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Papaya Complex Natural Peppermint Flavor

by DC · tablet or pill · 270 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 52301 74427 5
  • DSLD label 267091
  • Serving 3 tablets
  • 90 servings

Papaya Complex Natural Peppermint Flavor by DC lists 8 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 3 tablets, such as 108 mg of calcium, 45 mg of papain, 3 mg of protease and 3 mg of bromelain, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 16, 2022.

What is in Papaya Complex Natural Peppermint Flavor?

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).

Papaya Complex Natural Peppermint Flavor: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 267091, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calcium108 mg11%Calcium in Papaya Complex Natural Peppermint Flavor against 17,831 products108 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg108 mg

52% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg).

Papain1,800 USP Units45 mgPapain in Papaya Complex Natural Peppermint Flavor against 607 products45 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 75 mg, the median 40 mg.45 mg

Higher than 50% of 607 products listing papain (median 40 mg).

Protease450 USP Units3 mgProteolytic Enzymes (Proteases) in Papaya Complex Natural Peppermint Flavor against 327 products3 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 100 mg, the median 30 mg.3 mg

91% of 327 products listing proteolytic enzymes (proteases) give more (median 30 mg).

Bromelain6.0 GDU3 mgBromelain in Papaya Complex Natural Peppermint Flavor against 1,337 products3 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 200 mg, the median 50 mg.3 mg

97% of 1,337 products listing bromelain give more (median 50 mg).

Alpha-Amylase450 USP Units3 mgAmylase in Papaya Complex Natural Peppermint Flavor against 326 products3 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 50 mg, the median 14 mg.3 mg

88% of 326 products listing amylase give more (median 14 mg).

Cellulase Enzyme60 CU3 mgCellulase in Papaya Complex Natural Peppermint Flavor against 184 products3 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 3.74 mg to 30 mg, the median 10 mg.3 mg

76% of 184 products listing cellulase give more (median 10 mg).

Lipase36 USP Units3 mgLipase in Papaya Complex Natural Peppermint Flavor against 366 products3 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 25 mg, the median 10 mg.3 mg

93% of 366 products listing lipase give more (median 10 mg).

Papaya15 mgPapaya in Papaya Complex Natural Peppermint Flavor against 250 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 50 mg.15 mg

80% of 250 products listing papaya give more (median 50 mg).

Sodium Copper Chlorophyllin1.5 mgSodium in Papaya Complex Natural Peppermint Flavor against 14,514 products1.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.1.5 mg

99% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 267091 (entered June 16, 2022), 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:

  • 91% of the 327 products that print an amount of proteolytic enzymes (proteases) list more than its 3 mg of proteolytic enzymes (proteases) (median 30 mg).
  • 97% of the 1,337 products that print an amount of bromelain list more than its 3 mg of bromelain (median 50 mg).
  • 88% of the 326 products that print an amount of amylase list more than its 3 mg of alpha-amylase (filed by NIH under amylase) (median 14 mg).
  • 93% of the 366 products that print an amount of lipase list more than its 3 mg of lipase (median 10 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?

1 product lists 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 food enzyme dietary supplement, take 3 tablets with each meal and if necessary at bedtime. Tablets may be chewed or swallowed.
Warnings
Tamper Evident: Do not use this product if imprinted foil seal under cap is broken or missing.
Keep out of reach of children.
Caution: If you are pregnant or nursing do not take this product.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free
Storage
Keep tightly closed. Store at room temperature: 59 degrees - 86 degrees F (15 degrees to 30 degrees C).

Source: label statements in DSLD label 267091.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Sorbitol, Mannitol, Calcium Carbonate, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Silica, natural Peppermint flavor.

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

How many labels does Papaya Complex Natural Peppermint Flavor have?

5 labels are on file under this name since April 22, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 267091 (current) Entered June 16, 2022 · on the market · 270 tablets · UPC 0 52301 74427 5
  2. Label 267089 Entered June 16, 2022 · on the market · 270 tablets
  3. Label 267086 Entered June 16, 2022 · on the market · 135 tablets · UPC 0 52301 74413 8
  4. Label 267085 Entered June 16, 2022 · on the market · 135 tablets
  5. Label 245212 Entered April 22, 2021 · on the market · N/A

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

Who makes it?

The label names Dee Cee Laboratories, Inc. (manufacturer), White House, TN. All DC products.

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