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Papaya Enzyme Chewable

by BIOVEA · tablet or pill · 100 vegetarian tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 87500 06711 4
  • DSLD label 303226
  • Serving 1 tablet
  • 100 servings

Papaya Enzyme Chewable by BIOVEA lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 15 mg of papain, 2 mg of alpha-amylase and 2 mg of protease. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 22, 2024.

What is in Papaya Enzyme Chewable?

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 Chewable: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 303226, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Papainas Papayapapain enzyme15 mgPapain in Papaya Enzyme Chewable 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-Amylaseenzyme2 mgAmylase in Papaya Enzyme Chewable 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).

Proteaseenzyme2 mgProteolytic Enzymes (Proteases) in Papaya Enzyme Chewable 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 303226 (entered February 22, 2024), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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 salt, dairy, yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, preservatives or artificial colors.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place and away from direct light.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 303226.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Fructose, Calcium Carbonate, Papaya flavor, Vegetable Stearin, Corn Starch, Magnesium Stearate.

How many labels does Papaya Enzyme Chewable have?

One label is on file, entered on February 22, 2024.

  1. Label 303226 (current) Entered February 22, 2024 · on the market · 100 vegetarian tablets · UPC 7 87500 06711 4

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

Who makes it?

The label names BIOVEA (distributor), Scottsdale, AZ. All BIOVEA products.

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