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Papaya Digestive Support Pineapple Papaya

by Country Life · other (e.g. tea bag) · 500 chewable wafers

  • Off the market since May 2017 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 15794 05388 0
  • DSLD label 43497
  • Serving 4 wafers
  • 125 servings

Papaya Digestive Support Pineapple Papaya by Country Life lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 4 wafers, such as 28 mg of papain, 24 mg of protease, 24 mg of alpha-amylase and 22 mg of papaya, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 25, 2015.

What is in Papaya Digestive Support Pineapple Papaya?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 wafers. 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).

Papaya Digestive Support Pineapple Papaya: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 43497, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories5 Calories
Total Carbohydrates1 g1%Carbohydrate in Papaya Digestive Support Pineapple Papaya 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). Per day at the most servings: 3 g.

Sugar1 gSugar in Papaya Digestive Support Pineapple Papaya against 11,807 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.1 g

69% of 11,807 products listing sugar give more (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g.

PapainPapain (Form: from Papaya) Note: 2,000 USP units/mg28 mgPapain in Papaya Digestive Support Pineapple Papaya against 607 products28 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 75 mg, the median 40 mg.28 mg

63% of 607 products listing papain give more (median 40 mg). Per day at the most servings: 84 mg.

Proteaseas Aspergillus oryzaeProtease (Form: from Aspergillus oryzae Genus: Aspergillus Species: oryzae)24 mgProteolytic Enzymes (Proteases) in Papaya Digestive Support Pineapple Papaya against 327 products24 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 100 mg, the median 30 mg.24 mg

56% of 327 products listing proteolytic enzymes (proteases) give more (median 30 mg). Per day at the most servings: 72 mg.

Alpha-Amylaseas Aspergillus oryzaeAlpha Amylase (Form: from Aspergillus oryzae Genus: Aspergillus Species: oryzae)24 mgAmylase in Papaya Digestive Support Pineapple Papaya against 326 products24 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 50 mg, the median 14 mg.24 mg

Higher than 59% of 326 products listing amylase (median 14 mg). Per day at the most servings: 72 mg.

Papayaas PapayaPapaya (Form: from Papaya PlantPart: fruit)22 mgPapaya in Papaya Digestive Support Pineapple Papaya against 250 products22 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 50 mg.22 mg

76% of 250 products listing papaya give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 66 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 43497 (entered March 25, 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?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

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?

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: Adults chew four (4) wafers after each meal, up to three times a day.
Warnings
Do not accept if seal is broken.
Keep out of the reach of children.
CAUTION: If you are pregnant or nursing, taking medication or planning a surgery, consult your doctor before using this product.
If any adverse reactions occur, stop taking the product and consult your doctor.
Allergens and what it does not contain
YES CERTIFIED GLUTEN FREE BY GFCO.ORG
NO YEAST OR WHEAT NO SOY, MILK OR SALT NO ARTIFICIAL COLORS, FLAVORS OR SWEETENERS NO GMOs
Certified Gluten-Free Non-GMO
Storage
Store between 59(0)-86(0)F.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 43497.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Fructose, Mannitol, Stearic Acid, Starch, Maltodextrin, natural Pineapple flavor, Glycine, natural Fruit flavors, natural Papaya flavor, Silica, Magnesium Stearate, Cellulose.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): K. Listed with: Certified gluten-free (GFCO), Certified Vegan (Vegan Action) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Papaya Digestive Support Pineapple Papaya have?

2 labels are on file under this name since March 25, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 43497 (current) Entered March 25, 2015 · off the market May 19, 2017 · 500 chewable wafers · UPC 0 15794 05388 0
  2. Label 43496 Entered March 25, 2015 · off the market May 19, 2017 · 200 chewable wafers · UPC 0 15794 05387 3

DSLD also links this label to: Papaya Digestive Support Pineapple Papaya Flavor (package size difference, same product), Papaya Digestive Support Pineapple Papaya Flavor (image difference, same product), Papaya Digestive Support Pineapple Papaya Flavor (package size difference, same product), Papaya Digestive Support Pineapple Papaya Flavor (package size difference, same product), Papaya Digestive Support Pineapple Papaya Flavor (image difference, same product), Papaya Digestive Support Pineapple Papaya Flavor (package size difference, same product), Papaya Digestive Support Pineapple Papaya Flavor (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 Country Life, LLC (manufacturer), Hauppauge, NY. All Country Life products.

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