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What this is. We compare what a listing claims against what public records show — label arithmetic, barcode registries, NIH’s label catalog, FDA enforcement data, certification registries, and published research. Every statement below traces to one of those.
What the states mean. Confirmed = an outside source agrees. Contradicted = an outside source disagrees. Caution = something needs explaining. No data = we looked and found nothing — a gap, not a strike.
What it is not. A clean record is not an endorsement and never proof a product works. A thin record is not an accusation. We publish evidence and gaps; the conclusion is yours. Nothing here is medical advice.
Something wrong? Every figure is meant to be checkable — sources are named and linked. Send a correction and we’ll fix the record.
The listing-image panel publishes 8 separately ingredients with amounts and 1 combined blend total. Ingredients inside a blend do not have separate amounts.
| Panel row | Amount | %DV | What to notice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essential Enzymes® Blend | 500 mg† | — | |
| Fungal Pancreatin | 28,625 HUT† | — | |
| Acid Stable Protease | 70 SAP† | — | |
| Lipase | 375 FIP† | — | |
| alpha-Amylase | 630 DU† | — | |
| Amyloglucosidase | 2 AG† | — | |
| Cellulase | 100 CU† | — | |
| Hemicellulase | 325 HCU† | — | |
| Lactase | 40 ALU† | — |
FDA rules (21 CFR 101.36) require the amount of each dietary ingredient per serving unless hidden in a listed “proprietary blend” (legal, but a transparency yellow flag). A label stating no amount at all is non-compliant — a checkable red flag. This panel states amounts; the open question is whether those listed amounts are independently verified and how they compare with relevant research.
vision:google/gemini-2.5-flash Amounts are shown as listed panel data, not independently lab-tested contents.
Every check we ran
Confirmed evidence
These checks found support in the public record. They confirm specific facts, not the product as a whole.
Written reviews rose from 675 to 682 between September 9, 2025 and August 31, 2026. The largest rise inside any single 30-day window was about 3, so the count moved in steps rather than in one burst.
Documented concerns
These are documented contradictions or claims that need more evidence. They are separate from missing data.
Unresolved public record
We looked for these signals but could not settle them from public sources. A gap is not a strike.
We read the full Supplement Facts panel from the listing-image panel (below), but the label doesn’t state a serving weight, so the arithmetic can’t run. A gap in the label’s information, not evidence of a problem.
This recall is not about the product on this page. Threshold Enterprises Ltd recalled a different product on September 10, 2019. FDA has since closed that case. The recalled item was “Source Naturals Dietary Supplement Brain Charge Advanced Cognitive Support 30 tablets, 60 tablets Manufactured for: Source Natural, Inc. PO Box 2118 Santa Cruz, CA 95062”. FDA recorded the reason as “Labeling error; incorrect supplement facts panel and label claims for two ingredients were lower than the product formulation”. Verify at FDA’s recall database.
We have not found a public label filing for this exact product. That is a gap in our records, not evidence that no filing exists.
The paid catalog links this exact item to a parent listing. Review counts on public product pages may be shared across sizes, flavors, or other variants, so the count history is listing context — not evidence that reviewers received or tested this exact variant.
Exact-listing history records written-review counts from 674 on 2025-08-19 to 682 on 2026-08-31 (net +8). Count movements can reflect sales, listing variants, collection resets, or moderation; this history does not establish whether reviews are authentic.
Check digit passes; no third-party database record found yet. Coverage gaps are common — not a strike.
What to ask and check
Ask the brand or seller
Is this label filed with NIH’s Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD)?
Filing is voluntary, so absence proves nothing — but a filed label puts the full ingredient table on public record where anyone can read it.
Where are the ingredients sourced, and where is the product manufactured?
“Made in USA” can describe only the final bottling step. Ask which country the actives came from and whether the facility is audited.
What is the amount of each ingredient inside the proprietary blend?
A blend total tells you nothing about whether any single ingredient reaches a dose used in research. Brands may decline — that answer is informative too.
Most brands and sellers publish a contact route. A clear answer adds evidence to the record; no answer leaves the question open.
Check for yourself — no one’s permission needed
Compare the panel on the bottle in your hand to the one shown in this record.
Ours was read from listing photos and can contain reading errors. The physical label is the source of truth — if they disagree, tell us and we’ll correct the record.
Scan the barcode on the package and confirm it reads 021078009696.
A mismatch between the barcode on the box and the one on the listing is worth pausing over — it can indicate a different variant, a repack, or a counterfeit.
Check the lot number and expiry on the bottle against any COA you’re given.
A certificate that doesn’t name your lot doesn’t describe what you’re holding.
These are the open questions on this specific record — not a warning about the product, and not a suggestion to buy or avoid it. Getting them answered is how you decide for yourself.
What the listing promises — claim by claim
| Claim | Status | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing claim “…Manufactured in Scotts Valley, CA, under the Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) established by the US Food and Drug Administration.…” | Partly supported We looked for: the facility registration or certificate behind the claim | “GMP-certified” describes factory processes, not what is in the bottle. The claim does not name a certifier or public register that a shopper can check. |
| Origin claim “…Manufactured in the USA.…” | Claimed, not verifiable We looked for: customs records or label filings showing where ingredients were sourced and where it was made | “Made in USA” can describe only final bottling. Ingredient-sourcing records were not located for this product. |
| Benefit claim “…Source Naturals was created in 1982 by CEO Ira Goldberg to support everyone’s potential to enjoy optimal health.…” | Not checked yet We looked for: whether the ingredient doses on the label match the doses used in published research | Ingredient-level evidence for this formula isn’t in our knowledge base yet. Recorded as not checked yet — not as a negative. |
“No evidence located” does not mean a claim is false — it means the seller has not put evidence proportionate to the claim on the public record, and we could not find any. Absence of proof is not proof of absence.
Verifiability profile — 3 of 6 public signals
What this listing gives the public to check. Publishing these signals doesn't prove quality — but withholding them means claims can only be taken on faith.
Identity
| UPC (barcode) — also our record ID | 021078009696 |
| Brand | Source Naturals |
| Source listing identifier | B0009EXOTQ |
| Retailer listing title | Source Naturals Essential Enzymes Digestive Aid* - 500mg - 240 Capsule… show full titleSource Naturals Essential Enzymes Digestive Aid* - 500mg - 240 Capsules |
From the label (photo-read)
| Serving size | 1 Capsule |
| Servings per container | 240 |
| Net weight | 500 MG |
| Pack statement | 240 CAPSULES |
| Badges printed on pack | BIO ALIGN, BIO® ALIGN |
Supplement Facts panel (photo-read):
| Ingredient | Amount per serving | Reading confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Essential Enzymes® Blend | 500 mg† | High clearly legible in the photo |
| Fungal Pancreatin | 28,625 HUT† | High clearly legible in the photo |
| Acid Stable Protease | 70 SAP† | High clearly legible in the photo |
| Lipase | 375 FIP† | High clearly legible in the photo |
| alpha-Amylase | 630 DU† | High clearly legible in the photo |
| Amyloglucosidase | 2 AG† | High clearly legible in the photo |
| Cellulase | 100 CU† | High clearly legible in the photo |
| Hemicellulase | 325 HCU† | High clearly legible in the photo |
| Lactase | 40 ALU† | High clearly legible in the photo |
Claims printed on the packaging:
“DIETARY SUPPLEMENT” · “DIGESTIVE AID*” · “BIO ALIGN” · “TO BREAK DOWN PROTEIN*” · “TO BREAK DOWN FATS*” · “TO BREAK DOWN CARBOHYDRATES*” · “TO BREAK DOWN FIBER*” · “TO BREAK DOWN MILK SUGAR*”
Read by a vision model from 6 listing photos — verbatim extraction; OCR errors possible. Spot a mistake? It will be corrected on review.
Where it sells
We found a brand storefront, but we could not match any price on it to this exact product when we checked.
Brand store www.sourcenaturals.com: 245 supplement products (+5 merch items) — for comparison, single-focus brands typically carry 5–30 products; very broad catalogs are common among companies that rebrand ready-made formulas — a pattern note, not a verdict.
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Ingredient science
No knowledge-base entry yet for this formula's active ingredients — entries are added as the KB grows. Absence of a science card is a coverage gap, not a judgment.
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