When it is in its natural state, raw and unprocessed, the food you eat containsalong with its many nutrientsthe enzymes you need to break down that food. But many of us exist on a diet of primarily cooked food, and digestive enzymes are extremely sensitive to heat. In fact, they are more sensitive to heat than vitamins, and are destroyed by any heat above 48 °C (118 °F); imagine what cooking does to digestive enzymes and to your digestion Not only cooking, but also pasteurization, canning, and microwaving destroy digestive enzymes. Our plant enzymes possess four major benefits over enzymes derived from the pancreas of animals. Firstlyand obviously, they are suitable for vegetarians. Secondly, they are active over a broader range of foods than animal-derived enzymes. Thirdly, they begin their work earlier in the digestive process than animal enzymes. Plant enzymes begin working in the stomach; animal enzymes begin working only later, in the intestines. So plant enzymes spare the body a lot of work by predigesting food before it is exposed to your bodys own pancreatic enzymes. Finally, plant enzymes avoid the possible risk inherent in animal-derived enzymes that your body will recognize them as its own pancreatic enzymes and diminish its own production. Features Helps your body break down and absorb vitamins, minerals, nutrients, and fats IngredientsEach capsule containsProtease Providing the followingProtease I (all proteins) 41 437 FCC HUT Protease II (all proteins) 7380 FCC HUT Protease III (all proteins) 57 FCC SAP alpha-Galactosidase (beans and legumes) 19 FCC GalU Amylase (all carbohydrates) 11812 FCC DU Bromelain (stem bromelain) from Ananas comosus [20 mg] (proteins) 720000 FCC PU Cellulase (all fibres) 1260 FCC CU Glucoamylase (starch) 50 FCC AGU Hemicellulase (plant fibres) 33.3 FCC HCU Invertase (sugar) 80 FCC INVU Lactase (milk, sugar) 544 FCC ALU Lipase (all fats and oils) 3000 FCC LU Maltase (all grains) 130 FCC DP Papain (Carica papaya fruit) (all proteins) 300 000 FCC PU Pectinase (pectins) 60 endo-PGU Phytase (phosphorus) 2.5 FCC FTU Other IngredientsMicrocrystalline cellulose, vegetable magnesium stearate, and silicon dioxide in a nonGMO vegetable capsule composed of vegetable carbohydrate gum and purified water. DirectionsTake 1 capsule three times daily with a meal or as directed by your health-care practitioner CautionsConsult a health-care practitioner for prolonged use. Country of Origin: USA Manufacturer/Importer/Packed By : New Roots
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What is New Roots Plant Digestive?
New Roots Plant Digestive is a vegetarian digestive enzyme capsule made with plant-derived enzymes. New Roots says it helps the body break down and absorb vitamins, minerals, nutrients and fats, and that plant enzymes start working in the stomach.
Which enzymes are in New Roots Plant Digestive capsules?
New Roots includes protease, alpha-galactosidase, amylase, bromelain, cellulase, glucoamylase, hemicellulase, invertase, lactase, lipase, maltase, papain, pectinase and phytase. Each enzyme targets a food type, such as lipase for fats and lactase for milk sugar.
How many New Roots Plant Digestive capsules are taken daily?
Take 1 capsule three times daily with a meal, or as directed by your health-care practitioner. New Roots asks you to consult a practitioner for prolonged use of Plant Digestive. Please consult your doctor before use.
Is New Roots Plant Digestive suitable for vegetarians?
Yes. New Roots Plant Digestive uses enzymes from plant sources rather than animal pancreas, and comes in a non-GMO vegetable capsule made from vegetable carbohydrate gum and purified water, with no animal-derived enzymes.
How do plant enzymes differ from animal enzymes, per New Roots?
New Roots says plant enzymes work over a broader range of foods and begin working earlier, in the stomach, while animal-derived enzymes start later in the intestines. The brand also notes plant enzymes suit vegetarians.
Which sources supply bromelain and papain in Plant Digestive?
Bromelain comes from pineapple stem (Ananas comosus) and papain from papaya fruit (Carica papaya). New Roots lists 720,000 FCC PU of bromelain from 20 mg, and 300,000 FCC PU of papain in each Plant Digestive capsule.
