
HCL Breakthrough
- 100% plant-based betaine HCL and full-spectrum digestive enzymes
- Helps restore healthy stomach acid levels
- Improves mineral, vitamin B12, and amino acid absorption
- Better digestion, gut movement, and detoxification
- Relieves bloating, gas, belching, indigestion, post-meal fatigue and stomach heaviness or discomfort after meals
- Improves exercise recovery and muscle growth with better protein digestion (when combined with the right diet and training)
- Promotes healthy function of the valve between esophagus and stomach, which may help with acid reflux and heartburn

Betaine HCL, Protease 3.0, Protease 4.5, Amylase, Lipase, Cellulase, Trace Mineral, Rice Extract, Capsule Shell:(Hypromellose, Water, Carrageenan, Preservative: [Potassium Acetate])
Why You Should Get Our Betaine HCl
- All-natural and 100% plant-based betaine hydrochloride and full-spectrum digestive enzyme blend
- Mineral-enhanced with a full-spectrum mineral complex to provide cofactors to digestive enzymes and correct deficiencies
- Free of pork-derived pepsin, which can irritate the esophagus (the tube between the mouth and the stomach) in people with heartburn
- Optimizes the absorption of important minerals including iron, calcium, magnesium, zinc, copper, and manganese
- Promotes healthy gut movement, bile flow, and enzymatic secretions
- Helps maximize protein digestion and assimilation in the stomach, which improves exercise recovery and muscle building results
- Reduces incomplete digested proteins that can stimulate the immune system or cause leaky gut
- Supports the stomach’s natural ability to protect against foodborne infections, including bacteria, viruses, yeasts, and parasites
- Support natural protection against bacteria or yeast fermentation in the upper gut
- Relieves indigestion, gas, bloating, belching, and fatigue after meals
- Supports healthy closure of the valve between the stomach and oesophagus
- Enhances digestion and nutrient absorption when taken with meals
- 100% Satisfaction guarantee with respect to quality, purity, potency, and effectiveness
- Produced in small batches with medical-grade natural ingredients
HCL Breakthrough Benefits
1. Promotes Healthy Digestive Function
Your stomach acid is critical for healthy digestion by:
- Loosening up the chemical structures of your food to make them accessible to digestive enzymes
- Activating protein-digesting enzymes in the stomach
- Stimulating the closure of the valve that prevents stomach acid from backflowing into your esophagus
Low stomach acid, which tends to happen with aging and stress, can have ripple effects throughout the digestive system and thus the body. Without enough stomach acid, it takes your body significantly more energy and enzymes to digest food.
People with low stomach acid tend to struggle with bloating, indigestion, post-meal fatigue, acid reflux and heartburn. Many also have low appetite and nutrient deficiencies. In some cases, incompletely digested proteins can contribute to leaky gut or become food allergies.
HCL Breakthrough supports healthy stomach acid levels to ensure optimal digestion and reduce digestive discomfort.
2. Promotes Healthy Gut Movement
Once your food leaves the stomach, the acidity stimulates a wave-like gut movement, along with pancreatic enzyme and bile secretion. Therefore, inadequate stomach acid can cause sluggish gut movement and insufficient overall digestion, which create a perfect environment for bacteria and yeast overgrowth.
A classic symptom of slow gut movement is constipation and long transit time. Worse yet, when the yeast and bacteria ferment food in the small intestine, it can cause gas and bloating. Small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is also associated with many chronic health conditions including fibromyalgia, anxiety and depression.[1][2]
For most people, improving stomach acid with a high-quality betaine HCl supplement like HCl Breakthrough can promote healthy gut movement. However, if you may have SIBO, you’ll need to see a qualified practitioner for testing, diagnosis, and treatments. While restoring healthy stomach acid levels should be a key part of any gut healing protocol, HCL Breakthrough is not FDA approved to treat or diagnose any disease.
3. Improves Mineral and Vitamin B12 Absorption
Stomach acid is important for the absorption of essential minerals including iron, calcium, zinc, magnesium, zinc, copper, and manganese. It also activates intrinsic factor, which is necessary for vitamin B12 absorption.
People with inadequate stomach acid often become deficient in these minerals, which may manifest as iron-deficiency anemia, reduced bone density, and weakened immune system. You can supplement with these minerals but if you can’t absorb them, you’ll be wasting money on the mineral supplements.
By supporting healthy stomach acid levels, HCL Breakthrough can help improve the absorption of these key minerals and vitamin B12. Many of our users find it helpful to add HCL Breakthrough along with high-iron foods and supplements to increase their iron levels.
4. Improves Protein Digestion and Absorption
Gastric acid secretion plays a key role in helping to denature proteins, which open up their chemical structure and make them more easily accessible to enzymes. Also, inside the stomach, the acid activates digestive enzymes including pepsin and rennin. The lack of stomach acid can reduce these steps, leading to poor protein digestion.
Many people with low stomach acid feel stomach heaviness or are tired after meals. They may also struggle to build muscles because they cannot effectively digest and absorb proteins.
Restoring stomach acid with HCL Breakthrough can ensure healthy protein digestion, which will relieve post-meal fatigue and heaviness. If you are working to gain muscles, you may also get better results by adding HCL Breakthrough.
5. Support the Stomach’s Natural Ability to Protect Against Food-Borne Infections
One of the critical roles your stomach acid plays is to sterilize your stomach content. The acidity kills most yeast, bad bacteria, and parasites, which are opportunistic infections. Low stomach acid leaves the door wide open for these infections, which may increase your risk of food-borne illnesses and chronic gut infections.
By increasing stomach acidity, HCL Breakthrough improves your stomach’s natural ability to kill these infections before they take hold in your body.

HCL Breakthrough
- 100% plant-based betaine HCL and full-spectrum digestive enzymes
- Helps restore healthy stomach acid levels
- Improves mineral, vitamin B12, and amino acid absorption
- Better digestion, gut movement, and detoxification
- Relieves bloating, gas, belching, indigestion, post-meal fatigue and stomach heaviness or discomfort after meals
- Improves exercise recovery and muscle growth with better protein digestion (when combined with the right diet and training)
- Promotes healthy function of the valve between esophagus and stomach, which may help with acid reflux and heartburn

Betaine HCL, Protease 3.0, Protease 4.5, Amylase, Lipase, Cellulase, Trace Mineral, Rice Extract, Capsule Shell:(Hypromellose, Water, Carrageenan, Preservative: [Potassium Acetate])
Why You Should Get Our Betaine HCl
- All-natural and 100% plant-based betaine hydrochloride and full-spectrum digestive enzyme blend
- Mineral-enhanced with a full-spectrum mineral complex to provide cofactors to digestive enzymes and correct deficiencies
- Free of pork-derived pepsin, which can irritate the esophagus (the tube between the mouth and the stomach) in people with heartburn
- Optimizes the absorption of important minerals including iron, calcium, magnesium, zinc, copper, and manganese
- Promotes healthy gut movement, bile flow, and enzymatic secretions
- Helps maximize protein digestion and assimilation in the stomach, which improves exercise recovery and muscle building results
- Reduces incomplete digested proteins that can stimulate the immune system or cause leaky gut
- Supports the stomach’s natural ability to protect against foodborne infections, including bacteria, viruses, yeasts, and parasites
- Support natural protection against bacteria or yeast fermentation in the upper gut
- Relieves indigestion, gas, bloating, belching, and fatigue after meals
- Supports healthy closure of the valve between the stomach and oesophagus
- Enhances digestion and nutrient absorption when taken with meals
- 100% Satisfaction guarantee with respect to quality, purity, potency, and effectiveness
- Produced in small batches with medical-grade natural ingredients
HCL Breakthrough Benefits
1. Promotes Healthy Digestive Function
Your stomach acid is critical for healthy digestion by:
- Loosening up the chemical structures of your food to make them accessible to digestive enzymes
- Activating protein-digesting enzymes in the stomach
- Stimulating the closure of the valve that prevents stomach acid from backflowing into your esophagus
Low stomach acid, which tends to happen with aging and stress, can have ripple effects throughout the digestive system and thus the body. Without enough stomach acid, it takes your body significantly more energy and enzymes to digest food.
People with low stomach acid tend to struggle with bloating, indigestion, post-meal fatigue, acid reflux and heartburn. Many also have low appetite and nutrient deficiencies. In some cases, incompletely digested proteins can contribute to leaky gut or become food allergies.
HCL Breakthrough supports healthy stomach acid levels to ensure optimal digestion and reduce digestive discomfort.
2. Promotes Healthy Gut Movement
Once your food leaves the stomach, the acidity stimulates a wave-like gut movement, along with pancreatic enzyme and bile secretion. Therefore, inadequate stomach acid can cause sluggish gut movement and insufficient overall digestion, which create a perfect environment for bacteria and yeast overgrowth.
A classic symptom of slow gut movement is constipation and long transit time. Worse yet, when the yeast and bacteria ferment food in the small intestine, it can cause gas and bloating. Small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is also associated with many chronic health conditions including fibromyalgia, anxiety and depression.[1][2]
For most people, improving stomach acid with a high-quality betaine HCl supplement like HCl Breakthrough can promote healthy gut movement. However, if you may have SIBO, you’ll need to see a qualified practitioner for testing, diagnosis, and treatments. While restoring healthy stomach acid levels should be a key part of any gut healing protocol, HCL Breakthrough is not FDA approved to treat or diagnose any disease.
3. Improves Mineral and Vitamin B12 Absorption
Stomach acid is important for the absorption of essential minerals including iron, calcium, zinc, magnesium, zinc, copper, and manganese. It also activates intrinsic factor, which is necessary for vitamin B12 absorption.
People with inadequate stomach acid often become deficient in these minerals, which may manifest as iron-deficiency anemia, reduced bone density, and weakened immune system. You can supplement with these minerals but if you can’t absorb them, you’ll be wasting money on the mineral supplements.
By supporting healthy stomach acid levels, HCL Breakthrough can help improve the absorption of these key minerals and vitamin B12. Many of our users find it helpful to add HCL Breakthrough along with high-iron foods and supplements to increase their iron levels.
4. Improves Protein Digestion and Absorption
Gastric acid secretion plays a key role in helping to denature proteins, which open up their chemical structure and make them more easily accessible to enzymes. Also, inside the stomach, the acid activates digestive enzymes including pepsin and rennin. The lack of stomach acid can reduce these steps, leading to poor protein digestion.
Many people with low stomach acid feel stomach heaviness or are tired after meals. They may also struggle to build muscles because they cannot effectively digest and absorb proteins.
Restoring stomach acid with HCL Breakthrough can ensure healthy protein digestion, which will relieve post-meal fatigue and heaviness. If you are working to gain muscles, you may also get better results by adding HCL Breakthrough.
5. Support the Stomach’s Natural Ability to Protect Against Food-Borne Infections
One of the critical roles your stomach acid plays is to sterilize your stomach content. The acidity kills most yeast, bad bacteria, and parasites, which are opportunistic infections. Low stomach acid leaves the door wide open for these infections, which may increase your risk of food-borne illnesses and chronic gut infections.
By increasing stomach acidity, HCL Breakthrough improves your stomach’s natural ability to kill these infections before they take hold in your body.
Vindhya Madappa (verified owner) –
Very good product. I have purchased probiotics and enzymes, feel less bloated and easy digestion as well . Very good product, I was using some other brand since that company closed I switched, was a bit skeptical in the beginning, but it’s worth it . Will buy again.
Julie –
Superior product!. Superior product!
Ben M. –
I have low natural HCL. I have low natural HCL levels so this produxt has eliminated any digestion issue post eating.
Danielle B. –
I didn’t realize how desperately. I didn’t realize how desperately I needed hcl in my life. No more feeling uncomfortable and gooey after eating. What a difference this has made.
Luiz M. –
Great product. Great product
Jason G. –
Best HCL product on the. Best HCL product on the market. This formula is the most effective.
Beverly B. –
I take everyday to help. I take everyday to help with digestive issues. This product has replaced two products and gives a better result. Have ordered more, glad I found it!
Heather G. –
Helps renew stomach acids lost. Helps renew stomach acids lost with age. No more indigestion!
Customerkaren –
Really helps my reflux I. Really helps my reflux I did the baking soda test and failed to burn now I use this and Whow what a difference
Robert F. –
Excellent. Excellent
Olivia E. –
Where Was This All My Life?. I’m a coffee addict, plain and simple. And I don’t believe food is edible if it isn’t spicy. Well, for years now, I’ve had intolerable burning pains (heartburn) from years of pursuing these habits to the fullest, to the point where I had to stop enjoying those 2 things completely. In addition, I was suffering from being constantly bloated. I felt like I couldn’t even enjoy a snack without looking like I was in my third trimester of pregnancy. I’ve been taking the Betaine HCL for only 2 weeks, as directed everyday, and I can now enjoy 3 or more cups of coffee everyday, and as much spicy food as my heart desires, and not only do I NOT get ANY heartburn, but I’ve noticed I’ve been a lot more lean in my stomach area too! Where has this product been all my life?
Kathe O. –
It was a great product.. It was a great product.
T R. –
HCL truly a breakthrough!. HCL improved my digestion 1000%.
I tried the product after I watched one of Wade’s videos about decreasing stomach acids as we age.
Better digestion and increased energy.
Mariah –
Bloating & Gas Eliminator!!. I use to experience bloating & gas all the time, especially after eating a heavy meal. But since I did the HCL test that Bioptmizer help desk suggested, I found out I had low stomach acid. I have been using HCL for several years now, and this has really helped me out.
Curtis M. –
Product seems to do what. Product seems to do what my Dr wants it to.
JOHN M. –
Didn’t work for my wife. My wife suffers from chronic acid reflux. We were hoping that HCL BREAKTHROUGH would help, but it didn’t. Sorry.
daniel g. –
complete. they are very well formulated and by so very effective
B S. –
ugh fufdrdufrdrdf. ugh fufdrdufrdrdf
Amy K. –
Love this product!. This is my best friend I carry with me everywhere!
Dot N. –
Love it! I am coughing. Love it! I am coughing less due to acid reflux
Margie P. –
I love the products! They. I love the products! They work!
JOSHUA S. –
This seems to work good. This seems to work good and doesn’t bother my stomach like some brands
judy D. –
Reflux. I must say my reflux problem was getting worse even had to go to hospital to have a tube down my throat to investigate but doctors still had nothing to fix the problem,I was on nexium but was only getting worse until I came across BIOPTIMIZERS and started talking HCL & MASSYMES &PM03 and that has fixed my reflux and I don’t take any more nexium tablets from the doctor’s.
Great products from BIOPTIMIZERS.
THANKYOU.
Eilise P. –
Not right for me. Made my stomach hurt.
Frank D. –
Cost. I have nothing to say about Breakthrough Magnesium because I do not experience any tangible effects of taking it. I can say, however, that it is significantly Overpriced. I wish it cost less, and price is the reason why I don’t buy other Bioptimizers supplements.
Rebecca H. –
Listen to your Body. I think this product is great. I have noticed a significant decrease in acid reflux symptoms.
Taziri Gadmour –
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Yoan Panayotov –
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Clive Bellinger –
HCL Breakthrough. I suffer from acid reflux which I manage to control through diet and Apple cider Vinegar. Purchased HCL as I thought this would improve my condition further. Took one tablet a day as per instructions but from day two suffered from stomach pains after taking. The pain was like if you had drunk too many spirits on a heavy night out. I therefore discontinued and have only taken 3 tablets, don’t feel inclined to take anymore. Interestingly, side effects are not mentioned on product.
Cate Kennedy –
Truly is a breakthrough product!. I had been suffering with appalling heartburn and reflux for months! I changed my diet, I changed the time and frequency of meals, I consumed litres of apple cider vinegar, I even tried to sleep sitting up, and all of these hardly had any impact at all. The severe discomfort was impacting every area of my life, the acid reflux was literally burning my vocal cords, and as a singer, that is very bad news! Then I came across this miraculous product. I already knew it was a lack of HCL causing these problems rather than the usually mainstream GP touted “excess acid”, but this was the first time I had actually seen a supplement to address it, and the reviews were great! It was out of stock on Amazon, but I tracked down this website and ordered a bottle. Well, I’ve been using it for a week or so and all of the symptoms have virtually disappeared. I am so impressed and will definitely be ordering more as soon as possible. Thank you to whoever came up with these wondrous capsules; I never want to be without them!!
Erica D. –
I finally stopped being bloated. I finally stopped being bloated after eating!
Blair M. –
Incredibly life changing.. Incredible! Had nausea, bloating, vomiting due to keto/carnivorous diet. Take 1 HCL Breakthrough with meals and I am feeling zero symptoms like before. Now I sleep great and don’t wake up to any symptoms, especially acid reflux =gone!
Lizzie Falconer –
Really was hoping for an end to my bloating.. I have been taking, at great expense, your Masszymes, HCL and P3-om. I had watched the interview with Human Garage, who I have found very interesting. I suffer from chronic bloating and so I was really hoping this would do the trick. I don’t drink alcohol, smoke or eat meat. But I am in chronic pain from bloating. I followed your protocol religiously, but sadly I am still very bloated. So disappointed. Lizzie
marie g. –
help really my digestion thanks!. help really my digestion thanks!
Charissa C. –
Awesome. This product has helped me so much. I am able to wake up, with my voice again and without the after affects of heartburn.
Diane Malone –
HCL capsules. Early days but seems to help my reflux
Su Y. –
Love how I feel after a meal. I take it with MassZymes, P3-OM, with every meal. I’m gaining few pounds that I wanted. Thankful to Wade & Matt
Sher M. –
Bioptimizers products. Top quality ingredients. We are rebuilding our intestinal Flora with your enzymes and probiotics. Feeling a difference already. Also can’t ever say enough about your magnesium supplement
Clem –
Oh my dayzz!!. I am 4 days in using hcl, and On a scale of 1 to 10 I was about an 8 on the acid reflux discomfort chart. Now I’m about 2 1/2. AMAZING..
(Big thank you to whoever developed this.)
Pat T. –
So worth the try!. I ordered p3om, hcl, and masszymes and began to address a problem I’d had for over 2 years and didn’t even know what the problem was till I began reading some responses from others on this site. OMG!!! I can now leave the house after a meal and not be concerned with ‘consequences’! I heard about this product on a podcast I listen to. I’m so glad I gave it a try.
James R. –
I took this to help. I took this to help with Bloating and Gas. It helped a little but not a lot.
Eggi –
Neben w.. Also an sich ist da schon Wahrheit dran, dass durch weniger HCL (Magensäure) das Essen wie Fette und Proteine schlechter verdaut wird und dadurch Sodbrennen entstehen kann….da kann mehr HCL (Magensäure) theoretisch helfen…aber extra HCL zu sich zu nehmen bringt auch viele Risiken mit sich, denn zu viel HCL (Magensäure) kann den Magen auch angreifen, beschädigen, im schlimmsten Fall zu Krebs führen….auch mit dem Magenpförtner also die Klappe zwischen Speiseröhre und Magen kann beschädigt werden und zu mehr Sodbrennen führen….das sind jetzt 2 von vielen Nebenwirkungen, die man bei zu viel HCL (Magensäure) bekommen kann….also im ersten Blick mehr Nebenwirkung als gute Seiten 🙈
Debbie W. –
The correct acids. Exactly what I needed, the correct acids in my stomach!
David L. –
Seems to clam me. Seems to clam me
Janis B. –
Magnesium Breakthrough. the first day I took Magnesium Breakthrough (only 1 capsule 3 times that day) it relieved the feet & leg muscle seizures, cramps & spasms w/in 5 minutes. The 2nd day after taking it in A.M. only, I spent most of the day in bathroom with diarrhea & could NOT leave the house & the 3rd day a repeat of day 2. I stopped for about 7 days & tried again & had the same results as on day 2 & 3. (I’d hate to think what 2 & 3 caps 3 times a day would do to me!) I can’t live this way! Husband tried 1 cap. for his spasms but was ok & had no bad effects. (He only takes 1 cap. whenever an attack starts.) For me the product worked on the seizures, but daily diarrhea is NOT FUN!
As for ‘sleep’ stomach rumbled and growled most of night and diarrhea as soon as I got out of bed. Barely made it to toilet!
Roy S. –
I can’t tell any differance. I can’t tell any differance
Gretchen P. –
Fantastic. After years of using over the counter meds, this medicine has helped me dramatically.
Jorge Camacho –
Simple, easy and helpful. Helps me digest my food (just like it says on the bottle) and allows me to train, coach and go about my day without interference from digestion struggles.
Leticia L. –
Great product for digestion.. I use one capsule prior to a heavier meal along with Kapex and MassZymes.
Deyenna D. –
No difference. I felt no difference in how I felt or how my body responded using these products.
Patrice P. –
HCI. I take HVI with confidence that I will digest my meals without indigestion or any acid reflux. This works for me and I’m in great appreciation for this product.
Naima B. –
Very good product. Very good product
Fathuma J. –
Good product. Good product
Rochelle G. –
Clean product and clean manufacturing. Clean product and clean manufacturing practices. This is very important to me.
Naima B. –
excellent service excellent product without. excellent service
excellent product without any side effects
Nicole G. –
Taking BiOptimizers HCL is a. Taking BiOptimizers HCL is a lifesaver!
Marie M. –
With what started as dehydration. With what started as dehydration and turned into a larger gut health issue, this product has helped turn that around!
Jb –
Good product for getting your. Good product for getting your stomach acid/digestion optimized!
Naima B. –
excellent product. excellent product