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Bromelain Plus

by Biotics Research Corporation · tablet or pill · 100 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 21528
  • Serving 1 tablet

Bromelain Plus by Biotics Research Corporation lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 100 mg of bromelain, 10 mg of papain, 10 mg of inositol and 5 mg of cysteine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 24, 2013.

What is in Bromelain Plus?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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 Plus: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 21528, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
BromelainBromelain Note: 2,500 MCU/gm100 mgBromelain in Bromelain Plus against 1,337 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 200 mg, the median 50 mg.100 mg

Higher than 55% of 1,337 products listing bromelain (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Papain10 mgPapain in Bromelain Plus against 607 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 75 mg, the median 40 mg.10 mg

84% of 607 products listing papain give more (median 40 mg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mg.

Inositol10 mgInositol in Bromelain Plus against 4,042 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 80 mg, the median 30 mg.10 mg

72% of 4,042 products listing inositol give more (median 30 mg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mg.

Cysteineas L-Cysteine HydrochlorideCysteine (Form: as L-cysteine hydrochloride)5 mgCysteine in Bromelain Plus against 516 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 85 mg.5 mg

91% of 516 products listing cysteine give more (median 85 mg). Per day at the most servings: 15 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 21528 (entered May 24, 2013), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • 91% of the 516 products that print an amount of cysteine list more than its 5 mg of cysteine (median 85 mg).

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 Plus'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: One (1) tablet three (3) times each day as a dietary supplement or as otherwise directed by a healthcare professional.
Warnings
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
Storage
Store in a cool, dry area.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 21528.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Vegetable culture, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, modified Cellulose Gum, Food Glaze.

How many labels does Bromelain Plus have?

One label is on file, entered on May 24, 2013.

  1. Label 21528 (current) Entered May 24, 2013 · on the market · 100 tablets

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

Who makes it?

The label names BIOTICS RESEARCH CORP. (manufacturer), Rosenberg, Texas, 77471. All Biotics Research Corporation products.

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