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Papaya Enzyme

by Puritan's Pride · tablet or pill · 250 delicious chewable tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 74312 11133 4
  • DSLD label 271057
  • Serving 3 tablets
  • 83 servings

Papaya Enzyme by Puritan's Pride lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 3 tablets, such as 157 mg of calcium, 45 mg of papain, 6 mg of amylase and 6 mg of protease, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 21, 2022.

What is in Papaya Enzyme?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 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).

Papaya Enzyme: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 271057, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories5 Calories
Total Carbohydrateless than 1 g1%
Total Sugarsless than 1 g
added Sugars1 g2%Sugar in Papaya Enzyme against 11,807 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.1 g

69% of 11,807 products listing sugar give more (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g.

Calcium157 mg12%Calcium in Papaya Enzyme against 17,831 products157 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg157 mg

Higher than 60% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 471 mg.

Papainas Papaya90000 USP45 mgPapain in Papaya Enzyme against 607 products45 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 75 mg, the median 40 mg.45 mg

Higher than 50% of 607 products listing papain (median 40 mg). Per day at the most servings: 135 mg.

Amylase240 DU6 mgAmylase in Papaya Enzyme against 326 products6 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 50 mg, the median 14 mg.6 mg

60% of 326 products listing amylase give more (median 14 mg). Per day at the most servings: 18 mg.

Protease9600 USP6 mgProteolytic Enzymes (Proteases) in Papaya Enzyme against 327 products6 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 100 mg, the median 30 mg.6 mg

78% of 327 products listing proteolytic enzymes (proteases) give more (median 30 mg). Per day at the most servings: 18 mg.

Papaya3 mgPapaya in Papaya Enzyme against 250 products3 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 50 mg.3 mg

96% of 250 products listing papaya give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 9 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 271057 (entered July 21, 2022), 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:

  • 96% of the 250 products that print an amount of papaya list more than its 3 mg of papaya (median 50 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?

6 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
Directions: For adults, chew three (3) tablets with a meal, up to three times daily.
Warnings
Warning: If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications or have any medical condition, including a known sensitivity to latex, consult your doctor before use.
Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur.
Do not use if seal under cap is broken or missing.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No artificial color, flavor or sweetener, no milk, no lactose, no soy, no gluten, no wheat, no yeast, no fish. Sodium free.
Storage
Store at room temperature.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 271057.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Sucrose, Calcium Carbonate, Natural Flavors, Maltodextrin, Corn Starch, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate, Vegetable Stearic Acid.

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

How many labels does Papaya Enzyme have?

One label is on file, entered on July 21, 2022.

  1. Label 271057 (current) Entered July 21, 2022 · on the market · 250 delicious chewable tablets · UPC 0 74312 11133 4

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

Who makes it?

The label names Puritan's Pride, Inc. (distributor), Ronkonkoma, NY, U.S.A.. All Puritan's Pride products.

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