Raw food does not generally exist in a form that the body can use as nourishment. Food and drink must be broken down in order to be absorbed and carried to cells throughout the body. Digestive enzymes work alongside mastication (chewing), peristalsis (muscle contractions), stomach acid, bile, and other gastrointestinal components to help reduce food to smaller, more absorbable forms.

Each enzyme in the USANA Digestive Enzyme product is capable of breaking down a specific food component.

• Amylase: breaks down starch
• Bromelain: breaks down protein
• Cellulase: breaks down cellulose
• Lactase: breaks down lactose
• Lipase: breaks down fat
• Papain: breaks down protein
• Protease: breaks down protein