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Papaya Enzyme

by Vitabase · tablet or pill · 100 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 7196
  • Serving 1 tablet

Papaya Enzyme by Vitabase lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 15 mg of papain enzyme, 2 mg of alpha-amylase and 2 mg of protease. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 23, 2012.

What is in Papaya Enzyme?

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).

Papaya Enzyme: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 7196, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Papain enzymeas papaya melonPapain enzyme (Form: from papaya melon Genus: Caria Species: papaya)15 mgPapain in Papaya Enzyme against 607 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 75 mg, the median 40 mg.15 mg

80% of 607 products listing papain give more (median 40 mg).

Alpha-Amylase2 mgAmylase in Papaya Enzyme against 326 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 50 mg, the median 14 mg.2 mg

92% of 326 products listing amylase give more (median 14 mg).

ProteaseProtease enzyme2 mgProteolytic Enzymes (Proteases) in Papaya Enzyme against 327 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 100 mg, the median 30 mg.2 mg

96% of 327 products listing proteolytic enzymes (proteases) give more (median 30 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 7196 (entered March 23, 2012), 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:

  • 92% of the 326 products that print an amount of amylase list more than its 2 mg of alpha-amylase (filed by NIH under amylase) (median 14 mg).
  • 96% of the 327 products that print an amount of proteolytic enzymes (proteases) list more than its 2 mg of proteolytic enzymes (proteases) (median 30 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?

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
Suggested Use: As a dietary supplement, adults chew one (1) tablet with meals, or as directed by a health care professional.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Contains No Added salt, dairy, yeast, wheat, soy, preservatives or artificial colors.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place and away from direct light.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 7196.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Corn Starch, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Papaya flavor, Calcium Carbonate, Fructose.

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

How many labels does Papaya Enzyme have?

One label is on file, entered on March 23, 2012.

  1. Label 7196 (current) Entered March 23, 2012 · on the market · 100 tablets

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

Who makes it?

The label names Vitabase.com (distributor), Monroe, GA. All Vitabase products.

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