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Chewable Papaya Enzyme

by NaturesPlus · tablet or pill · 180 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 97467 04460 9
  • DSLD label 319152
  • Serving 1 chewable tablet
  • 180 servings

Chewable Papaya Enzyme by NaturesPlus lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 chewable tablet, such as 6 mg of papain, 1 mg of amylase and 100 mcg of protease. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 21, 2024.

What is in Chewable Papaya Enzyme?

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

Chewable Papaya Enzyme: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 319152, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Papainas Papaya6 mgPapain in Chewable Papaya Enzyme against 607 products6 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 75 mg, the median 40 mg.6 mg

89% of 607 products listing papain give more (median 40 mg).

Amylase1 mgAmylase in Chewable Papaya Enzyme against 326 products1 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 50 mg, the median 14 mg.1 mg

98% of 326 products listing amylase give more (median 14 mg).

Protease100 mcgProteolytic Enzymes (Proteases) in Chewable Papaya Enzyme against 327 products0.1 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 100 mg, the median 30 mg.0.1 mg

over 99% of 327 products listing proteolytic enzymes (proteases) give more (median 30 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 319152 (entered December 21, 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?

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:

  • 98% of the 326 products that print an amount of amylase list more than its 1 mg of amylase (median 14 mg).
  • over 99% of the 327 products that print an amount of proteolytic enzymes (proteases) list more than its 0.1 mg of proteolytic enzymes (proteases) (median 30 mg).

The NIH database records one serving 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?

4 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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
Directions: As a dietary supplement, chew one tablet with a meal.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Free from synthetic: colors, preservatives. Free from milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soy and sesame.
Gluten free
Storage
Keep tightly closed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 319152.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Xylitol, Fructose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Watermelon Flavor, Natural, Natural Color.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Quality Natural Supplements.

How many labels does Chewable Papaya Enzyme have?

2 labels are on file under this name since October 24, 2023: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 319152 (current) Entered December 21, 2024 · on the market · 180 tablets · UPC 0 97467 04460 9
  2. Label 298312 Entered October 24, 2023 · on the market · 360 tablets · UPC 0 97467 04462 3

DSLD also links this label to: Chewable Papaya Enzyme (image difference, same product), Chewable Papaya Enzyme (package size difference, same product), Chewable Papaya Enzyme (image difference, same product), Chewable Papaya Enzyme (package size difference, same product), Chewable Papaya Enzyme (image difference, same product), Chewable Papaya Enzyme (package size difference, same product), Chewable Papaya Enzyme (image difference, same product), Chewable Papaya Enzyme (package size difference, same product).

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

Who makes it?

The label names Natural Organics, Inc. makers of NaturesPlus (manufacturer), Amityville, New York. All NaturesPlus products.

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