MacroGest Vegetarian Intensive Strength, 60 Vegetarian Capsules

Natural Factors Vegetarian MacroGest is an intensive-strength plant enzyme formula specially designed to help reduce gas production following meals rich in fermentable carbohydrates, such as vegetables, pulses, legumes, beans, and whole grains. It contains digestive enzymes that help digest proteins and helps prevent gastrointestinal intolerance to oligosaccharides. This one-per-day, non-GMO formula is suitable for vegetarian, vegan, and raw food diets.

Medicinal Ingredients

Each vegetarian capsule contains:

Enzyme blend .................................................................... 283 mg

Alpha-amylase*1 ............................................................... 76.67 mg (11,500 FCC DU)

Bacterial protease*2 ........................................................... 58 mg (58,000 FCC PC)

Fungal protease*3 .............................................................. 40 mg (32,000 FCC HUT)

Fungal protease*4 .............................................................. 25.54 mg (115 FCC SAP)

Diastase*5 ........................................................................ 20 mg (6,000 FCC DP)

Glucoamylase*6 ................................................................. 19.21 mg (23 FCC AGU)

Lactase*7 .......................................................................... 12 mg (1,200 FCC ALU)

Alpha-galactosidase*8 ......................................................... 11.66 mg (350 FCC GaIU)

Triacylglycerol lipase*9 ........................................................ 7.72 mg (270 FCC LU)

Cellulase*10 ....................................................................... 3.61 mg (650 FCC CU)

Bromelain*11 ..................................................................... 3.48 mg (115,000 FCC PU)

Papain*12 .......................................................................... 2.74 mg (115,000 FCC PU)

Hemicellulase*13 ................................................................ 1.44 mg (1,150 FCC HCU)

Invertase*14 ...................................................................... 1.15 mg (230 FCC SU)

(*1Aspergillus flavus var. oryzae) (whole), (*2Bacillus subtilis) (whole cell), (*3Aspergillus flavus var. oryzae) (whole), (*4Aspergillus niger) (whole), (*5Aspergillus flavus var. oryzae) (whole), (*6Aspergillus niger) (whole), (*7Aspergillus flavus var. oryzae) (whole), (*8Aspergillus niger) (whole), (*9Rhizopus oryzae) (whole), (*10Trichoderma longibrachiatum) (whole), (*11Ananas comosus) (pineapple stem), (*12Carica papaya) (fruit), (*13Aspergillus niger) (whole), and (*14Saccharomyces cerevisiae) (whole).

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], water), cellulose, vegetable grade magnesium stearate (lubricant).

Dosage

Recommended adult dose: 1 capsule daily with food or as directed by a health care practitioner. For prolonged use, consult a health care practitioner.

Caution

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. Stop use if hypersensitivity/allergy, gastro-intestinal disturbance, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea occurs. Keep out of the reach of children.

Allergy Information

Contains no artificial colours, preservatives, or sweeteners; no dairy, sugar, wheat, gluten, yeast, soy, egg, fish, shellfish, animal products, tree nuts, or genetically modified genes or proteins. Suitable for vegetarians/vegans.