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Chewable Papaya Papain

by Puritan's Pride · tablet or pill · 100 delicious chewable tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 25077 12031 4
  • DSLD label 286079
  • Serving 3 tablets
  • 33 servings

Chewable Papaya Papain by Puritan's Pride lists one ingredient: 3.99 mg of papain per serving of 3 tablets. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 22, 2023.

What is in Chewable Papaya Papain?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 tablets. 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 Papain: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 286079, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Total Carbohydrates1 g1%Carbohydrate in Chewable Papaya Papain against 21,979 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.1 g

74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g.

Total Sugars1 gSugar in Chewable Papaya Papain against 11,807 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.1 g

69% of 11,807 products listing sugar give more (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g.

Added Sugars1 g2%
Papainas Papayapapaya enzyme3.99 mgPapain in Chewable Papaya Papain against 607 products3.99 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 75 mg, the median 40 mg.3.99 mg

94% of 607 products listing papain give more (median 40 mg). Per day at the most servings: 11.97 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 286079 (entered June 22, 2023), 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:

  • 94% of the 607 products that print an amount of papain list more than its 3.99 mg of papain (median 40 mg).

The NIH database records 1 to 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?

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: For adults, chew three (3) tablets one to three times daily with a meal.
Warnings
WARNING: If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications or have any medical condition, including a known sensitivity to latex, consult your doctor before use.
Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if seal under cap is broken or missing.
Contains bioengineered food ingredients.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No artificial sweetener, No milk, No lactose, No soy, No gluten, No wheat, No yeast, No fish. Sodium free.
Storage
Store at room temperature

Source: label statements in DSLD label 286079.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Sucrose, Dextrates, Stearic Acid, FD&C Yellow # 6 Lake, Magnesium Silicate, Maltodextrin, Natural and Artificial flavors.

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

How many labels does Chewable Papaya Papain have?

One label is on file, entered on June 22, 2023.

  1. Label 286079 (current) Entered June 22, 2023 · on the market · 100 delicious chewable tablets · UPC 0 25077 12031 4

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

Who makes it?

The label names Puritan's Pride, Inc. (manufacturer), Ronkonkoma, NY. All Puritan's Pride products.

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