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GI-Encap

by Thorne · capsule · 180 capsules

  • Off the market since November 2022 (NIH)
  • UPC 6 93749 71401 9
  • DSLD label 182303
  • Serving 1 to 2 capsules; amounts per 2 capsules
  • 90 servings

GI-Encap by Thorne lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 350 mg of deglycyrrhizinated licorice (DGL) extract, 200 mg of marshmallow extract, 100 mg of slippery elm and 50 mg of aloe vera. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 25, 2018.

What is in GI-Encap?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. 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).

GI-Encap: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 182303, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Deglycyrrhizinated Licorice (DGL) extract350 mgLicorice in GI-Encap against 888 products350 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 300 mg, the median 100 mg.350 mg

Higher than 78% of 888 products listing licorice (median 100 mg).

Marshmallow extract200 mgMarshmallow in GI-Encap against 290 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 224 mg, the median 100 mg.200 mg

Higher than 67% of 290 products listing marshmallow (median 100 mg).

Slippery Elm100 mgSlippery Elm in GI-Encap against 232 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 300 mg, the median 150 mg.100 mg

59% of 232 products listing slippery elm give more (median 150 mg).

Aloe veraAloe vera (Alt. Name: DaltonMax 700) PlantPart: gel Genus: Aloe Species: barbadensis Note: dehydrate powder50 mgAloe vera in GI-Encap against 106 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 40 mg to 275 mg, the median 80 mg.50 mg

59% of 106 products listing aloe vera give more (median 80 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 182303 (entered October 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?

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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with GI-Encap's, rare ingredients counting for more.

  • GI Mucosa SupportWeCare Naturally 3 shared, 56% alike
  • DglOrtho Molecular Products 3 shared, 56% alike
  • DGL PlusPure Encapsulations 3 shared, 56% alike
  • GI ReliefThorne 3 shared, 56% alike
  • HBgardHBgard · off the market 3 shared, 55% alike
  • Pylori-PlexDouglas Laboratories 3 shared, 49% 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: Take 1-2 capsules with each meal or as recommended by your health-care practitioner.
Warnings
Tamper evident: Use only if bottle is sealed.
Warning: If pregnant, do not use this product.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free
Storage
Store tightly sealed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 182303.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Leucine, Silicon Dioxide.

How many labels does GI-Encap have?

One label is on file, entered on October 25, 2018.

  1. Label 182303 (current) Entered October 25, 2018 · off the market November 30, 2022 · 180 capsules · UPC 6 93749 71401 9

DSLD also links this label to: GI-Encap (package size difference, same product), GI-Encap (image difference, same product), GI-Encap (package size difference, same product), GI-Encap (package size difference, same product), GI-Encap (image difference, same product), GI-Encap (package size difference, same product), GI Relief (image difference, same product), GI Relief (package size 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 Thorne Research, Inc. (manufacturer). All Thorne products.

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