SKU: BHC

Betaine HCl

Betaine Hydrochloride and Pepsin

Designed to promote a healthy gastric pH status with betaine hydrochloride (HCl).* Offers enzymatic support with pepsin to promote healthy digestion and assimilation.*

Each capsule provides 750 mg of betaine HCl and 40 mg of pepsin, a key digestive enzyme that helps break down protein.

• Promotes healthy gastric pH status*
• Supports digestive function*
• Supports protein digestion*
• Promotes healthy stomach acid status*
• Supports normal microbial diversity*

Recommended Use: Take 1 capsule per day before a meal or as directed by
your health-care practitioner.

Warning: Do not take this product if you have a history of gastritis or ulcers, or if you are taking acid-reducing medications.

A dynamic formula to support protein digestion*

Designs for Health’s Betaine HCl is formulated with 750 mg of betaine hydrochloride (HCl) along with pepsin, one of the body’s key protein-digesting enzymes. Betaine HCl may support digestive function and promote normal protein digestion, especially for individuals with low stomach acid.* This product is delivered in capsule form to ensure delivery of the ingredients to the stomach, where they are needed to initiate protein digestion.

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* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

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††U.S.A. Functional Medicine MDs, DOs, NDs, DCs, and Nutrition Professionals surveyed in 2025 for Designs for Health.

¹Sawada D, Kawai T, Nishida K, Kuwano Y, Fujiwara S, Rokutan K. Daily intake of Lactobacillus gasseri CP2305 improves mental, physical, and sleep quality among Japanese medical students enrolled in a cadaver dissection course. J Funct Foods. 2017;31:188-197. doi:10.1016/j.jff.2017.01.042.

²Keystone commensal strains based on the HACK index. 8x comparison based on five keystone strains (up to 24% combined abundance) vs. single-strain Akkermansia  products (~3%). Percentages reflect typical abundance in healthy adult microbiomes per published research. Individual colonization varies.