Digestive Aid
by Solgar · tablet or pill · 250 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 33984 01001 7
- DSLD label 217649
- Serving 1 tablet
Digestive Aid by Solgar lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 130 mg of ox bile extract, 65 mg of betaine HCl, 65 mg of amylase and 30 mg of pepsin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 23, 2020.
What is in Digestive Aid?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| PancreatinPancreatin Note: equivalent to 520 mg quadruple strength concentrate | 130 mg | ||
| Ox Bile extract | 130 mg | Higher than 75% of 160 products listing bile (median 100 mg). | |
| Betaine HCl | 65 mg | Higher than 55% of 914 products listing betaine hydrochloride (median 50 mg). | |
| Amylaseas Aspergillus oryzaeAmylase (Form: as Aspergillus oryzae Genus: Aspergillus Species: oryzae) | 65 mg | Higher than 84% of 326 products listing amylase (median 14 mg). | |
| Pepsin | 30 mg | 68% of 223 products listing pepsin give more (median 50 mg). | |
| Papain | 32 mg | 52% of 607 products listing papain give more (median 40 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 217649 (entered April 23, 2020), 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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Multiple Enzyme ComplexBeverly International same ingredients
- Digestive AideGet At The Roots Weight Loss · off the market 4 shared, 85% alike
- Gestazyme Digestive EnzymesAmerican Health 5 shared, 77% alike
- DigestabsPuritan's Pride 5 shared, 77% alike
- Ortho DigestzymeOrtho Molecular Products 4 shared, 74% alike
- SuperzymesVitabase 5 shared, 69% 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 Use: As a dietary supplement for adults, take one (1) tablet before each meal or as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
- Warnings
- Contains milk.
- If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications or have any medical condition, please consult your healthcare practitioner before taking any dietary supplement.
- Discontinue use and consult your healthcare practitioner if any adverse reactions occur.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not use if outer bottle seal is missing or damaged.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten & wheat free
- Free of: Gluten, wheat, soy, yeast, sugar, sodium, artificial flavor, sweetener and color.
- Storage
- Store at room temperature.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 217649.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Calcium Carbonate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Vegetable Cellulose, natural Peppermint (leaf) powder, Silica, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate, Vegetable Glycerin.
How many labels does Digestive Aid have?
4 labels are on file under this name since April 24, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 217649 (current) Entered April 23, 2020 · on the market · 250 tablets · UPC 0 33984 01001 7
- Label 73972 Entered May 24, 2017 · off the market November 18, 2019 · 100 tablets · UPC 0 33984 01000 0
- Label 44259 Entered April 24, 2015 · off the market November 18, 2019 · 250 tablets · UPC 0 33984 01001 7
- Label 44258 Entered April 24, 2015 · off the market February 23, 2017 · 100 tablets · UPC 0 33984 01000 0
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Solgar, Inc. (manufacturer), Leonia, NJ, U.S.A.. All Solgar products.