ENZYMAX LACTOSE

ENZYMAX LACTOSE: complete enzymatic support for lactose intolerance and digestive discomfort

With our innovative Cap-in-Cap system, ENZYMAX LACTOSE combines lactase with a broad digestive enzyme complex, released where each enzyme works best, to help digest lactose, fats, carbohydrates and proteins.

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Good digestion depends on a delicate enzymatic balance

Human digestion is essential for overall health. It relies on a balance of mechanical and chemical processes along the digestive tract, and specific digestive enzymes play a critical role in breaking down carbohydrates, fats and proteins so that nutrients can be absorbed.

When this enzymatic balance is disrupted, digestive disorders can follow. Functional dyspepsia, for example, affects roughly 25% of the population every year and is often aggravated by modern, highly processed diets. Symptoms such as abdominal pain, nausea and early fullness arise from a combination of temporary enzyme deficiencies, gastric motor dysfunction and psychological factors. Supplementing with digestive enzymes can help relieve dyspeptic symptoms such as bloating, flatulence and discomfort after meals.

Enzyme deficiencies also matter. Lactose malabsorption affects approximately 70% of the global population. Dairy products are highly nutritious, but the lactase enzyme naturally declines with age, making them hard to digest for many people. Without enough lactase to break down lactose in the small intestine, the undigested sugar creates an osmotic load that causes digestive distress such as diarrhoea.

Supporting digestion with the right enzymes, in the right place, is the idea behind Enzymax Lactose.

Enzymax Lactose: A Complete Enzymatic Formula for Digestive Comfort

Lactase plus seven digestive enzymes, delivered with Aora’s dual-release Cap-in-Cap technology.

Innovative technology. Cap-in-Cap dual-release technology releases the selected ingredients at the specific site of the digestive tract where they are active (stomach and intestine), and protects the ingredients from interacting with each other.
Complete formula. A broad enzymatic approach that supports not only the digestion of macronutrients, but also of lactose.
High-quality, scientifically supported ingredients. Ingredients tested in vivo, in vitro and in clinical studies.
Precision digestion. Microbial enzymes bring efficacy, safety, consistency and high potency, and perform across a wide range of pH conditions.

Advanced Dual-Release Capsule for Targeted Delivery

The Enzymax Lactose formula uses our dual-release capsule system, designed to deliver and protect each enzyme where it works best.

External capsule

Disintegrates after entering the stomach and releases acid microbial lactase, which digests lactose. This enzyme is active and stable at the acidic pH of the stomach.
Composition: Lactase (4,500 LU)

Internal capsule

A gastro-resistant capsule made of a vegetable polymer, designed to withstand stomach acid and release its enzymes in the small intestine, where they support the digestion of food. The enzymes are selected to work across the pH range of the small intestine.
Composition: Lipase (4,500 FIP), Amylase (2,250 DU), Glucoamylase (6 AGU), Protease 4.5 (500 HUT), Protease 6.0 (1,500 HUT), Neutral protease (1,500 PC), Alpha-galactosidase (62.5 GalU)

Separating the enzymes between the external and internal capsule delivers each one to its optimal pH medium, maximising its effect and efficacy.

Full composition

Active ingredient	External capsule	Internal capsule	Total activity
Lipase	—	4,500 FIP	4,500 FIP
Amylase	—	2,250 DU	2,250 DU
Glucoamylase	—	6 AGU	6 AGU
Protease 4.5	—	500 HUT	500 HUT
Protease 6.0	—	1,500 HUT	1,500 HUT
Neutral protease	—	1,500 PC	1,500 PC
Alpha-galactosidase	—	62.5 GalU	62.5 GalU
Lactase	4,500 LU	—	4,500 LU

What’s inside enzymax lactose

Lactase

Breaks down lactose, the sugar in milk and dairy products. The acid microbial lactase is active and stable at stomach pH.

Lipase

Breaks down fats (lipids) so that they can be absorbed.

Amylase

Breaks down starch and other carbohydrates into simpler sugars.

Glucoamylase

Completes carbohydrate digestion by breaking starch fragments down into glucose.

Proteases (4.5, 6.0 and neutral)

Break down proteins. Each protease is most active at a different pH, so protein digestion is supported across the conditions of the digestive tract.

Alpha-galactosidase

Breaks down certain complex carbohydrates found in some plant foods.

Clinically supported ingredients

LACTASE

Effects of exogenous lactase administration on hydrogen breath excretion and intestinal symptoms in patients with lactose malabsorption and intolerance

To assess oral lactase (β-galactosidase from Aspergillus oryzae) taken 1 hour before lactose intake in 96 patients with lactose malabsorption and intolerance, confirmed by breath hydrogen testing. Patients had typical symptoms after lactose: diarrhoea, abdominal pain, nausea, bloating and gas.

Results:
• Mean peak hydrogen levels and cumulative breath hydrogen excretion decreased significantly in approximately 40% of subjects.
• The symptom score fell significantly in all study groups (except nausea), mainly abdominal pain and diarrhoea.
Conclusion: Oral lactase significantly reduced hydrogen excretion and intestinal symptoms after lactose intake.

Ibba I, Gilli A, Boi MF, Usai P. Biomed Res Int. 2014;2014:680196.

MULTIENZYME COMPLEX

Evaluation of the safety and efficacy of a multienzyme complex in patients with functional dyspepsia: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

To evaluate a microbial digestive enzyme supplement taken daily for 60 days by 40 patients with functional dyspepsia, compared with placebo.

Results:
• Statistically significant improvements across all symptom severity scales compared with placebo.
• No adverse side effects or abnormal changes in health vitals.
Conclusion: The microbial digestive enzyme supplement was safe and effective for managing functional dyspepsia symptoms.

Majeed M et al. J Med Food. 2018;21:1120–1128.

Frequently asked questions

What is Enzymax Lactose used for?

Enzymax Lactose is indicated for people who are lactose intolerant or lactose sensitive, to help manage and avoid the associated digestive symptoms and improve digestion.

How does Enzymax Lactose work?

It combines lactase with a broad enzymatic complex:

• Lactase in the external capsule helps digest lactose in the stomach.
• Lipase, amylase, glucoamylase, three proteases and alpha-galactosidase in the internal capsule are released in the small intestine to support the digestion of fats, carbohydrates and proteins.

The Cap-in-Cap system delivers each enzyme to the pH where it works best.

Who can take Enzymax Lactose?

People with lactose intolerance, lactose sensitivity, digestive discomfort, dyspepsia or indigestion.

How to take Enzymax Lactose?

Recommended 1–2 capsules a day, up to 4 capsules per day.

What is the Cap-in-Cap technology?

It is Aora’s dual-capsule system: a smaller capsule inside a larger one. Each capsule releases its enzymes at a specific point in the digestive tract, and the two parts of the formula are kept separate so they cannot interact.

Does Enzymax Lactose have side effects?

Do not exceed the recommended daily dose. Food supplements should not replace a varied and balanced diet or a healthy lifestyle. Consult your doctor if you are on medication, pregnant, breastfeeding or have food allergies. Do not use if you are allergic to any of the ingredients. Keep out of reach of children. Store in a cool, dry place below 25ºC, protected from sunlight and direct heat. According to the technical information available, these are well-tolerated ingredients at the indicated doses, with no known interactions with other medicines or substances.

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