flour, Hypromellose, Stearic Acid, Silicon Dioxide.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Quality Assured; Triangle K (Kosher).
How many labels does Gastro Comfort with PepZin GI have?
2 labels are on file under this name since March 25, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 314352 (current) Entered August 22, 2024 · on the market · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03520 2
- Label 245940 Entered March 25, 2021 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03520 2
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names NOW Foods (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.