PepZin GI Soothe
by Protocol For Life Balance · tablet or pill · 60 tablets
- Off the market since September 2015 (NIH)
- UPC 7 07359 13345 7
- DSLD label 30084
- Serving 1 to 2 tablets; amounts per 2 tablets
- 30 servings
PepZin GI Soothe by Protocol For Life Balance lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 140 mg of calcium, 16 mg of zinc, 200 mg of mastic gum powder and 200 mg of slippery elm. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 26, 2014.
What is in PepZin GI Soothe?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calciumas Calcium CarbonateCalcium (Form: from Calcium Carbonate) | 140 mg | 14% | Higher than 56% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 280 mg. |
| Zincas PepZin GIZinc (Form: from PepZin GI) | 16 mg | 107% | Higher than 78% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 32 mg. |
| PepZin GI | 75 mg | ||
| Mastic gum powder | 200 mg | 56% of 41 products listing mastic give more (median 350 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg. | |
| Slippery Elm | 200 mg | Higher than 53% of 232 products listing slippery elm (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 30084 (entered February 26, 2014), 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 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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- UlcetrolNOW same ingredients
- Clinical Strength PepZin GI SootheProtocol For Life Balance · off the market 4 shared, 73% alike
- GI Guard AMProtocol For Life Balance · off the market 3 shared, 70% alike
- Gastro Comfort with PepZin GINOW 3 shared, 70% alike
- GI GuardProtocol For Life Balance 4 shared, 68% alike
- Mastic Gum Extract 500 mgSource Naturals 2 shared, 58% 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
- SUGGESTED USAGE: As a dietary supplement, take 1-2 tablets twice daily, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
- Warnings
- CAUTIONS/INTERACTIONS: There are no known drug interactions.
- Do not eat packet.
- Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 30084.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Stearic Acid, Silica, Magnesium Stearate, Vegetarian Coating.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP.
How many labels does PepZin GI Soothe have?
2 labels are on file under this name since July 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 30084 (current) Entered February 26, 2014 · off the market September 30, 2015 · 60 tablets · UPC 7 07359 13345 7
- Label 23784 Entered July 25, 2013 · off the market November 6, 2013 · 60 tablets · UPC 7 07359 13345 7
DSLD also links this label to: Clinical Strength PepZin GI Soothe (image difference, same product), Clinical Strength PepZin GI Soothe (image difference, same product), GI Guard AM (image difference, same product), GI Guard AM (image difference, same product), GI Guard AM (image difference, same product), GI Guard (image difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Protocol For Life Balance(R) (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All Protocol For Life Balance products.