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Original Chewable Papaya Enzyme

by Nature's Bounty · tablet or pill · 100 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 74312 01130 6
  • DSLD label 62117
  • Serving 3 tablets
  • 33 servings

Original Chewable Papaya Enzyme by Nature's Bounty lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 3 tablets, such as 157 mg of calcium, 45 mg of papain, 6 mg of amylase and 6 mg of protease, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 24, 2016.

What is in Original Chewable Papaya Enzyme?

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).

Original Chewable Papaya Enzyme: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 62117, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories5 Calories
Total Carbohydrates1 g1%Carbohydrate in Original Chewable Papaya Enzyme against 21,979 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.1 g

74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g).

Sugarless than 1 g
Calcium157 mg16%Calcium in Original Chewable Papaya Enzyme against 17,831 products157 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg157 mg

Higher than 60% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg).

Papain45 mgPapain in Original Chewable Papaya Enzyme 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).

Amylase6 mgAmylase in Original Chewable Papaya Enzyme against 326 products6 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 50 mg, the median 14 mg.6 mg

60% of 326 products listing amylase give more (median 14 mg).

Protease6 mgProteolytic Enzymes (Proteases) in Original Chewable Papaya Enzyme against 327 products6 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 100 mg, the median 30 mg.6 mg

78% of 327 products listing proteolytic enzymes (proteases) give more (median 30 mg).

Papaya3 mgPapaya in Original Chewable Papaya Enzyme against 250 products3 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 50 mg.3 mg

96% of 250 products listing papaya give more (median 50 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 62117 (entered June 24, 2016), 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:

  • 96% of the 250 products that print an amount of papaya list more than its 3 mg of papaya (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?

6 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: For adults, take three (3) tablets daily, preferably with a meal.
Warnings
WARNING: If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications or have any medical condition, consult your doctor before use.
Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if seal under cap is broken or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No Artificial Color, No Preservatives, No Milk, No Lactose, No Soy, No Gluten, No Wheat, No Yeast, No Fish. Sodium Free.
Storage
Store at room temperature.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 62117.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Sucrose, Calcium Carbonate, Stearic Acid, Corn Starch, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate, Papaya flavors.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): LABORATORY TESTED GUARANTEED QUALITY.

How many labels does Original Chewable Papaya Enzyme have?

3 labels are on file under this name since December 23, 2011: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 62117 (current) Entered June 24, 2016 · on the market · 100 tablets · UPC 0 74312 01130 6
  2. Label 17100 Entered January 25, 2013 · off the market April 8, 2016 · 100 tablets · UPC 0 74312 01130 6
  3. Label 4113 Entered December 23, 2011 · off the market January 1, 2012 · 100 tablets · UPC 0 74312 01130 6

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 Bounty, Inc. (distributor), Bohemia, NY. All Nature's Bounty products.

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