Which Digestive Enzymes Help Food Intolerances?
Digestive enzymes are taken with meals to help break down foods faster (for more energy and better nutrient absorption).* Each one is a specialist, focusing on a specific nutrient or food.
The chart below shows you which digestive enzymes help food intolerances, depending on the nutrient you want help digesting:
Protein-Digesting Enzymes:
| Type of enzyme | Activity unit |
|---|
| Acid Stable Protease | Spectrophotometric Acid Protease Units (SAPU) |
| Bromelain (derived from pineapple) | Gelatin Digesting Units (GDU) or Papain Units (PU) |
| DPP-IV (targets gluten) | Dipeptidyl Peptidase Units (DPPU/HUT) |
| Papain (derived from papaya) | Papain Units (PU) |
| Protease Thera-blend® | Hemoglobin Units on a Tyrosine Basis (HUT) |
Carbohydrate-Digesting Enzymes:
| Type of enzyme | Activity unit |
|---|
| Alpha Galactosidase | Galactosidase Units (GalU) |
| Amylase Thera-blend® | Dextrinizing Units (DU) |
| Glucoamylase | Amyloglucosidase Units (AGU) |
| Invertase | Sumner Units (SU) |
| Maltase (Diastase) | Degrees of Diastatic Power (DP) |
Fiber-Digesting Enzymes:
| Type of enzyme | Activity unit |
|---|
| Beta Glucanase | Beta Glucanase Units (BGU) |
| Cellulase Thera-blend® | Cellulase Units (CU) |
| Hemicellulase | Hemicellulase Units (HCU) |
| Pectinase | Endo Polygalacturonase Units (Endo-PGU) |
| Phytase | Phytase Units (FTU) |
| Xylanase | Xylanase Units (XU) |
Fat-Digesting Enzymes:
| Type of enzyme | Activity unit |
|---|
| Lipase Thera-blend® | Fédération Internationale Pharmaceutique (FIP) |
Dairy-Digesting Enzymes:
| Type of enzyme | Activity unit |
|---|
| Lactase (lactose/milk sugar) | Acid Lactase Units (ALU) |
Explore all of our digestive enzymes for food intolerances.*
