HCl and Pepsin
by Carlson · tablet or pill · 250 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 88395 06602 3
- DSLD label 54815
- Serving 1 tablet
HCl and Pepsin by Carlson lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 120 mg of hydrochloric acid and 150 mg of pepsin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 23, 2015.
What is in HCl and Pepsin?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrochloric Acid | 120 mg | ||
| Pepsin | 150 mg | Higher than 82% of 223 products listing pepsin (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 450 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 54815 (entered December 23, 2015), 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?
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 1 to 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?
5 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Pepsin (1:3000) PowderHerbadiet same ingredients
- Pepsin (1:3000)Herbadiet same ingredients
- Pepsin 300 mgDr. Clark Research Association Dr. Clark Zentrum same ingredients
- Pepsin 700 mgDr. Clark Store same ingredients
- Enzolytics IPF ImmuneEnzolytics same ingredients
- Betaine HCl 575 mg With 150 mg Of PepsinNOW · off the market 1 shared, 56% 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
- Directions: Take one tablet one to three times daily, at mealtime.
- Warnings
- Caution: Do not take in case of stomach or duodenal ulcer.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten-free Sugar-free Preservative-free
- Storage
- Keep bottle tightly closed. Store away from heat and moisture.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 54815.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Croscarmellose Sodium, Pharmaceutical Glaze, Ethylcellulose.
How many labels does HCl and Pepsin have?
2 labels are on file under this name since December 23, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 54815 (current) Entered December 23, 2015 · on the market · 250 tablets · UPC 0 88395 06602 3
- Label 54731 Entered December 23, 2015 · on the market · 100 tablets · UPC 0 88395 06601 6
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Carlson Division of J.R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc. (distributor), Arlington Hts., IL. All Carlson products.