The Significance of Digestive Enzymes

Digestive enzymes play a central role in breaking down the food we eat into nutrients the body can absorb. Without adequate enzyme activity, the digestive process may be less efficient, which can contribute to occasional gas, bloating, and digestive discomfort, particularly after high-fiber or high-protein meals.

DigeZyme® Enzyme Complex: What Each Enzyme Does

• Alpha-Amylase: Helps break down carbohydrates, including starches and other complex carbohydrates, into smaller sugar units that the body can absorb.
• Cellulase: Helps break down certain plant fibers, supporting digestion and assisting in the availability of nutrients from plant-based foods.
• Lipase: Supports the digestion of dietary fats (lipids) to help the body process fats from food as part of normal digestion.
• Protease: Helps break down proteins and peptides to support protein digestion and everyday digestive wellness.
• Lactase: Helps break down lactose (the natural sugar found in dairy) to support the digestion of dairy-containing foods.

Food, in general, has a balanced composition of nutrients, which may include carbohydrates, proteins, milk-based products, oils, fats, fibers, and various other components that are essential for good health and proper body function.

Thus, enzymes play a major role in breaking down these larger molecules into smaller units that the body can absorb more easily. Humans do not have the ability to digest fibrous food, thereby leading to its fermentation in the colon.

Sabinsa’s multi-enzyme complex, incorporated with a variety of enzymes, may aid in digestion as detailed below: