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Compare Digestive Enzymes HP and MF

Many people ask us what the differences are between the HP and MF series. Both digestive formulas are capable of digesting proteins, carbs, fibers, sugars, dairy, and fats. The difference is Digestive Enzymes MF are designed for problems digesting dairy products. Digestive Enzymes HP are formulated to better address more serious health imbalances that may not be associated with digestion. The HP series (in most cases) is twice as effective in digesting proteins, fats, fibers, and carbs because of the higher amount of enzymes per capsule.

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Digestive Enzymes to Other Brands

Our digestive enzyme formulations are listed in units of activity, based on the Food Chemical Codex (FCC), Academy of Sciences and accepted by the American Food Industry. These units determine potency, or the strength of the enzymes. In other words, the more units of activity in a formulation, the more food it is capable of digesting.

The units of activity in a product are what counts, not the number of milligrams or another measuring system.

For example, the amount of Protease in Digestive Enzymes HP is 150,000 HUT. This means that each capsule has 150,000 units of activity. Using these units of activity to compare different digestive enzymes is crucial.

When comparing our product with others, and they don't use the Food Chemical Codex (FCC), it's almost impossible to compare the two products. So when using other products that don't use the Food Chemical Codex, ask them what is the activity level equivalent to the Food Chemical Codex. It is impossible to compare proprietary blend products to any other. A proprietary blend is a mixture of the ingredients stated in the blend.

The only thing the proprietary blend product states is the total amount of blend. They don't state the amount of each ingredient or its activity level. Therefore, you don't know what the activity level of each enzyme is, and this is the only measurement that is used when the supplier sells to the manufacturer for encapsulating the enzyme. For example, the ingredient supplier of the enzyme can sell 250mg, that would equal 25,000 FCC/HUT of protease enzyme, or 250mg that would equal 150,000 FCC/HUT of protease enzyme. In this example there is a 6 time difference in the amount of enzyme strength.

This is how some nutritional companies might mislead their customers in order to increase their profit margin. They may use lower cost ingredients, and formulate a product with weaker/lower activity enzymes and label the product as a proprietary blend, or list the ingredients individually in mg. So when considering to buy a product that states a proprietary blend or ingredients listed in mg, ask for a copy of the certificate of analysis that comes from the lab. Don't let yourself be misled by a company using different terminology. Always know the quality/activity level of each ingredient in the product. Take a look for yourself and see how our product stands up next to others sold nationwide. We don't mislead our customers.

Allegany Nutrition prices listed are the suggested retail price that we recommend that the health care practitioner sell them for. Listed Below are the main and most important enzymes in each product we believe to be for breaking down Protein, Carbohydrates, Fats and Fiber. Below is what each company's capsule contains for the enzymes that are listed on the chart, there are of course other enzymes in our product as well as the other company's.

Please note the Amylase DU's and SKB's are equivalent. DU's are the newest terminology used by the FCC. Also note that when measuring Lipase activity that each FIP unit is up to 5 to 10 times more potent than when measuring Lipase activity in LU. If you would like another product added send us an empty bottle and the Retail Cost and we will add it to this chart.

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Systemic Enzymes to Other Brands

Listed below are the enzymes we believe to be most important for breaking down Fibrin, Protein, Fats, and Carbohydrates. This is not a complete list, just the key ingredients. The products that are listed as proprietary blends do not state the amounts of the ingredients in their product.

Please note the: DU's and SKB's are equivalency or comparison units. DU's are the newest terminology used by the FCC. Also note that when measuring Lipase activity that each FIP unit is up to 5 to 10 times more potent than when measuring Lipase activity in LU.