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Digestive Enzymes

by Sunshine Naturals · tablet or pill · 90 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 89939 10086 8
  • DSLD label 271215
  • Serving 1 to 2 tablets; amounts per 2 tablets
  • 45 servings

Digestive Enzymes by Sunshine Naturals lists 8 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 47 mg of calcium, 200 mg of betaine HCl, 80 mg of ox bile extract and 200 mcg of pepsin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 21, 2022.

What is in Digestive Enzymes?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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).

Digestive Enzymes: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 271215, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calciumas Dicalcium Phosphate47 mg5%Calcium in Digestive Enzymes against 17,831 products47 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg47 mg

77% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 141 mg.

Betaine HCl200 mgBetaine Hydrochloride in Digestive Enzymes against 914 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 178 mg, the median 50 mg.200 mg

Higher than 76% of 914 products listing betaine hydrochloride (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg.

Ox Bile extract80 mgBile in Digestive Enzymes against 160 products80 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 129.25 mg, the median 100 mg.80 mg

58% of 160 products listing bile give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 240 mg.

Pepsin200 mcgPepsin in Digestive Enzymes against 223 products0.2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 130 mg, the median 50 mg.0.2 mg

99% of 223 products listing pepsin give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 0.6 mg.

Papain100 mcgPapain in Digestive Enzymes against 607 products0.1 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 75 mg, the median 40 mg.0.1 mg

over 99% of 607 products listing papain give more (median 40 mg). Per day at the most servings: 0.3 mg.

Pancreatin100 mg
Bromelain100 mgBromelain in Digestive Enzymes against 1,337 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 200 mg, the median 50 mg.100 mg

Higher than 55% of 1,337 products listing bromelain (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Mycozyme10 mg
Lipase30 mgLipase in Digestive Enzymes against 366 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 25 mg, the median 10 mg.30 mg

Higher than 77% of 366 products listing lipase (median 10 mg). Per day at the most servings: 90 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 271215 (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:

  • 99% of the 223 products that print an amount of pepsin list more than its 0.2 mg of pepsin (median 50 mg).
  • over 99% of the 607 products that print an amount of papain list more than its 0.1 mg of papain (median 40 mg).

The NIH database records 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 Digestive Enzymes's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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: Take one (1) or (2) two tablets with meals three times daily, as a dietary supplement.
Warnings
Keep out of the reach of children.
Do not use if safety seal is broken or missing.
Storage
Important: Store tightly closed in a dry place at controlled room temperature of 59 degrees - 86 degrees F (15 degrees-30 degrees C).
Store in a cool dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 271215.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Stearic Acid, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate, Croscarmellose Sodium, Pharmaceutical Glaze.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Proudly Made in the USA.

How many labels does Digestive Enzymes have?

2 labels are on file under this name since August 25, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 271215 (current) Entered July 21, 2022 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 7 89939 10086 8
  2. Label 49799 Entered August 25, 2015 · off the market December 10, 2021 · 90 tablets · UPC 7 89939 10086 8

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

Who makes it?

The label names American Naturavit Inc. (distributor), Miami, FL. All Sunshine Naturals products.

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