Papaya Enzyme Chewable
by Innerzyme · tablet or pill · 90 chewable tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 71230 00484 3
- DSLD label 50252
- Serving 1 chewable tablet
Papaya Enzyme Chewable by Innerzyme lists one ingredient: 1,000,000 USP Units of papain per serving of 1 chewable tablet. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2015.
What is in Papaya Enzyme Chewable?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 chewable 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 5 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 1 g | 1% | 74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). |
| Sugar | 1 g | 69% of 11,807 products listing sugar give more (median 2 g). | |
| Papainas PapayaPapain (Form: from Papaya PlantPart: fruit) | 1,000,000 USP Units |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 50252 (entered September 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 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.
- Papaya Enzyme Natural Cherry FavorThe Vitamin Shoppe same ingredients
- Papaya Enzyme ChewableCHK Nutrition same ingredients
- Papaya EnzymeBIOVEA same ingredients
- Chewable Papaya PapainPuritan's Pride same ingredients
- Zygest Bromelain ChewableVitamin World · off the market 3 shared, 68% alike
- Zygest Pineapple Bromelain ChewableVitamin World 3 shared, 68% 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
- Suggested Use: Chew 1 tablet following meals.
- Warnings
- Note: If you have any health conditions or are taking any medications, consult your health care practitioner before using this product.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 50252.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Sucrose, Fructose, Tart Cherry powder, Stearic Acid, natural Cherry flavor, Silica, Citric Acid, Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): POST CONSUMER RECYCLED BOTTLE.
How many labels does Papaya Enzyme Chewable have?
2 labels are on file under this name since October 27, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 50252 (current) Entered September 25, 2015 · on the market · 90 chewable tablets · UPC 8 71230 00484 3
- Label 38588 Entered October 27, 2014 · off the market July 23, 2015 · 90 chewable tablets · UPC 8 71230 00484 3
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Innerzyme (distributor), Scottsdale, AZ. All Innerzyme products.