International Potency Standards

Defining the strength of Enzyme supplements

Enzyme potency is best measured in terms of enzyme activity. Weight measurements are not appropriate and can be misleading, as there is not a direct relationship between weight and units of activity. An enzyme will still have a weight even if it is inactive.

Also if a low potency enzyme is used, the weight will be even greater, because it requires more enzymes to achieve the same activity level as the higher potency enzyme.

The measurements on Udo’s Choice Ultimate Digestive Enzyme Blend reflect the activity of the enzyme, so you can see that they are active and working at breaking down foods. It should also be noted that the amount of filler may also contribute to the weight of an enzyme product, but with the FCC measuring system, the weight of any filler is irrelevant.

The internationally recognized and accepted standard for measurement is by Food Chemical Codex Units. However, the law does not require their use and those who express enzyme potency in units other than the FCC standard are perpetuating the confusion concerning enzyme potencies and are preventing the consumer from making an informed choice through comparison of activity, not weight of enzyme products. Udo’s Choice Ultimate Digestive Enzyme Blend is made according to the FCC method, and therefore uses the FCC measuring system to define the potency of the enzymes.