Papaya Enzyme Chewable
by Nature's Harmony · tablet or pill · 60 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 63047 00838 5
- DSLD label 21828
- Serving 1 tablet; amounts per 0 tablets
Papaya Enzyme Chewable by Nature's Harmony lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 0 tablets, such as 100 mg of papain, 20 mg of bromelain, 20 mg of protease and 10 mg of lipase. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 24, 2013.
What is in Papaya Enzyme Chewable?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 0 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papainas Carica papayaPapain (Form: Carica papaya PlantPart: latex Genus: Carica Species: papaya) Note: providing 200,000 PU | 100 mg | Higher than 77% of 607 products listing papain (median 40 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg. | |
| Bromelainas PineappleBromelain (Form: Ananas comosus (Alt. Name: pinapple) PlantPart: stem Genus: Ananas Species: comosus) Note: providing 40 GDU | 20 mg | 78% of 1,337 products listing bromelain give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg. | |
| Proteaseas Aspergillus oryzaeProtease (Form: Aspergillus oryzae Genus: Aspergillus Species: oryzae) Note: providing 10,000 HUT | 20 mg | 58% of 327 products listing proteolytic enzymes (proteases) give more (median 30 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg. | |
| Lipaseas Rhizopus oryzaeLipase (Form: Rhizopus oryzae Genus: Rhizopus Species: oryzae) Note: providing 80 USP Units | 10 mg | 45% of 366 products listing lipase give more (median 10 mg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mg. | |
| Cellulaseas Trichoderma longibrachiatumCellulase (Form: Trichoderma longibrachiatum Genus: Trichoderma Species: longibrachiatum) Note: providing 5 CU | 5 mg | 60% of 184 products listing cellulase give more (median 10 mg). Per day at the most servings: 15 mg. | |
| Alpha-Amylaseas Aspergillus oryzaeAlpha amylase (Form: Aspergillus oryzae Genus: Aspergillus Species: oryzae) Note: providing 7 SKB | 2 mg | 92% of 326 products listing amylase give more (median 14 mg). Per day at the most servings: 6 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 21828 (entered May 24, 2013), 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).
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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Papaya Enzyme Chewable's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Plant Enzymes 500 mgNature's Harmony 6 shared, 84% alike
- Digestion Enhancement EnzymesHealthForce Nutritionals · off the market 6 shared, 84% alike
- Pan-V RxNuMedica · off the market 6 shared, 84% alike
- Master Zyme+New Sun 6 shared, 84% alike
- Digestive EnzymesDouglas Cooper Co. 6 shared, 84% alike
- Digestive EnzymesLuckyVitamin 6 shared, 84% alike
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
- Recommended Use: As support for digestion. Recommended Dose (Adults): Chew 1 tablet before each meal. Do not exceed three tablets daily. Consult a health care practitioner for prolonged use.
- Warnings
- Risk Information: Do not use if pregnant, breastfeeding or if you have stomach ulcers.
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- DO NOT USE IF SEAL UNDER CAP IS BROKEN.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- This product does not contain egg, shellfish, sulfites, animal derivatives or artificial colours, flavours or preservatives.
- Storage
- STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 21828.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Dextrose, Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Stevia extract, Silicon Dioxide, papaya {fruit flavour}, pineapple fruit flavour.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): SunOpta A healthy products company.
How many labels does Papaya Enzyme Chewable have?
One label is on file, entered on May 24, 2013.
- Label 21828 (current) Entered May 24, 2013 · on the market · 60 tablets · UPC 0 63047 00838 5
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names SunOpta Inc. (manufacturer), Acton, ON. All Nature's Harmony products.