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Super-Gest

by Viva Vitamins · tablet or pill · 90 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 26899 58074 3
  • DSLD label 238970
  • Serving 1 to 2 tablets; amounts per 1 tablet
  • 90 servings

Super-Gest by Viva Vitamins lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 150 mg of pepsin, 100 mg of ox bile extract, 100 mg of betaine HCl and 75 mg of papain. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 21, 2020.

What is in Super-Gest?

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).

Super-Gest: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 238970, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Pancreatin300 mg
PepsinPepsin (Form: Pepsin) Note: 1:3000150 mgPepsin in Super-Gest against 223 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 130 mg, the median 50 mg.150 mg

Higher than 82% of 223 products listing pepsin (median 50 mg).

Ox Bile extractas Ox Bile100 mgBile in Super-Gest against 160 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 129.25 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

39% of 160 products listing bile give more (median 100 mg).

Betaine HCl100 mgBetaine Hydrochloride in Super-Gest against 914 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 178 mg, the median 50 mg.100 mg

Higher than 60% of 914 products listing betaine hydrochloride (median 50 mg).

Papainas PapayaPapain (Form: Papaya Genus: Carica Species: papaya)75 mgPapain in Super-Gest against 607 products75 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 75 mg, the median 40 mg.75 mg

Higher than 73% of 607 products listing papain (median 40 mg).

Bromelainas PineappleBromelain (Form: from Pineapple)50 mgBromelain in Super-Gest against 1,337 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 200 mg, the median 50 mg.50 mg

50% of 1,337 products listing bromelain give more (median 50 mg).

Glutamic Acid Hydrochloride50 mgGlutamic Acid in Super-Gest against 697 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 364 mg, the median 80 mg.50 mg

55% of 697 products listing glutamic acid give more (median 80 mg).

Fenugreek seed powder50 mgFenugreek in Super-Gest against 628 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 600 mg, the median 300 mg.50 mg

86% of 628 products listing fenugreek give more (median 300 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 238970 (entered November 21, 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?

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:

  • 86% of the 628 products that print an amount of fenugreek list more than its 50 mg of fenugreek (median 300 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Super-Gest'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
Directions: Take one or two tablets before meals, or as directed by your health care professional.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if safety seal under cap is broken or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO
Contains No: Sugar, salt, yeast, corn, soy, wheat, lactose, citrus, milk, egg, fish products, artificial flavoring, or preservatives.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place and away from direct light.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 238970.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Dicalcium Phosphate, Microcrystaline Cellulose, Croscarmellose, Peppermint, Gotu Kola, Fennel, Papaya powder, Hawthorne.

How many labels does Super-Gest have?

One label is on file, entered on November 21, 2020.

  1. Label 238970 (current) Entered November 21, 2020 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 7 26899 58074 3

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

Who makes it?

The label names Viva Vitamins (distributor). All Viva Vitamins products.

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