Is enzyme blend high in polyols?

Polyols status

Safe

Find out whether enzyme blend is high or low in polyols, see its exact rating, and check its FODMAP, salicylate, oxalate and diet compatibility all in one place.

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HistamineSafe Histamine LiberatorsSafe FODMAPsFit FructansSafe GOSSafe FructoseSafe

Sensitivity notes

Why polyols food checker matters

Polyols (sugar alcohols) are found naturally in some fruits and vegetables, and are used as artificial sweeteners. They're poorly absorbed and can cause digestive symptoms, especially in IBS sufferers.

Avoid sugar-free products with sorbitol, mannitol, xylitol, maltitol
Stone fruits are naturally high in polyols
Cooking doesn't reduce polyol content

Triggers

HistamineSafe

Histamine LiberatorsSafe

FODMAPsSafe

FructansSafe

GOSSafe

FructoseSafe

PolyolsSafe

GlutenSafe

LactoseSafe

Dairy ProteinsSafe

NightshadesSafe

SalicylatesSafe

OxalatesSafe

NickelSafe

SulfitesSafe

NitritesSafe

GlutamatesSafe

TyramineSafe

CaffeineSafe

LectinSafe

Low FermentationSafe

Diets

GlutenFit

InflammationAvoid

VeganAvoid

VegetarianAvoid

Paleo AIPAvoid

MediterraneanFit

DASH DietFit

EoE CompatibleAvoid

FODMAPsFit

Low FermentationFit

Priority ingredient notes

Serving size, prep, and portion notes for enzyme blend

Enzyme blend is a category rather than an ingredient: it covers everything from a single lactase tablet to a twelve enzyme capsule promising to digest anything. The evidence behind those products is not evenly distributed, and that is the useful thing to know. Lactase for lactose intolerance is well established and works on a straightforward mechanism, though a plant milk solves the same problem without a tablet. Everything after that gets thinner fast. The other thing worth knowing before you buy is that enzymes are sourced from three very different places, animal pancreas, fungi and bacteria, and the label does not always make clear which one you are swallowing.

Watch for

This row grades vegan and vegetarian at C rather than clean, and that is the single most practical fact on the page. Pancreatin, pepsin, trypsin and ox bile are animal derived, usually from pig or cow pancreas. Microbial and fungal enzymes such as Aspergillus derived lactase and protease are not. A blend can contain either and the front of the pack rarely says. / Lactase is the one with a real mechanism and real evidence, and it has to be taken with the first bite. Swallowed after the meal it has largely missed its window. / DAO supplements marketed for histamine intolerance are a genuinely contested area. The trials are small and the results mixed, and DAO works in the gut lumen rather than on histamine already absorbed. Treat any strong claim about them with suspicion. / Alpha-galactosidase, the bean enzyme, targets GOS specifically. It does nothing for fructans, polyols or excess fructose, so it will not rescue a meal built on onion, garlic or apple. / No enzyme supplement treats coeliac disease. Products marketed to break down gluten do not make wheat safe for a coeliac, and relying on one risks real intestinal damage.

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