A Blend of Nine Vegetable Source Enzymes

Udo's Choice Digestive Enzyme Blend (Flora) - Average rating - Write a review Show Reviews Reviews July 03, 2007 Reviewer: Ryan in Tennessee My fiancee has a genetic condition that caused her to have colon cancer in her teens. The doctors removed her colon and large intestine as a result. The poor girl can't really eat much of anything, particularly anything fibrous in nature, without these enzymes. She's tried quite a few but this particular brand, is a miracle worker. Eventually, I started using them and I was amazed at the difference. I was starting to have chronic heartburn/indigestion...was using zantac, tagamet, prilosec. These enzymes made all that go away. I can eat just about anything, pop a couple of these pills, and it's like I never ate a thing. I feel full, satisfied, but without any digestive distress. What's strange is we've both tried other brands that have the same contents on their labels, but they just don't do much good??? Some even seem to make digestion harder! I use Flora's oil products as well and I know what high quality they are so I guess I shouldn't be too surprised at the quality of their enzymes product. Was this review helpful to you? Yes  No July 03, 2007 Reviewer: Dany in Canada Udo's Choice Enzyme Blend are the best blend of enzymes that I ever found. All the enzymes are there for a good price. Was this review helpful to you? Yes  No

82-0217 Flora Udo's Choice Digestive Enzyme Blend, 600mg 90 capsules Nutrition Facts Serving Size: 1 Capsule Amount Per Serving % Daily Value* Amylase 5000 DU    Lipase 21179 150 FCCLU    Protease 4.5 12500 HUT    Cellulase 400 CU    Glucoamylase 4.5 AG    Invertase 100SU    Malt Diastase 270 DP    Lactase 500 ALU    Pectinase 7.5 endo-PGU    Bromelain 50000 PU    *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Ingredients: 129.5 mg of pure plant enzyme blend from extracts of aspergillus oryzae, trichoderma viride, saccharomycea cerevisiae, aspergillus niger and barley malt in a base of beet root fiber powder, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, maltodextrin in a vegetarian capsule made of water and hypromellose (usp). Recommended Use: Suggested Use- Take 1 capsule at the beginning of each meal. For heavy meals, take an additional capsule in the middle of the meal. Warning: Caution- May irritate an existing ulcer. Keep out of the reach of children. Before beginning any program of weight loss, consult your health care practitioner. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. If you notice any errors in the information above, please let us know. If you have further questions about this product, please contact Flora at 1-800-446-2110

Protein, Precise and Balanced
Udo's Choice Ultimate Digestive Blend contains high potency enzymes intended for use as a replacement for enzymes lost in the cooking and processing of food. It provides enzyme activity combinations which are precisely balanced to optimize the body's utilization of food nutrients.

A Full Range of Enzymes
In addition to five protein-digesting enzymes, the Ultimate Digestive Enzyme Blend contains all the enzymes required to break down and metabolize fat, carbohydrate, soluble fibre, starch, milk sugar and complex sugars.

Guaranteed Enzyme Activity
Enzyme potency is best defined in terms of activity, not weight. Weight measurements can be misleading as there is no direct relationship between weight and activity. Low potency enzymes may weigh as much as high potency ones, and filler may add to the weight (but, not the activity) of an enzyme supplement.

The foremost international standard for measurement is Food Chemical Codex (FCC) units. The Ultimate Digestive Enzyme Blend is made according to the FCC method and uses the FCC measuring system to define enzyme potency. Supplements expressing enzyme potency in other units often perpetuate the confusion over enzyme potencies and prevent the consumer from making an informed choice through comparison of the activity, not the weight, of enzyme products.

100% Vegetarian Source
The Ultimate Digestive Blend is made from 100% vegetarian-source aspergillus using the solid state fermentation method recommended by the FCC. Aspergillus enzymes have a strong record of safe use in the food industry.

The Convenience of Vegicaps
The Ultimate Digestive Enzyme Blend comes in easily digested vegetarian-source Vegicaps.

Beneficial Buckwheat
Maltodextryin, the usual filler, has been replaced with buckwheat powder which contains bioflavinoids. It is unrelated to wheat and safe for those allergic to gluten.

Maximum Results
To get the most from the Ultimate Digestive Enzyme Blend, open the capsule and mix it with the food. Otherwise, it may be taken prior to and/or during the meal. Heat destroys enzymes, so avoid mixing enzymes directly into hot food. Results should be noticeable within a week.

Suggested Use: Take 1 capsule at the beginning of each meal. For heavy meals, take an additional capsule in the middle of the meal. Store in a cool, dry place. Keep out of the reach of children. Caution: May irritate an existing ulcer.

One Capsule contains:

• Amylase: 5000 DU

• Protease: 12500 HUT

• Glucoamylase: 4.5 AG

• Malt Diastase: 270 DP

• Pectinase(with Phytase): 7.5 endo/PGU

• Lipase: 100 LU

• Cellulase: 400 CU

• Invertase: 0.2 IAU

• Lactase: 500 LacU

Further Descriptions of Ingredients

Total weight: 150 mg in Maltodextrin base of 250 mg buckwheat powder

• Protease - Stomach Protein into amino acids

• Lipase - Pancreas and small intestine Triglycerides to fatty acids and glycerol

• Amylase - Salivary glands in the mouth Glycogen into disaccharides

• Maltase - Small intestine - (from yeast not grain) Disaccharides to glucose and monosaccharides

• Cellulase - Hydrolyses cellulose to D-glucose

• Glucoamylase - Hydrolyses starch to glucose

• Invertase - Hydrolyses sucrose to D-glucose and D-fructose

• Pectinase - Changes pectin

• Lactase - Disaccharides (lactose) to glucose, monosaccharides

PROTEASE
HUT (Hemoglobin Units on the Tyrosine)
One unit of activity = amount of enzyme that produces (in 1 min under the specified conditions) a hydrolysate whose absorbance at 275 nm is the same as that of a solution containing 1.10 mcg per ml of tyrosine in 0.00g N hydrochloric acid.

LIPASE
LU (Lipase Unit)
One unit of activity = amount of enzyme that will liberate 1 mcmol of acid (H+) per min from the substrate - UCA (Under the Conditions of the Assay)

AMYLAZE
DU (Destrinizing Unit)
One alpha-amylase unitof activity = amount that will dextrinize soluble starch in the presence of an excess of beta-amylase at the rate of 1g per h at 30 C

MALTASE
DP (degrees of Diastatic Power)
One unit of activity = amount of enzyme (contained in 0.1 ml of a 5% solution of the sample prep) that will produce sufficent reducing sugar to reduce 5 ml of Fehling's solution when sample is incubated with 100 ml of substrate for 1 h at 20 C

CELLULASE
CU (Cellulase activity Unit)
One unit of activity = amount required to reduce the viscosity of 200 g of a 5% solution of specified sodium carboxymethyl cellulose substrate from 400 to 300 cps at 35C +/- 0.1 and pH of 5.0 in 1 h.

GLUCOAMYLASE
AG (AmyloGlucosidase)
One unit of activity = amount of reducing sugars produced by a unit of sample in 1 h under specified conditions. Control conditions include time, temp, pH and concentration.

INVERTASE
IAU (Invertase Activity Unit)
One unit of activity = amount needed to hydrolyze 77% of the sucroese applied UCA. Prepare a standard curve from the values for Activity and Polarization Reading. By interpolation from this, determine the activity of the sample. For every degree above 20C, subtract 0.004 from the activity, for every degree below, add 0.004

PECTINASE
Endo-PGU (Endo-Polgalacturonase)
One unit of activity = amount of enzyme needed to decrease 50% viscosity per min at pH 3.5 and 40C.

LACTASE
LacU (Lactase Unit)
One unit of activity = amount to liberate 1 mgmol of o-nitrophenol per min - UCA

BUCKWHEAT