Lactase Enzyme - 90 chewable tablets

Fairvital Lactase Enzyme provides 4500 FCC of lactase enzyme per chewable tablet. The practical peppermint-flavoured dosage form is chewed immediately before or while consuming products containing lactose.

Focus on lactase: The enzyme activity is stated as 4500 FCC per chewable tablet. FCC stands for Food Chemical Codex and refers to the activity unit of the enzyme.

For lactose digestion: Lactase enzyme improves lactose digestion in individuals who have difficulty digesting lactose.

Practical chewable tablet: It is taken without swallowing a capsule. The peppermint flavour provides a fresh taste and makes use directly with a meal containing lactose particularly simple.

Fairvital quality: The chewable tablets are formulated without magnesium stearate. The product is manufactured in Germany to high quality and hygiene standards. Fairvital Lactase Enzyme gives you 4500 FCC of lactase per chewable tablet in a pack of 90 with a practical peppermint flavour.

Note: Due to statutory requirements, we as a manufacturer of food supplements are not permitted to make statements about the effects of individual nutrients. We therefore recommend that you inform yourself independently on specialist portals on the internet or in naturopathic literature before placing an order.

Fairvital Lactase Enzyme is specifically suitable for people who have difficulty digesting lactose. Fairvital Lactase Enzyme provides 4500 FCC of lactase enzyme per chewable tablet.

Dextrates, lactase enzyme, bulking agent microcrystalline cellulose, peppermint flavouring

*Food Chemical Codex, enzyme activity unit.

Adults: chew 1 chewable tablet immediately before (but not on an empty stomach) or while consuming products containing lactose.

Note: 1,000 lactase FCC units break down approx. 5g of lactose. This corresponds, for example, to 100ml of milk. These are only guide values, however, and can vary from person to person. The amount of lactase needed must be determined individually. It depends on the body's own lactase production and the amount of lactose contained in food and drink.

Lactase is a digestive enzyme produced by the body that performs an important task in processing milk sugar. Milk sugar, also known as lactose, occurs naturally in milk and many dairy products. Chemically, it is a disaccharide made up of the two simple sugars glucose and galactose. For the body to absorb these components, lactose must first be broken down in the small intestine. This is exactly what the enzyme lactase is responsible for.

A special feature of lactase is where it occurs: in the lining of the small intestine. It is found there on the surface of certain intestinal cells that have numerous tiny projections. These so-called microvilli increase the surface area of the small intestine and make it easier to absorb nutrients. Lactase splits milk sugar into its two components, which can then be absorbed through the intestinal wall and processed further in metabolism.

Interestingly, lactase production decreases over the course of life in many people. While infants need the enzyme to digest breast milk, the body often produces less of it after weaning. How pronounced this change is depends, among other things, on genetics. In some population groups, lactase production is maintained into adulthood. This so-called lactase persistence developed in connection with the long history of dairy farming.

If there is too little lactase, some of the milk sugar reaches the large intestine undigested. There it is processed by gut bacteria, which can produce gases and organic acids, among other things. This explains why people with lactose intolerance may develop flatulence or abdominal discomfort, for example, after eating foods containing milk sugar. Tolerance depends both on individual lactase activity and on the amount of lactose consumed.

Fairvital Lactase Enzyme provides 4500 FCC units per chewable tablet. The abbreviation FCC refers to a standardised unit for determining enzyme activity. Lactase improves lactose digestion in individuals who have difficulty digesting lactose. The chewable tablets with peppermint flavour offer a practical way of taking the enzyme immediately before or during a meal containing milk sugar.