Pro-Gest-Ade

by Enzymatic Therapy · tablet or pill · 90 tablets

  • Off the market since July 2018 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 63948 01459 0
  • DSLD label 77759
  • Serving 2 tablets
  • 45 servings

Pro-Gest-Ade by Enzymatic Therapy lists 9 ingredients, 9 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 20 mg of niacin, 310 mg of betaine HCl, 310 mg of L-glutamic acid and 200 mg of bromelain, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 25, 2018.

What is in Pro-Gest-Ade?

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).

Pro-Gest-Ade: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 77759, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories5 Calories
Total Carbohydratesless than 1 g1%
Dietary Fiberless than 1 g3%
Niacinas NiacinamideNiacin (Form: as Niacinamide)20 mg100%Niacin in Pro-Gest-Ade against 12,413 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg20 mg

46% of 12,413 products listing niacin give more (median 20 mg).

Sodium5 mg1%Sodium in Pro-Gest-Ade against 14,514 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.5 mg

89% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg).

Betaine HCl310 mgBetaine Hydrochloride in Pro-Gest-Ade against 914 products310 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 178 mg, the median 50 mg.310 mg

Higher than 83% of 914 products listing betaine hydrochloride (median 50 mg).

L-Glutamic Acidas L-Glutamic Acid Hydrochloride310 mgGlutamic Acid in Pro-Gest-Ade against 697 products310 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 364 mg, the median 80 mg.310 mg

Higher than 73% of 697 products listing glutamic acid (median 80 mg).

Bromelain200 mgBromelain in Pro-Gest-Ade against 1,337 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 200 mg, the median 50 mg.200 mg

Higher than 73% of 1,337 products listing bromelain (median 50 mg).

Papain200 mgPapain in Pro-Gest-Ade against 607 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 75 mg, the median 40 mg.200 mg

Higher than 92% of 607 products listing papain (median 40 mg).

Amylase150 mgAmylase in Pro-Gest-Ade against 326 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 50 mg, the median 14 mg.150 mg

Higher than 93% of 326 products listing amylase (median 14 mg).

Lipase100 mgLipase in Pro-Gest-Ade against 366 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 25 mg, the median 10 mg.100 mg

Higher than 94% of 366 products listing lipase (median 10 mg).

Ox Bile32 mgBile in Pro-Gest-Ade against 160 products32 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 129.25 mg, the median 100 mg.32 mg

83% of 160 products listing bile give more (median 100 mg).

Pancreas substance32 mgPancreas in Pro-Gest-Ade against 93 products32 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 32 mg to 350 mg, the median 100 mg.32 mg

74% of 93 products listing pancreas give more (median 100 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 77759 (entered January 25, 2018), 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:

  • Its 200 mg of papain is higher than 92% of the 607 papain products that print an amount; 31 list more.
  • Its 150 mg of amylase is higher than 93% of the 326 amylase products that print an amount; 19 list more.
  • Its 100 mg of lipase is higher than 94% of the 366 lipase products that print an amount; 12 list more.

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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Pro-Gest-Ade's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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
Recommendation: Take 2 tablets with meals.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Safety sealed with printed outer shrink-wrap and inner seal. Do not use if either is broken or missing.
If pregnant, nursing or taking any medications, consult a healthcare professional before use.
Contains milk.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free. No sugar, yeast, soy, wheat, artificial colors, flavors or preservatives.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 77759.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Sodium Croscarmellose, Stearic Acid, Silicon Dioxide, Hypromellose, Magnesium Stearate, Glycerin.

How many labels does Pro-Gest-Ade have?

3 labels are on file under this name since September 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 77759 (current) Entered January 25, 2018 · off the market July 24, 2018 · 90 tablets · UPC 7 63948 01459 0
  2. Label 39154 Entered November 25, 2014 · off the market June 5, 2017 · 90 tablets · UPC 7 63948 01459 0
  3. Label 25585 Entered September 25, 2013 · off the market October 15, 2014 · 90 tablets · UPC 7 63948 01459 0

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

Who makes it?

The label names Enzymatic Therapy, LLC (part of Nature's Way Brands, LLC) (manufacturer), Green Bay, WI. All Enzymatic Therapy products.

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