Pepti-Guard
by Thorne · capsule · 120 capsules
- Off the market since February 2024 (NIH)
- UPC 6 93749 04810 7
- DSLD label 298044
- Serving 2 capsules
- 60 servings
Pepti-Guard by Thorne lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 400 mg of deglycyrrhizinated licorice root extract, 240 mg of bismuth citrate, 200 mg of aloe vera, powder and 200 mg of berberine hydrochloride. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2023.
What is in Pepti-Guard?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deglycyrrhizinated Licorice Root Extractas Glycyrrhiza spp. Root Extract | 400 mg | Higher than 80% of 888 products listing licorice (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 800 mg. | |
| Bismuth Citrate | 240 mg | ||
| Aloe vera, Powderas Aloe barbadensis, Powderdehydrated powder | 200 mg | Higher than 72% of 523 products listing aloe (median 51 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg. | |
| Berberine Hydrochlorideas Indian Barberry root extract | 200 mg | 62% of 419 products listing berberine give more (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 298044 (entered September 25, 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?
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 2 servings 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.
- Pepti-GuardThorne Research · off the market same ingredients
- Formula SF734Thorne Research · off the market 3 shared, 62% alike
- GastroSelectMoss Nutrition 3 shared, 53% alike
- Gastric Support ComplexNutra BioGenesis 3 shared, 50% alike
- DGL with Aloe VeraNOW 2 shared, 37% alike
- H. Pylori ReliefZenMen Man's Natural Pantry · off the market 3 shared, 36% 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 2 capsules two times daily between meals for a maximum of eight weeks, or as recommended by your health-care practitioner.
- Warnings
- Tamper Evident: Use only if bottle is sealed.
- Warning: If pregnant, nursing, or trying to conceive, do not use this product.
- Warning For California Residents Only: Consuming this product can expose you to chemicals, including lead, which is known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/food.
- Storage
- Store tightly sealed in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 298044.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Leucine, Silicon Dioxide.
How many labels does Pepti-Guard have?
3 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 298044 (current) Entered September 25, 2023 · off the market February 20, 2024 · 120 capsules · UPC 6 93749 04810 7
- Label 260498 Entered November 19, 2021 · off the market June 14, 2023 · 120 capsules · UPC 6 93749 04810 7
- Label 182501 Entered October 25, 2018 · off the market October 4, 2021 · 120 capsules · UPC 6 93749 04810 7
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.