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Gastro-Ease

by Life Extension · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 37870 21006 1
  • DSLD label 328463
  • Serving 1 vegetarian capsule
  • 60 servings

Gastro-Ease by Life Extension lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 vegetarian capsule, such as 16.5 mg of zinc and 100 mg of pylopass lactobacillus reuteri. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 23, 2025.

What is in Gastro-Ease?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 vegetarian 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).

Gastro-Ease: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 328463, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Zinc16.5 mg150%Zinc in Gastro-Ease against 13,186 products16.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg16.5 mg

Higher than 78% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 33 mg.

PepZinGI Zinc L-Carnosine75 mgZinc-l-Carnosine in Gastro-Ease against 36 products75 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 34.38 mg to 75 mg, the median 75 mg.75 mg

6% of 36 products listing zinc-l-carnosine give more (median 75 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg.

Pylopass Lactobacillus reuteri100 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 328463 (entered February 23, 2025), 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-Ease'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: Take one (1) capsule twice daily, after breakfast and before bed, or as recommended by your healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Read the entire label and follow the directions carefully prior to use.
Caution: Supplemental zinc can inhibit the absorption and availability of copper. If more than 50 mg of supplemental zinc is to be taken daily for more than four weeks, 2 mg of supplemental copper should also be taken to reduce the risk of copper deficiency.
Warnings: Keep out of reach of children.
Do not exceed recommended dose. Do not purchase if outer seal is damaged.
When using nutritional supplements, please consult with your physician if you are undergoing treatment for a medical condition or if you are pregnant or lactating.
To report a serious adverse event or obtain product information, contact 1-866-280-2852.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free Non GMO LE Certified
Storage
Store tightly closed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 328463.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Rice Concentrate, Dextrin, Cellulose, Silica.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Non GMO LE Certified.

How many labels does Gastro-Ease have?

5 labels are on file under this name since May 24, 2017: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 328463 (current) Entered February 23, 2025 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 37870 21006 1
  2. Label 232704 Entered August 23, 2020 · off the market August 9, 2023 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 37870 21006 1
  3. Label 210822 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market July 14, 2020 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 37870 21006 1
  4. Label 74042 Entered May 24, 2017 · off the market April 11, 2019 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 37870 21006 1
  5. Label 74039 Entered May 24, 2017 · off the market March 3, 2017 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 37870 21006 1

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

Who makes it?

The label names Quality Supplements and Vitamins, Inc. (distributor), Ft. Lauderdale, FL. All Life Extension products.

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