PlainVitamins

HCl with Pepsin

by Solaray · capsule · 180 vegcaps

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 76280 04816 2
  • DSLD label 254292
  • Serving 1 vegcap
  • 180 servings

HCl with Pepsin by Solaray lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 vegcap, such as 250 mg of betaine HCl, 100 mg of glutamic acid hydrochloride, 150 mg of pepsin and 100 mg of papaya. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 22, 2021.

What is in HCl with Pepsin?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 vegcap. 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 with Pepsin: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 254292, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Betaine HCl250 mgBetaine Hydrochloride in HCl with Pepsin against 914 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 178 mg, the median 50 mg.250 mg

Higher than 80% of 914 products listing betaine hydrochloride (median 50 mg).

Glutamic Acid Hydrochloride100 mgGlutamic Acid in HCl with Pepsin against 697 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 364 mg, the median 80 mg.100 mg

Higher than 52% of 697 products listing glutamic acid (median 80 mg).

Pepsin150 mgPepsin in HCl with Pepsin against 223 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 130 mg, the median 50 mg.150 mg

Higher than 82% of 223 products listing pepsin (median 50 mg).

Papaya100 mgPapaya in HCl with Pepsin against 250 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 50 mg.100 mg

Higher than 62% of 250 products listing papaya (median 50 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 254292 (entered October 22, 2021), 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 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?

2 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: Use only as directed. Take one VegCap with a meal.
Warnings
Warning: Do not use if safety seal is broken or missing.
Keep out of reach of children.
Keep your licensed health care practitioner informed when using this product. Do not take this product when your meal consists only of salad or fruit. If you have hyper (high) acid stomach or ulcers, consult a physician before using this product.
Do not use if you are pregnant.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 254292.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Maltodextrin, Vegetable Cellulose Capsule, Magnesium Stearate.

How many labels does HCl with Pepsin have?

2 labels are on file under this name since September 24, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 254292 (current) Entered October 22, 2021 · on the market · 180 vegcaps · UPC 0 76280 04816 2
  2. Label 255648 Entered September 24, 2021 · off the market June 22, 2022 · 100 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 76280 04814 8

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

Who makes it?

The label names Nutraceutical Corp. (manufacturer). All Solaray products.

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