Food Enzymes
by Nature's Sunshine · capsule · 120 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 99904 01836 5
- DSLD label 255261
- Serving 2 capsules
- 60 servings
Food Enzymes by Nature's Sunshine lists 7 ingredients; 7 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 24, 2021.
What is in Food Enzymes?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proprietary Blend | 940 mg | ||
| Betaine Hydrochloride | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Alpha-AmylaseAlpha Amylase Note: for starch | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| PepsinPepsin Note: (1:10,000) (for proteins) (contains milk lactose) | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| BromelainBromelain Note: for proteins | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| PapainPapain Note: for proteins | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Bile SaltBile Salt Note: for fats | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| PancreatinPancreatin Note: for all foods | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| LipaseLipase Note: (for fats) (contains milk lactose) | in the blend, no amount given |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 255261 (entered September 24, 2021), 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?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient; 7 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.
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 Food Enzymes's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Super Enzyme CapsTwinlab 6 shared, 67% alike
- SuperzymesVitabase 6 shared, 57% alike
- Super EnzymesMeijer Naturals 6 shared, 57% alike
- SuperzymesLuckyVitamin 6 shared, 57% alike
- Digestive Enzymes SAPNFH 6 shared, 57% alike
- Plant-Based Digestive EnzymesKala Health 5 shared, 55% alike
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
- Recommended Use: Take 2 capsules with a meal three times daily.
- Warnings
- Keep out of the reach of children.
- Do not use if inner seal is missing or damaged.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 255261.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Capsule, Cellulose, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.
How many labels does Food Enzymes have?
5 labels are on file under this name since January 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 255261 (current) Entered September 24, 2021 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 0 99904 01836 5
- Label 221047 Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market June 9, 2021 · 120 capsules · UPC 0 99904 01836 5
- Label 207742 Entered November 21, 2019 · on the market · 3 capsules
- Label 207544 Entered September 24, 2019 · off the market April 7, 2020 · 120 capsules · UPC 0 99904 01836 5
- Label 4596 Entered January 25, 2012 · off the market February 27, 2019 · 120 capsules · UPC 0 99904 01836 5
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. (manufacturer), Spanish Fork, UT. All Nature's Sunshine products.