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Bromelain-Papain Complex

by MBi Nutraceuticals · capsule · 180 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 314721
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 180 servings

Bromelain-Papain Complex by MBi Nutraceuticals lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 60 mg of vitamin C, 130 mg of papain, 100 mg of betaine hydrochloride and 80 mg of bromelain. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2024.

What is in Bromelain-Papain Complex?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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).

Bromelain-Papain Complex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 314721, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin C60 mg67%Vitamin C in Bromelain-Papain Complex against 18,583 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg60 mg

65% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 180 mg.

PapainPapain Note: 2000 USP130 mgPapain in Bromelain-Papain Complex against 607 products130 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 75 mg, the median 40 mg.130 mg

Higher than 88% of 607 products listing papain (median 40 mg). Per day at the most servings: 390 mg.

Betaine Hydrochloride100 mgBetaine Hydrochloride in Bromelain-Papain Complex against 914 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 178 mg, the median 50 mg.100 mg

Higher than 60% of 914 products listing betaine hydrochloride (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Bromelain2400 GDU80 mgBromelain in Bromelain-Papain Complex against 1,337 products80 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 200 mg, the median 50 mg.80 mg

Higher than 54% of 1,337 products listing bromelain (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 240 mg.

L-Glutamic Acid50 mgGlutamic Acid in Bromelain-Papain Complex against 697 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 364 mg, the median 80 mg.50 mg

55% of 697 products listing glutamic acid give more (median 80 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg.

Pancreatin8X20 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 314721 (entered July 25, 2024), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

The NIH database records 3 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Bromelain-Papain Complex's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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
Recommendation: Take one capsule following a meal three times per day or as directed by your health care professional.
Warnings
Warning: Keep out of the reach of children.
If tamper resistant seals are broken do not use this product.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 314721.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Rice Flour, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.

How many labels does Bromelain-Papain Complex have?

2 labels are on file under this name since August 23, 2020: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 314721 (current) Entered July 25, 2024 · on the market · 180 capsules
  2. Label 231547 Entered August 23, 2020 · off the market August 11, 2023 · 60 capsules

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names MBi Nutraceuticals (manufacturer), Lindon, UT. All MBi Nutraceuticals products.

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