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Does your Papain contain any fillers or additives?

A real customer question, curated into a useful guide for cooking, product use, and finding just the right thing.

No fillers here — our Papain (natural Papaya-based enzymatic meat tenderizer) is pure papaya-derived enzyme powder and nothing else. No salt, no anti-caking agents, no starch or bulking ingredients.

  • Because it's fully active enzyme, a little goes a long way: about 1/4 tsp per pound is typically plenty.
  • Since it's concentrated, avoid letting it sit too long on the meat — a short application is usually all it needs to work.