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SpectraZyme Metagest

by Metagenics · tablet or pill · 90 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 55571 93965 4
  • DSLD label 295862
  • Serving 2 tablets
  • 45 servings

SpectraZyme Metagest by Metagenics lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 1.3 g of betaine hydrochloride and 90 mg of pepsin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2023.

What is in SpectraZyme Metagest?

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).

SpectraZyme Metagest: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 295862, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Betaine Hydrochloride1.3 gBetaine Hydrochloride in SpectraZyme Metagest against 914 products1,300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 178 mg, the median 50 mg.1,300 mg

Higher than 99% of 914 products listing betaine hydrochloride (median 50 mg).

Pepsinas Porcine90 mgPepsin in SpectraZyme Metagest against 223 products90 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 130 mg, the median 50 mg.90 mg

Higher than 67% of 223 products listing pepsin (median 50 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 295862 (entered August 23, 2023), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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 1,300 mg of betaine hydrochloride is higher than 99% of the 914 betaine hydrochloride products that print an amount; 5 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?

6 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: Take two tablets with each meal, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Caution: If stomach discomfort occurs after administration, discontinue use and consult your healthcare practitioner. Do not use if there is a prior history of or a current peptic or duodenal ulcer.
Consult your healthcare practitioner if pregnant or nursing, or if taking other nutritional supplements or medications.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
This product is a non-GMO and gluten-free.
Certified gluten free GFCO.org (Gluten-Free Certification Organization)
Storage
Storage: Keep tightly closed in a cool, dry place. Do not refrigerate.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 295862.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: silicified Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Cellulose, Silica, Magnesium Stearate, Hypromellose, Medium Chain Triglyceride, Hydroxypropyl Cellulose.

How many labels does SpectraZyme Metagest have?

6 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 295862 (current) Entered August 23, 2023 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 7 55571 93965 4
  2. Label 266573 Entered May 19, 2022 · on the market · 270 tablets
  3. Label 266572 Entered May 19, 2022 · off the market September 7, 2022 · 90 tablets
  4. Label 216257 Entered March 24, 2020 · on the market · 270 tablets · UPC 7 55571 93966 1
  5. Label 209573 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market September 7, 2022 · 90 tablets
  6. Label 207865 Entered November 21, 2019 · off the market December 27, 2019 · 270 tablets · UPC 7 55571 93966 1

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

Who makes it?

The label names Metagenics (manufacturer), Gig Harbor, WA. All Metagenics products.

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