Im trying to compare enzymes, and other enzyme manufacturers use USP for their units. Since Simplexity Health uses DU and other designations, how can I compare?
The information on our website explains what many of the scientific abbreviations used on our Enzymes’ labels and specification sheets signify. Simplexity Health uses designations other than USP to quantify enzyme products; DU, for instance, means Dextrinizing Unit, which is a measure of the activity of the enzyme alpha-amylase. All of the units indicated on labels are similarly an expression of activity, following a practice generally accepted in the nutraceutical industry. This helps make it possible for the consumer to evaluate or compare products. Labels for both our SBG Zymes and SBG Zymes Plus contain the notice, “The Activity Levels are determined according to the methods and procedures as defined in the Food Chemical Codex. They should not be compared to other assay methods used for animal or pancreatic enzymes or products that use weight measurements.” Many enzyme supplements on the market today are either created by chemical synthesis or made from animal organs (for example,
