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Primary Digest

by Vinco's · tablet or pill · 90 tablets

  • Off the market since July 2019 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 39930 27517 1
  • DSLD label 33966
  • Serving 1 tablet
  • 90 servings

Primary Digest by Vinco's lists 8 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 36 mg of calcium, 27 mg of phosphorus, 165 mg of betaine and 165 mg of glutamic acid. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2014.

What is in Primary Digest?

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).

Primary Digest: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 33966, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calciumas Dicalcium PhosphateCalcium (Form: as Dicalcium Phosphate)36 mg4%Calcium in Primary Digest against 17,831 products36 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg36 mg

82% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg).

Phosphorusas Dicalcium PhosphatePhosphorus (Form: as Dicalcium Phosphate)27 mg4%Phosphorus in Primary Digest against 3,786 products27 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mg to 200 mg, the median 90 mg.DV 1,250 mgUL 4,000 mg27 mg

86% of 3,786 products listing phosphorus give more (median 90 mg).

Betaineas Betaine HydrochlorideBetaine (Form: as Betaine Hydrochloride)165 mgBetaine in Primary Digest against 731 products165 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 1,250 mg, the median 250 mg.165 mg

54% of 731 products listing betaine give more (median 250 mg).

Glutamic Acidas L-Glutamic Acid HydrochlorideGlutamic Acid (Form: as L-Glutamic Acid Hydrochloride)165 mgGlutamic Acid in Primary Digest against 697 products165 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 364 mg, the median 80 mg.165 mg

Higher than 66% of 697 products listing glutamic acid (median 80 mg).

PancreatinPancreatin Note: 8X35 mg
Papain65 mgPapain in Primary Digest against 607 products65 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 75 mg, the median 40 mg.65 mg

Higher than 71% of 607 products listing papain (median 40 mg).

PepsinPepsin Note: 1:10,00025 mgPepsin in Primary Digest against 223 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 130 mg, the median 50 mg.25 mg

74% of 223 products listing pepsin give more (median 50 mg).

Scarbrous gentian20 mg
Oxbile20 mgBile in Primary Digest against 160 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 129.25 mg, the median 100 mg.20 mg

93% of 160 products listing bile give more (median 100 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 33966 (entered June 25, 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?

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:

  • 93% of the 160 products that print an amount of bile list more than its 20 mg of oxbile (filed by NIH under bile) (median 100 mg).

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 Use: As a dietary supplement for adults and children twelve or more years of age, take one tablet with meals, or as directed by a qualified healthcare professional.
Warnings
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
Tamper resistant. Do not purchase if seal is broken.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten Free
Storage
Storage: Keep tightly closed in a dry place; do not expose to excessive heat.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 33966.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Ethyl Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.

How many labels does Primary Digest have?

One label is on file, entered on June 25, 2014.

  1. Label 33966 (current) Entered June 25, 2014 · off the market July 30, 2019 · 90 tablets · UPC 7 39930 27517 1

DSLD also links this label to: Primary Digest (image difference, same product), Primary Digest (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 vinco inc. (manufacturer), Evans City, PA. All Vinco's products.

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