$11.89 $0.09 per serving
Product analysis
Bromelain 500 mg provides a protein-digesting enzyme at good value, with limited evidence for improving digestive discomfort.
AI assessment of the formula, label and price. How scoring works
Nutrient Quality20
The bromelain preparation and calcium form are unspecified. Their quality cannot be compared confidently from the ingredient names alone.
Ingredient Transparency63
Both ingredient amounts are stated, making serving quantities clear. Specific preparation details are missing, limiting close quality comparisons.
Value For Money88
Bromelain compares very favorably on cost for the amount declared. The value of the accompanying calcium remains uncertain.
Customer Satisfaction86
Customer feedback is strongly positive across a large number of reviews. The review volume gives a broad picture of satisfaction without establishing health benefits.
Product Focus60
The formula is centered on bromelain and its digestive and inflammation-related roles. Human findings are limited and do not establish consistent relief of digestive, joint or swelling symptoms.
- Format
Tablet - Container
- 120 Tablet(s)
- Per serving
- $0.09
- Customer rating
- 4.7 · 3,086 ratings
Goals
Impact
Moderate effect
Bromelain at 500 mg is an enzyme used in inflammation-focused formulas. Human findings are limited and context dependent: some short-term pain outcomes improved, while joint and swelling findings were less consistent.
How this product is rated for Inflammation
Ingredient fit83
Relevant ingredients share the formula with ingredients intended for other purposes, making the saved goal focus less concentrated. The assessed amounts fully meet the saved dose comparison.
Goal fit
Relevant ingredients share the formula with ingredients intended for other purposes, making the saved goal focus less concentrated.
Dose adequacy
The assessed amounts fully meet the saved dose comparison.
Pathways18
The strongest saved coverage concerns cox and lox enzyme inhibition, with partial coverage. No assessed mechanism reaches the saved threshold for broad coverage.
Depth
The strongest saved coverage concerns cox and lox enzyme inhibition, with partial coverage.
Breadth
No assessed mechanism reaches the saved threshold for broad coverage.
Evidence62
Bromelain leads the saved evidence assessment at an assessed amount. The finding reflects the supplied comparison, not a promise of benefit. The saved assessment identifies the qualifying ingredients as matching its studied-preparation category.
Evidence strength
Bromelain leads the saved evidence assessment at an assessed amount. The finding reflects the supplied comparison, not a promise of benefit.
Studied preparation
The saved assessment identifies the qualifying ingredients as matching its studied-preparation category.
Formulation logic100
The assessed ingredients can work independently or have their listed partner. All assessed ingredients reach the saved minimum dose threshold.
Partner coverage
The assessed ingredients can work independently or have their listed partner.
Conflicts
No ingredient conflict is recorded in the saved assessment.
Effective doses
All assessed ingredients reach the saved minimum dose threshold.
Impact
Moderate effect
Bromelain · 500 mg
Bromelain supplies 500 mg per serving and breaks down dietary protein. Enzyme activity gives it a digestive role, but evidence for isolated bromelain improving digestive symptoms remains limited.
How this product is rated for Gut Health
Ingredient fit83
The saved findings show a partial digestive focus within the ingredient mix. The saved amount comparison shows full alignment for the counted ingredients.
Goal fit
The saved findings show a partial digestive focus within the ingredient mix.
Dose adequacy
The saved amount comparison shows full alignment for the counted ingredients.
Pathways60
The main saved coverage is digestive enzyme, acid and bile support, with strong depth. One of the three targeted areas reaches the saved coverage threshold, so support remains narrow.
Depth
The main saved coverage is digestive enzyme, acid and bile support, with strong depth.
Breadth
One of the three targeted areas reaches the saved coverage threshold, so support remains narrow.
Evidence58
Bromelain leads the saved evidence assessment; the ingredient-specific qualifications still apply. The counted ingredients meet the saved preparation comparison, without implying broad symptom relief.
Evidence strength
Bromelain leads the saved evidence assessment; the ingredient-specific qualifications still apply.
Studied preparation
The counted ingredients meet the saved preparation comparison, without implying broad symptom relief.
Formulation logic100
No missing required partners or configured conflicts were flagged, and the counted amounts meet the saved threshold.
Partner coverage
No required ingredient partner is missing in the saved assessment.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflict was flagged.
Effective doses
All counted ingredients meet the saved minimum exposure threshold.
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount per serving | Score |
|---|---|---|
Calcium | 68 mg | |
Bromelain | 500 mg |
Bromelain · 500 mg OverallScore84
Each serving lists 500 mg of bromelain with declared activity of 600 GDU per gram. The whole-product cost works out to about $0.10 per 500 mg of declared bromelain.
How this ingredient is rated
Composition and Label Disclosure74
Bromelain activity is declared at 600 GDU per gram. Activity is a label measure and does not establish clinical effects.
Enzyme Activity Disclosure
The saved facts report enzyme activity of 600 GDU per gram of bromelain.
Declared GDU per Gram
The declared concentration is 600 GDU per gram; activity is a label measure, not proof of clinical effects.
Composition and Label Disclosure87
The declared amount is 500 mg of bromelain per serving. Pineapple is identified as the source; the saved facts do not identify it as stem.
Declared Bromelain Mass
The declared amount is 500 mg of bromelain per serving.
Botanical Source Disclosure
Pineapple is identified as the source; the saved facts do not identify it as stem.
Commercial Price and Usability100
The whole-product cost works out to about $0.10 per 500 mg of declared bromelain.
Cost per 500 mg Declared Bromelain
The whole-product cost works out to about $0.10 per 500 mg of declared bromelain.
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Sources
Published studies used for the product analysis and the top-ranked studies for each ingredient and goal.
- The role of enzyme supplementation in digestive disorders.
- Effects of bromelain supplementation on disease activity and quality of life in patients with ulcerative colitis: a randomized, triple-blind, placebo-controlled study.
- Therapeutic efficacy of bromelain in impacted third molar surgery: a randomized controlled clinical study.
- Efficacy of proteolytic enzyme bromelain on health outcomes after third molar surgery. Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.
- Placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial on the immunomodulating activities of low- and high-dose bromelain after oral administration - new evidence on the antiinflammatory mode of action of bromelain.
- An Evaluation of the Effects of Pineapple-Extract and Bromelain-Based Treatment after Mandibular Third Molar Surgery: A Randomized Three-Arm Clinical Study.
- Therapeutic uses of pineapple-extracted bromelain in surgical care - A review.