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MetabolicZyme

by Allergy Research Group · tablet or pill · 900 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 13947 74960 3
  • DSLD label 20471
  • Serving 1 to 3 tablets; amounts per 1 tablet
  • 900 servings

MetabolicZyme by Allergy Research Group lists 12 ingredients, 12 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 60 mg of papain, 50 mg of rutin, 45 mg of bromelain and 25 mg of shiitake mushroom powder. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 25, 2013.

What is in MetabolicZyme?

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).

MetabolicZyme: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 20471, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
PancreatinPancreatin Note: 8X USP100 mg
Amylase20,000 USP
Protease20,000 USP
Lipase1,600 USP
PapainPapain Note: 530 DU/g60 mgPapain in MetabolicZyme against 607 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 75 mg, the median 40 mg.60 mg

Higher than 69% of 607 products listing papain (median 40 mg).

Rutin50 mgRutin in MetabolicZyme against 1,232 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 50 mg, the median 25 mg.50 mg

Higher than 69% of 1,232 products listing rutin (median 25 mg).

BromelainBromelain Note: 1200 DU/g45 mgBromelain in MetabolicZyme against 1,337 products45 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 200 mg, the median 50 mg.45 mg

61% of 1,337 products listing bromelain give more (median 50 mg).

Shiitake Mushroom Powder25 mgShiitake Mushroom in MetabolicZyme against 256 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 33.75 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.25 mg

78% of 256 products listing shiitake mushroom give more (median 100 mg).

Trypsin24 mgTrypsin in MetabolicZyme against 77 products24 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 35 mg to 100 mg, the median 75 mg.24 mg

81% of 77 products listing trypsin give more (median 75 mg).

Venus' Fly Trap (Leaves) Extract10 mg
PepsinPepsin Note: 10M X10 mgPepsin in MetabolicZyme against 223 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 130 mg, the median 50 mg.10 mg

84% of 223 products listing pepsin give more (median 50 mg).

Isoflavonesas Soy10 mgIsoflavones in MetabolicZyme against 290 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 80 mg, the median 50 mg.10 mg

89% of 290 products listing isoflavones give more (median 50 mg).

ChymotrypsinChymotrypsin Note: 1000 USP/mg1 mgChymotrypsin in MetabolicZyme against 49 products1 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 5 mg, the median 3 mg.1 mg

80% of 49 products listing chymotrypsin give more (median 3 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 20471 (entered April 25, 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:

  • 84% of the 223 products that print an amount of pepsin list more than its 10 mg of pepsin (median 50 mg).
  • 89% of the 290 products that print an amount of isoflavones list more than its 10 mg of isoflavones (median 50 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with MetabolicZyme'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
Suggested Use As a dietary supplement, 1 to 3 tablets with meals, or as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
Storage
Keep in a cool, dry place, tightly capped.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 20471.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Dicalcium Phosphate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Ethyl Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.

How many labels does MetabolicZyme have?

One label is on file, entered on April 25, 2013.

  1. Label 20471 (current) Entered April 25, 2013 · on the market · 900 tablets · UPC 7 13947 74960 3

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

Who makes it?

The label names Allergy Research Group (distributor), Alameda, CA. All Allergy Research Group products.

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