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Gestazyme Digestive Enzymes

by American Health · tablet or pill · 100 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 76630 00881 5
  • DSLD label 4370
  • Serving 2 tablets
  • 50 servings

Gestazyme Digestive Enzymes by American Health lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 260 mg of amylase, 130 mg of pepsin, 130 mg of papain and 130 mg of ox bile extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 25, 2012.

What is in Gestazyme Digestive Enzymes?

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).

Gestazyme Digestive Enzymes: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 4370, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Pancreatin Extract 4:1Pancreatin Extract 4:1 Note: Equivalent to 600 mg Pancreatin150 mg
Amylase260 mgAmylase in Gestazyme Digestive Enzymes against 326 products260 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 50 mg, the median 14 mg.260 mg

Higher than 96% of 326 products listing amylase (median 14 mg).

Pepsin130 mgPepsin in Gestazyme Digestive Enzymes against 223 products130 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 130 mg, the median 50 mg.130 mg

Higher than 74% of 223 products listing pepsin (median 50 mg).

Papainfruit130 mgPapain in Gestazyme Digestive Enzymes against 607 products130 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 75 mg, the median 40 mg.130 mg

Higher than 88% of 607 products listing papain (median 40 mg).

Ox Bile extract130 mgBile in Gestazyme Digestive Enzymes against 160 products130 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 129.25 mg, the median 100 mg.130 mg

Higher than 75% of 160 products listing bile (median 100 mg).

Betain Hydrochloride130 mgBetaine Hydrochloride in Gestazyme Digestive Enzymes against 914 products130 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 178 mg, the median 50 mg.130 mg

Higher than 70% of 914 products listing betaine hydrochloride (median 50 mg).

Duodenal Substance60 mgIntestine in Gestazyme Digestive Enzymes against 41 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 9 mg to 66 mg, the median 30 mg.60 mg

Higher than 68% of 41 products listing intestine (median 30 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 4370 (entered January 25, 2012), 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:

  • Its 260 mg of amylase is higher than 96% of the 326 amylase products that print an amount; 11 list more.

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?

1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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 occasional use as a digestive aid, adults, take two (2) tablets with meals. Swallow whole. Do not crush or chew.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
WARNING: If you are pregnant, nursing or taking any medications, consult your doctor before use.
Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur.
Tamper Resistant: Do not use if seal under cap is broken or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No Gluten, No Yeast, No Wheat, No Milk or Milk Derivatives, No Lactose, No Soy, No Egg, No Grapefruit, No Sugar, No Preservatives, No Artificial Color, No Artificial Flavor.
Storage
Store in a dry place and avoid excessive heat.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 4370.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Dicalcium Phosphate, Vegetable Cellulose, Croscarmellose, Stearic Acid, Silica, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate, Vegetable Cellulose Coating.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): LABORATORY TESTED GUARANTEED QUALITY.

How many labels does Gestazyme Digestive Enzymes have?

One label is on file, entered on January 25, 2012.

  1. Label 4370 (current) Entered January 25, 2012 · on the market · 100 tablets · UPC 0 76630 00881 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 Health, Inc. (manufacturer), Ronkonkoma, NY, U.S.A.. All American Health products.

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