Food enzymes are enzymes found naturally in fresh, raw foods. For example, avocados and nuts contain naturally occurring lipase to breakdown fats, while oats have a high amount of amylase, or starch-digesting enzyme. The contribution of food enzymes to the digestive process is extremely important to overall digestive function and is too often overlooked. Cooking, storing, and processing food destroys most enzymes that are naturally present in foods, and the body is therefore required to supply all of the enzymes necessary for the digestion of that food.

Digestion Enhancement Enzymes significantly increase the absorption, assimilation, and utilization of food and other supplements taken with it. It also minimizes toxic, totally undigested or only partially digested food particles. Some of these toxic particles otherwise enter the bloodstream and cause problems there (such as allergies), while others are fermented or putrefied by bacteria, producing gas.
Many people take supplemental digestive enzymes to aid the digestive process.