CONTENTS OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENT FOR KIDS (POWDERED DRINK MIX)  

Amylases

Amylases are carbohydrate-digesting enzymes such as Alpha-Amylase (from Aspergillus oryzae), Glucoamylase (from Aspergillus niger). Supplementation with amylase allows carbohydrate digestion to proceed during the time food is held in the stomach, which is usually about one hour. Glucoamylase breaks down the carbohydrates found in beans, peas, nuts, seeds, grains and vegetables such as beets, broccoli, pumpkin, and cabbage.

Protease

Protease is a protein-digesting enzyme from Aspergillus oryzae. Protease, with the addition of water, breaks apart proteins to form smaller polypeptides.

Disaccharidases

Disaccharidases like Lactase (from Aspergillus oryzae), Maltase (from Barley), and Invertase (from Saccharomyces cerevisiae) digest the simple sugars that are found in dairy products (lactose), grains (maltose), and white sugar and flour (sucrose). Lactase is used to digest lactose. Maltase is closely related to amylase and works to digest grain maltose. Invertase is an enzyme that breaks down sucrose into glucose and fructose, both of which are readily absorbed into the blood.

Cellulase

This cellulase enzyme is vacuumed off Trichoderma, a genus of fungi. Cellulase is an enzyme that is found in plants but is not produced in the human body. It digests only soluble fibers, such as cellulose, the chief constituent of the cell walls of plants.

Lipase

Lipase is a fat-digesting enzyme from Aspergillus niger. It splits fats into monoglycerides and fatty acids.

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