HCL is for digestion, but especially protein digestion, take HCL when the stomach is weak in addition to helping the Vitamin A to be absorbed, it also helps zinc and other elements to be utilized. An easy way to determine if you’ve a HCL deficiency is by simply looking at the tongue, if it has coating there’s a good chance that you need HCL.  Each veggie-capsule contains 700mg of HCL powder.