Bromelain 500 mg
by Whole Foods Market · tablet or pill · 60 vegan tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 99482 28619 4
- DSLD label 277434
- Serving 1 tablet
- 60 servings
Bromelain 500 mg by Whole Foods Market lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 141 mg of calcium and 500 mg of bromelain. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 22, 2022.
What is in Bromelain 500 mg?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calciumas Calcium Carbonate | 141 mg | 11% | Higher than 57% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). |
| Bromelainas Pineapple2400 GDU/Gram | 500 mg | Higher than 90% of 1,337 products listing bromelain (median 50 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 277434 (entered September 22, 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?
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.
- Triple Strength Bromelain 500 mgCountry Life · off the market same ingredients
- BromelainThe Vitamin Shoppe same ingredients
- Specially-Coated Bromelain 500 mgLife Extension same ingredients
- Bromelain 2400 GDU/g - 415 mgNOW same ingredients
- Zygest Bromelain 500 mgVitamin World · off the market 1 shared, 67% alike
- Natural Pineapple Enzyme BromelainAmerican Health 1 shared, 67% 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
- Directions: Take 1 tablet with food.
- Warnings
- Note: If you are pregnant, nursing, have any health condition or are taking any medications, consult your healthcare practitioner before using this product
- Tamper evident, use only if seal is intact
- Keep out of reach of children
- Produced in a facility that processes tree nuts, milk, eggs, shellfish, fish, wheat and soy.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place
Source: label statements in DSLD label 277434.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Vegetable Coating.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Good Manufacturing Practices.
How many labels does Bromelain 500 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on September 22, 2022.
- Label 277434 (current) Entered September 22, 2022 · on the market · 60 vegan tablets · UPC 0 99482 28619 4
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Whole Foods Market (distributor), Austin, TX. All Whole Foods Market products.