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GastroCare

by Karuna · tablet or pill · 100 vegetarian chewable tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 18647 05127 9
  • DSLD label 327090
  • Serving 1 to 2 chewable tablets; amounts per 1 chewable tablet
  • 100 servings

GastroCare by Karuna lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 chewable tablet, such as 5 mg of zinc, 200 mcg of copper, 300 mg of deglycyrrhizinated licorice extract and 200 mg of slippery elm. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 24, 2025.

What is in GastroCare?

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

GastroCare: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 327090, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Zincas Zinc Citrate5 mg33%Zinc in GastroCare against 13,186 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg5 mg

72% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 15 mg.

Copperas Copper Citrate200 mcg10%Copper in GastroCare against 6,468 products0.2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.DV 0.9 mgUL 10 mg0.2 mg

88% of 6,468 products listing copper give more (median 1 mg). Per day at the most servings: 0.6 mg.

Deglycyrrhizinated Licorice Extractas Glycyrrhizin12:1 extract standardized to 1-2% glycyrrhizin300 mgLicorice in GastroCare against 888 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 300 mg, the median 100 mg.300 mg

Higher than 74% of 888 products listing licorice (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 900 mg.

Slippery Elmas Ulmus fulva200 mgSlippery Elm in GastroCare against 232 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 300 mg, the median 150 mg.200 mg

Higher than 53% of 232 products listing slippery elm (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 327090 (entered April 24, 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?

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:

  • 88% of the 6,468 products that print an amount of copper list more than its 0.2 mg of copper (median 1 mg).

The NIH database records 3 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 GastroCare'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
Suggested use for adults: One to two chewable tablets 30 minutes before meals, three times daily, or as directed by your health care practitioner.
Warnings
This product is intended for professional use and is manufactured under strict quality control to ensure the optimum in purity, potency and reliability.
Allergens and what it does not contain
This product contains no yeast, wheat, soy, corn, milk, salt, artificial coloring, preservatives, or flavoring.
Storage
Keep in a cool, dry place, tightly capped.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 327090.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: natural licorice flavoring, Fructose, Stearate, Silica.

How many labels does GastroCare have?

3 labels are on file under this name since August 23, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 327090 (current) Entered April 24, 2025 · on the market · 100 vegetarian chewable tablets · UPC 0 18647 05127 9
  2. Label 262705 Entered May 19, 2022 · off the market September 28, 2023 · 100 vegetarian chewable tablets · UPC 0 18647 05127 9
  3. Label 24377 Entered August 23, 2013 · off the market September 20, 2021 · 100 chewable tablets · UPC 0 18647 05127 9

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

Who makes it?

The label names Karuna Corporation (manufacturer), Novato, CA. All Karuna products.

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