DESCRIPTION: Betaine Plus, supplies 650 mg of Betaine HCl and 140 mg of Pepsin in each easy to swallow capsule.
FUNCTIONS: The breakdown of dietary protein begins in the
stomach where gastric hydrochloric acid (HCl)
assumes an important role in protein digestion and
other processes. Hydrochloric acid acts as a catalyst
in the activation of pepsin from pepsinogen.
Active pepsin is a proteolytic enzyme which splits large protein molecules into smaller polypeptides. Additionally, hydrochloric acid acts directly on dietary proteins by loosening up their macromolecular structure (denaturing).
Gastric hydrochloric acid also helps reduce poorly
available trivalent ferric iron into more soluble and
absorbable divalent ferrous iron. Another physiological role of gastric hydrochloric acid is to protect the body from food-borne enteric infections through its antibacterial properties.
FORMULA (#80106) Serving Size 1 Capsule - Servings per Container 100
1 Capsule Contains:
