What are Doctor's Best Digestive Enzymes?

Doctor’s Best Digestive Enzymes is a full-spectrum high potency digestive enzyme blend created to complement and support the body’s own digestive capacities. Each capsule provides the body with enzymes designed to optimally aid the digestion of fats, proteins and carbohydrates present in cooked and raw food.* The formula provides the support of alpha- galactosidase and beta-glucanase to break down vegetables, beans and grains, and enzymes such as glucoamylase and invertase to assist with the digestion of carbohydrates.* In addition, this complete formula contains beneficial bacteria to uniquely promote optimal intestinal health.

Doctor’s Best Digestive Enzymes is a uniquely formulated, full-spectrum high potency digestive enzyme blend created to complement and support the body’s own digestive capacities.
Helps support healthy digestion*
In addition, this complete formula contains friendly bacteria to uniquely promote optimal intestinal health.*
Non-GMO / Gluten Free / Vegetarian

What are digestive enzymes?

Let’s set the record straight. Digestive enzymes are not just a class of supplements, they are first and foremost, natural enzymes that exert their effects in the digestive tract. In fact, they are produced and secreted from the pancreas, gallbladder and liver, and are essential for chemically breaking down our food.

You might have just read the above and are now asking “Well what are enzymes?”. These are proteins in the body that speed up hundreds of chemical reactions, especially those involved in reaping and converting the energy from our food into useable energy.

The three main classes of digestive enzymes are:

Amylase: Breaks down carbohydrates into simple sugars (monosaccharides, disaccharides)
Protease: Breaks down proteins into amino acids (mainly trypsin and chymotrypsin)
Lipase: Breaks down the fats (lipids) into fatty acids

Are Doctor's Best Enzymes Vegan?

Yes, they are 100% plantbased and are not synthetic.

Where is the Intervase derived from?

Invertase that is used in Doctor's Best Digestive Enzymes, is derived from the enzyme Saccharomyces (a type of yeast).

Active Enzymes

Alpha-galactosidase

This enzyme breaks down carbohydrates such as raffinose and stachyose. These oligosaccharides are common in raw vegetables, beans and legumes. Amylase - This enzyme breaks down carbohydrates such as starch and glycogen. Glycogen is a polysaccharide of glucose that is stored as a reserve fuel in the muscles and liver.

Beta-Glucanase

This essential enzyme breaks down the beta form of glucose compounds found in whole grains such as barley, oats and wheat. Cellulase - This enzyme aids in the release of nutrients in fruits and vegetables through the breakdown of plant fibers or cellulose.

Glucoamylase

This enzyme supplements the effect of hemicellulase and breaks down polysaccharides in plant foods. It breaks down starch into glucose. Hemicellulase - This enzyme breaks down hemicellulose, a series of carbohydrates called polysaccharides, found in plant foods. Invertase

This enzyme breaks down carbohydrates and especially aids in the digestion of sucrose, also known as table sugar.

Lactase

This enzyme breaks down lactose (milk sugar) in milk and other dairy products into galactose and glucose.

Phytase

The enzyme phytase breaks down vegetable carbohydrates. It mainly breaks down phytic acid in nuts, grains, seeds and green leafy vegetables, so that minerals in plant foods are released and absorbed better.

Xylanase

This enzyme is a subtype of the enzyme hemicellulase and breaks down soluble fiber in foods.

Where is the country of origin of these digestive enzymes?

Doctor’s Best products are quality tested and manufactured in the United States using highly qualified cGMP manufacturers and raw material ingredients. Doctor’s Best sources raw materials from around the world and ingredients are subject to intense testing and verification regardless of geography of origin.

Allergen free

Doctor's Best - Digestive Enzymes - 90 V-Capsules

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