Proactazyme
by Nature's Sunshine · capsule · 100 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 99904 01525 8
- DSLD label 220931
- Serving 1 to 2 capsules; amounts per 2 capsules
- 50 servings
Proactazyme by Nature's Sunshine lists 21 ingredients, 1 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 52 mg of potassium; 8 give their count of live cultures or enzyme activity instead of a weight; 12 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 22, 2020.
What is in Proactazyme?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potassiumas Potassium Citrate | 52 mg | 1% | 71% of 11,614 products listing potassium give more (median 99 mg). |
| Protease 4.5 | Protease 4.5 Note: (for protein) (19,000 HUT) | ||
| Protease 6 | Protease 6.0 Note: (for protein) (3,000 HUT) | ||
| Protease 3Protease 3.0 Note: (for protein) (16 SAPU) | no amount given | ||
| Amylase | Amylase Note: (for starch) (4,200 DU) | ||
| Glucoamylase | Glucoamylase Note: (for starch) (10 AGU) | ||
| Lipase | Lipase Note: (for fat) (60 FIP) | ||
| Cellulase | Cellulase Note: (for fiber) (120 CU) | ||
| Invertase | Invertase Note: (for sugar) (220 SU) | ||
| Diastaseas MaltMalt Diastase Note: (for starch) (550 DP) | no amount given | ||
| Alpha-Galactosidasealpha-Galactosidase Note: (for sugar) (100 GaIU) | no amount given | ||
| Peptidase | Peptidase Note: (for protein) (2,000 HUT) | ||
| Proprietary Blend | 750 mg | ||
| Beet root fiber | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Caraway | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Dandelion | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Fennel | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Gentian | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Ginger | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Hemicellulase | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Beta-Glucanase | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Phytase | in the blend, no amount given |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 220931 (entered May 22, 2020), 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; 20 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.
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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Proactazyme's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- GasEnzProEnzol 15 shared, 65% alike
- CarbohydrenzProSol · off the market 14 shared, 61% alike
- Flatter MeHUM 14 shared, 60% alike
- Sugar/Starch DigestionProSol · off the market 12 shared, 60% alike
- DigaseHealth Products Distributors 12 shared, 60% alike
- Advanced Adult Enzyme BlendFlora Udo's Choice 12 shared, 58% 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: Take 1 or 2 capsules with or between meals daily.
- Warnings
- Do not use if inner seal is missing or damaged.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 220931.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Capsule, Cellulose.
How many labels does Proactazyme have?
3 labels are on file under this name since January 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 220931 (current) Entered May 22, 2020 · on the market · 100 capsules · UPC 0 99904 01525 8
- Label 18237 Entered February 25, 2013 · on the market · 60 packets
- Label 17872 Entered January 25, 2013 · off the market April 7, 2020 · 100 capsules · UPC 0 99904 01525 8
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. (manufacturer), Spanish Fork, UT. All Nature's Sunshine products.