Vegetarian Digestive Enzymes
by Basic Vitamins · tablet or pill · 90 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 3 07610 13418 8
- DSLD label 250375
- Serving 1 tablet
- 90 servings
Vegetarian Digestive Enzymes by Basic Vitamins lists 9 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 50 mg of papain, 50 mg of bromelain, 50 mg of alfalfa and 3 mg of betaine hydrochloride; 3 give their count of live cultures or enzyme activity instead of a weight; 2 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 22, 2021.
What is in Vegetarian Digestive Enzymes?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protease | Protease Note: in hemoglobin units-tyrosine base 6500 HUT | ||
| Amylase | Amylase Note: in alpha-amylase dextrinizing units 2000 DU | ||
| LactaseLactase Note: in lactase units 100 Lacu | no amount given | ||
| Cellulase | Cellulase Note: in cellulase units 20 CU | ||
| Lipase | no amount given | ||
| Papain | 50 mg | Higher than 55% of 607 products listing papain (median 40 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. | |
| Bromelain | 50 mg | 50% of 1,337 products listing bromelain give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. | |
| Alfalfa | 50 mg | 67% of 477 products listing alfalfa give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. | |
| Betaine Hydrochloride | 3 mg | over 99% of 914 products listing betaine hydrochloride give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 6 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 250375 (entered May 22, 2021), 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:
- over 99% of the 914 products that print an amount of betaine hydrochloride list more than its 3 mg of betaine hydrochloride (median 50 mg).
The NIH database records 1 to 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.
- Vegetarian Enzyme ComplexBronson same ingredients
- Advanced Vegetarian Enzyme ComplexBronson 9 shared, 85% alike
- Advanced Vegetarian Enzyme ComplexBronson Laboratories · off the market 9 shared, 79% alike
- Vegetarian Enzyme ComplexFuturebiotics 9 shared, 79% alike
- Advanced Digestive EnzymesAbsorb Health 7 shared, 77% alike
- Plant Enzymes 500 mgNature's Harmony 7 shared, 76% 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
- Directions: Adults, as a dietary supplement take one tablet one to two tines daily with meals or as recommended by your healthcare practitioner.
- Warnings
- Keep out of the reach of children.
- Do not use if inner seal is missing or broken.
- Allergens: Wheat (gluten), soy.
- Warning: Not intended for use by pregnant or nursing women. If you are taking any medications, consult your doctor before use.
- Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur.
- Storage
- Store in cool, dry room.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 250375.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Maltodextrin, Dicalcium Phosphate, Croscarmellose Sodium, Contains less than 2% of.
How many labels does Vegetarian Digestive Enzymes have?
2 labels are on file under this name since December 22, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 250375 (current) Entered May 22, 2021 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 3 07610 13418 8
- Label 211189 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market April 23, 2021 · 90 tablets · UPC 3 07610 13418 8
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Basic Drugs, Inc. (distributor), Vandalia, OH. All Basic Vitamins products.