Zygest Papaya Enzyme
by Vitamin World · tablet or pill · 500 delicious chewable tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 74312 71135 0
- DSLD label 20773
- Serving 3 tablets
- 166 servings
Zygest Papaya Enzyme by Vitamin World lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 3 tablets, such as 157 mg of calcium, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 25, 2013.
What is in Zygest 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 5 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 1 g | 1% | 74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g. |
| Sugar | less than 1 g | ||
| Calcium | 157 mg | 16% | Higher than 60% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 471 mg. |
| Zygest(R) Blend | 60 mg | ||
| Papain | 45 mg | Higher than 50% of 607 products listing papain (median 40 mg). Per day at the most servings: 135 mg. | |
| Amylase | 6 mg | 60% of 326 products listing amylase give more (median 14 mg). Per day at the most servings: 18 mg. | |
| Protease | 6 mg | 78% of 327 products listing proteolytic enzymes (proteases) give more (median 30 mg). Per day at the most servings: 18 mg. | |
| Papaya | 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 20773 (entered April 25, 2013), 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?
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.
- Original Papaya EnzymePuritan's Pride same ingredients
- Original Papaya EnzymeRadiance same ingredients
- Original Chewable Papaya EnzymeNature's Bounty same ingredients
- Papaya EnzymeVitamin World same ingredients
- Chewable Original Papaya EnzymeAmerican Health same ingredients
- Papaya EnzymePuritan's Pride same ingredients
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 following a meal, one to three times daily.
- Warnings
- WARNING: If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications or have any medical condition, consult your doctor before use.
- Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not use if seal under cap is broken or missing.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No Artificial Color, No Preservatives, No Milk, No Lactose, No Soy, No Gluten, No Wheat, No Yeast, No Fish. Sodium Free.
- The chewable supplements in this product are formulated without chemical additives or preservatives.
- Storage
- Store at room temperature.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 20773.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Sucrose, Calcium Carbonate, Stearic Acid, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate, Contains <2% of:.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): QA QUALITY ASSURED; V VITAMIN WORLD(R) get healthy.
How many labels does Zygest Papaya Enzyme have?
2 labels are on file under this name since October 26, 2011: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 20773 (current) Entered April 25, 2013 · on the market · 500 delicious chewable tablets · UPC 0 74312 71135 0
- Label 562 Entered October 26, 2011 · off the market January 1, 2012 · 500 delicious chewable tablets · UPC 0 74312 71135 0
DSLD also links this label to: Papaya Enzyme (package size difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Vitamin World, Inc. (manufacturer), Ronkonkoma, NY, U.S.A.. All Vitamin World products.