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HCl-Pepsin SAP

by NFH · capsule · 120 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 56711 11155 5
  • DSLD label 273565
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 120 servings

HCl-Pepsin SAP by NFH lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 700 mg of betaine hydrochloride and 75 mg of pepsin A. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 22, 2023.

What is in HCl-Pepsin SAP?

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

HCl-Pepsin SAP: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 273565, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Betaine Hydrochloride700 mgBetaine Hydrochloride in HCl-Pepsin SAP against 914 products700 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 178 mg, the median 50 mg.700 mg

Higher than 95% of 914 products listing betaine hydrochloride (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,400 mg.

Pepsin Aas Sus Scrofa750,000 FCC Pepsin Units75 mgPepsin in HCl-Pepsin SAP against 223 products75 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 130 mg, the median 50 mg.75 mg

Higher than 62% of 223 products listing pepsin (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 273565 (entered March 22, 2023), 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:

  • Its 700 mg of betaine hydrochloride is higher than 95% of the 914 betaine hydrochloride products that print an amount; 39 list more.

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?

6 products list 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 use: Adults: Take 1 capsule twice daily with food / meal or as directed by your healthcare practitioner. Consult a healthcare practitioner for prolonged use.
Warnings
Cautions and warnings: Consult a healthcare practitioner prior to use if you have a peptic ulcer or excess stomach acid; if you have high cholesterol; if you are pregnant or breast-feeding; if you have gastrointestinal lesions / ulcers; if you are taking anticoagulant agents or antiinflammatory agents; or if you are having surgery.
Known adverse reaction: Hypersensitivity (e.g. allergy) has been known to occur; in such a case, discontinue use.
Do not use if seal is broken.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Contains no: Gluten, soy, wheat, corn, eggs, dairy, yeast, citrus, preservatives, artificial flavor or color, starch, or sugar.
This product is non-GMO.
Storage
Storage conditions: Store in a cool, dry place, below 25 degrees celsius.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 273565.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetable Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Vegetable Hypromellose, Water, Purified.

How many labels does HCl-Pepsin SAP have?

One label is on file, entered on March 22, 2023.

  1. Label 273565 (current) Entered March 22, 2023 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 8 56711 11155 5

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

Who makes it?

The label names NFH - Nutritional Fundamentals for Health, Inc. (manufacturer), Vaudreuil, QC. All NFH products.

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