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Digestive Enzymes

by MNP Michael's Naturopathic Programs · capsule · 180 capsules

  • Off the market since August 2023 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 55929 01161 2
  • DSLD label 272375
  • Serving 1 capsule; amounts per 3 capsules
  • 60 servings

Digestive Enzymes by MNP Michael's Naturopathic Programs lists 12 ingredients, 9 with an amount per serving of 3 capsules, 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 September 22, 2022.

What is in Digestive Enzymes?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 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).

Digestive Enzymes: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 272375, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Pancreatin4X USP300 mg
Amylase300 USP units per servingin the blend, no amount given
Lipase60 USP units per servingin the blend, no amount given
Protease300 USP units per servingin the blend, no amount given
Papainas Papaya180 mgPapain in Digestive Enzymes 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). Per day at the most servings: 540 mg.

Anise150 mgAnise in Digestive Enzymes 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). Per day at the most servings: 450 mg.

Fennel150 mgFennel in Digestive Enzymes 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). Per day at the most servings: 450 mg.

Rutin150 mgRutin in Digestive Enzymes 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). Per day at the most servings: 450 mg.

Bromelainas Pineapple2,400 GDU/gm135 mgBromelain in Digestive Enzymes 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). Per day at the most servings: 405 mg.

Trypsin75 USP units/mg75 mgTrypsin in Digestive Enzymes 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). Per day at the most servings: 225 mg.

Amylaseas Aspergillus oryzae30 mgAmylase in Digestive Enzymes against 326 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 50 mg, the median 14 mg.30 mg

Higher than 65% of 326 products listing amylase (median 14 mg). Per day at the most servings: 90 mg.

Lipaseas Rhizopus oryzae30 mgLipase in Digestive Enzymes against 366 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 25 mg, the median 10 mg.30 mg

Higher than 77% of 366 products listing lipase (median 10 mg). Per day at the most servings: 90 mg.

L-Chymotrypsin75 USP units/mg3 mgChymotrypsin in Digestive Enzymes 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). Per day at the most servings: 9 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 272375 (entered September 22, 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:

  • 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 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: As a dietary supplement, take one (1) capsule with each meal. 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.
Not to be taken by pregnant or lactating women.
Made in a GMP facility that processes egg, fish, milk, shellfish, soy, tree nut and wheat products.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 272375.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Leucine.

How many labels does Digestive Enzymes have?

6 labels are on file under this name since May 22, 2020: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 272375 (current) Entered September 22, 2022 · off the market August 15, 2023 · 180 capsules · UPC 7 55929 01161 2
  2. Label 272373 Entered August 23, 2022 · off the market August 15, 2023 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 55929 01160 5
  3. Label 247985 Entered May 22, 2021 · off the market December 23, 2021 · 180 capsules · UPC 7 55929 01161 2
  4. Label 247984 Entered April 22, 2021 · off the market December 23, 2021 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 55929 01160 5
  5. Label 220429 Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market December 23, 2021 · 180 capsules · UPC 7 55929 01161 2
  6. Label 220421 Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market December 23, 2021 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 55929 01160 5

DSLD also links this label to: Digestive Enzymes (package size difference, same product), Digestive Enzymes (image difference, same product), Digestive Enzymes (package size difference, same product), Digestive Enzymes (package size difference, same product), Digestive Enzymes (package size difference, same product), Digestive Enzymes (image difference, same product), Digestive Enzymes (package size difference, same product), Digestive Enzymes (image 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 Naturopathic Programs (distributor), San Antonio, Texas. All MNP Michael's Naturopathic Programs products.

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