Uses & Benefits
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Helps reduce gas, bloating, and abdominal discomfort after eating vegetables, beans, and whole grains
Feature Summary
Natural Factors Vegetarian MacroGest Plant Enzyme Formula is an intensive-strength formula specially designed to support the breakdown of hard-to-digest foods such as beans, whole grains, and vegetables, helping to reduce gas and bloating. This full-spectrum formula is ideal for vegetarian, vegan, and raw food diets providing key enzymes to help break down proteins, carbohydrates, and fats for better nutrient absorption, and to reduce gas production caused by poor digestion of fermentable carbohydrates (FODMAPs) found in many plant foods.
Vegetarian MacroGest contains key digestive enzymes needed for complete digestion, including amylases, proteases, lipase, cellulase, lactase, hemicellulase, and proteolytic enzymes bromelain and papain, to support healthy digestion and a normal inflammatory response. This comprehensive formula also features enzymes that help support a healthy balance of intestinal microflora to keep pathogenic microorganisms in check.
By supporting complete digestion, Vegetarian MacroGest offers support for food sensitivities, and unpleasant digestive symptoms of lactose intolerance, FODMAP intolerance, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
Vegetarian MacroGest from Natural Factors is non-GMO and offers intensive-strength support the digestion of gas-causing foods such as beans, vegetables, and whole grains.
Medicinal ingredients
| Each vegetarian capsule contains: |
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| Alpha-amylase (Aspergillus flavus var. oryzae) (whole) |
76.67 mg (11,500 FCC DU) |
| Bacterial protease (Bacillus subtilis) (whole cell) |
58 mg (58,000 FCC PC) |
| Fungal protease (Aspergillus flavus var. oryzae) (whole) |
40 mg (32,000 FCC HUT) |
| Fungal protease (Aspergillus niger) (whole) |
25.54 mg (115 FCC SAP) |
| Diastase (Aspergillus flavus var. oryzae) (whole) |
20 mg (6,000 FCC DP) |
| Glucoamylase (Aspergillus niger) (whole) |
19.21 mg (23 FCC AGU) |
| Lactase (Aspergillus flavus var. oryzae) (whole) |
12 mg (1,200 FCC ALU) |
| Alpha-galactosidase (Aspergillus niger) (whole) |
11.66 mg (350 FCC GaIU) |
| Triacylglycerol lipase (Rhizopus oryzae) (whole) |
7.72 mg (270 FCC LU) |
| Cellulase (Trichoderma longibrachiatum) (whole) |
3.61 mg (650 FCC CU) |
| Bromelain (Ananas comosus) (pineapple stem) |
3.48 mg (115,000 FCC PU) |
| Papain (Carica papaya) (fruit) |
2.74 mg (115,000 FCC PU) |
| Hemicellulase (Aspergillus niger) (whole) |
1.44 mg (1,150 FCC HCU) |
| Invertase (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) (whole) |
1.15 mg (230 FCC SU) |
| FCC: Food Chemical Codex; DU: Dextrinizing Unit; PC: Protease Unit; HUT: Hemoglobin Unit on the Tyrosine Basis; SAP: Spectrophotometric Acid Protease Unit; DP: Diastatic Power Unit; AGU: Amyloglucosidase Unit; ALU: Acid Lactase Unit; GaIU: Galactosidase Activity Unit; LU: Lipase Unit; CU: Cellulase Unit; PU: Papain Unit; HCU: Hemicellulase Unit; SU: Sumner Unit. |
Non-medicinal Ingredients
Vegetarian capsule (carbohydrate gum [cellulose], purified water), microcrystalline cellulose, vegetable grade magnesium stearate (lubricant).
Recommended use
Digestive enzymes to help digest proteins. Helps reduce gas production/flatulence following a meal rich in fermentable carbohydrates (such as vegetables, pulses/legumes/beans, and whole grains). Helps prevent gastrointestinal intolerance of oligosaccharides/fermentable carbohydrates.
Recommended dose
Recommended adult dose: 1 capsule daily with food or as directed by a health care practitioner. For prolonged use, consult a health care practitioner.
Cautions
Consult a health care practitioner prior to use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, have diabetes or gastrointestinal lesions/ulcers if you are taking anticoagulants/blood thinners, anti-inflammatories, or antibiotics if you are having surgery, or if you are allergic to latex or fruits (such as avocado, banana, chestnut, passion fruit, fig, melon, mango, kiwi, pineapple, peach, and tomato). Consult a health care practitioner if symptoms persist or worsen. Hypersensitivity/allergy, headaches, heartburn, bloating, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea have been known to occur, in which case discontinue use and consult a health care practitioner. Keep out of the reach of children.
Allergen Statement
Contains no artificial colours, preservatives, or sweeteners; no dairy, sugar, wheat, gluten, yeast, soy, egg, fish, shellfish, animal products, tree nuts, or GMOs. Suitable for vegetarians/vegans.
