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Recovery Zymes

by Michael's Naturopathic Programs · tablet or pill · 180 enteric-coated ph stable tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 55929 01168 1
  • DSLD label 45800
  • Serving 2 to 3 tablets; amounts per 3 tablets
  • 60 servings

Recovery Zymes by Michael's Naturopathic Programs lists 10 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 3 tablets, such as 180 mg of papain, 150 mg of anise, 150 mg of fennel and 150 mg of rutin; 3 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 22, 2015.

What is in Recovery Zymes?

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).

Recovery Zymes: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 45800, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
PancreatinPancreatin Note: 10X USP300 mg
ProteaseProtease Note: 75,000 USP units per servingin the blend, no amount given
AmylaseAmylase Note: 75,000 USP units per servingin the blend, no amount given
LipaseLipase Note: 75,000 USP units per servingin the blend, no amount given
PapainPapain Note: 360,000 USP units per serving180 mgPapain in Recovery Zymes against 607 products180 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 75 mg, the median 40 mg.180 mg

Higher than 90% of 607 products listing papain (median 40 mg).

Anise150 mgAnise in Recovery Zymes against 67 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 27.5 mg to 172.5 mg, the median 50 mg.150 mg

Higher than 69% of 67 products listing anise (median 50 mg).

Fennel150 mgFennel in Recovery Zymes against 315 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 26.5 mg to 215 mg, the median 72 mg.150 mg

Higher than 66% of 315 products listing fennel (median 72 mg).

Rutin150 mgRutin in Recovery Zymes against 1,232 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 50 mg, the median 25 mg.150 mg

Higher than 90% of 1,232 products listing rutin (median 25 mg).

Bromelainas PineappleBromelain (Form: from Pineapple) Note: 2400 GDU/gm135 mgBromelain in Recovery Zymes against 1,337 products135 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 200 mg, the median 50 mg.135 mg

Higher than 67% of 1,337 products listing bromelain (median 50 mg).

TrypsinTrypsin Note: 75 USP units/mg75 mgTrypsin in Recovery Zymes against 77 products75 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 35 mg to 100 mg, the median 75 mg.75 mg

30% of 77 products listing trypsin give more (median 75 mg).

L-ChymotrypsinL-Chymotrypsin Note: 75 USP units/mg3 mgChymotrypsin in Recovery Zymes against 49 products3 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 5 mg, the median 3 mg.3 mg

37% of 49 products listing chymotrypsin give more (median 3 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 45800 (entered May 22, 2015), 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:

  • Its 180 mg of papain is higher than 90% of the 607 papain products that print an amount; 50 list more.
  • Its 150 mg of rutin is higher than 90% of the 1,232 rutin products that print an amount; 102 list more.

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, take two (2) to three (3) tablets between meals or take as needed. Dosage may be increased as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Double-sealed for your protection. Do not use if outer seal is broken or missing.
CAUTION: Keep out of reach of children.
Made in a GMP facility that processes egg, fish, milk, shellfish, soy, tree nut and wheat products.
Allergens and what it does not contain
This product contains no dairy, wheat, gluten, corn, soy, yeast, sugar or starch.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 45800.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Dicalcium Phosphate, Stearic Acid, modified Cellulose Gum, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate, Enteric Coating.

How many labels does Recovery Zymes have?

12 labels are on file under this name since May 22, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 174091 Entered April 25, 2018 · off the market February 13, 2020 · 1000 enteric-coated ph stable tablets · UPC 7 55929 01170 4
  2. Label 174090 Entered April 25, 2018 · off the market February 13, 2020 · 270 enteric-coated ph stable tablets · UPC 7 55929 01169 8
  3. Label 174092 Entered March 23, 2018 · off the market February 13, 2020 · 30 enteric-coated ph stable tablets · UPC 7 55929 01171 1
  4. Label 174089 Entered March 23, 2018 · off the market February 13, 2020 · 180 enteric-coated ph stable tablets · UPC 7 55929 01168 1
  5. Label 174088 Entered March 23, 2018 · off the market February 13, 2020 · 90 enteric-coated ph stable tablets · UPC 7 55929 01167 4
  6. Label 59864 Entered May 22, 2016 · off the market November 10, 2017 · 180 enteric-coated ph stable tablets · UPC 7 55929 01168 1
  7. Label 59860 Entered May 22, 2016 · off the market November 10, 2017 · 90 enteric-coated ph stable tablets · UPC 7 55929 01167 4
  8. Label 45803 Entered May 22, 2015 · off the market November 10, 2017 · 30 enteric-coated ph stable tablets · UPC 7 55929 01171 1
  9. Label 45802 Entered May 22, 2015 · off the market November 10, 2017 · 1000 enteric-coated ph stable tablets · UPC 7 55929 01170 4
  10. Label 45801 Entered May 22, 2015 · off the market November 10, 2017 · 270 enteric-coated ph stable tablets · UPC 7 55929 01169 8
  11. Label 45800 (current) Entered May 22, 2015 · on the market · 180 enteric-coated ph stable tablets · UPC 7 55929 01168 1
  12. Label 45799 Entered May 22, 2015 · on the market · 90 enteric-coated ph stable tablets · UPC 7 55929 01167 4

DSLD also links this label to: Recovery Zymes (image difference, same product), Recovery Zymes (package size difference, same product), Recovery Zymes (package size difference, same product), Recovery Zymes (package size difference, same product), Recovery Zymes (package size difference, same product), Recovery Zymes (image difference, same product), Recovery Zymes (package size difference, same product), Recovery Zymes (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 MICHAEL'S(R) NATUROPATHIC PROGRAMS (distributor), SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. All Michael's Naturopathic Programs products.

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