So, for example, if a company decides that one activity Unit equals 10 of their own units, an enzyme product that actually has 1,000 activity Units can be labeled as having 10,000. Also, many enzyme supplements on the market today are either created by chemical synthesis or made from animal organs. Plant-based enzymes however, are either derived from actual plants, or cultivated on a plant medium. Animal-based enzymes are usually only capable of digesting proteins and they tend to work in a narrow pH range. Plant-based enzymes are capable of digesting the full range of food groups, and they have a wider pH range of activity, allowing them to function throughout the digestive tract.
Enzymes are at the heart of the biochemical processes that release the energy that sustains life.
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