We are introducing enzyme-rich foods. Please include them in your diet for a healthy diet.
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Many foods around us contain enzymes. Enzymes are substances involved in various chemical reactions, such as digestion and metabolism, and consuming enzymes from food helps to maintain good health. In this article, we will introduce recommended foods rich in enzymes. We will also explain the functions of enzymes and how to use them, so please read on.
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Table of contents:
Enzymes include both internal and external enzymes.
Foods rich in dietary enzymes
What to look out for when taking dietary enzymes
Things to look out for in your daily life to take advantage of the effects of enzymes
Include enzyme-rich foods in your diet to help maintain your health.
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Enzymes include both internal and external enzymes.
Enzymes are proteins that assist in various reactions in the body. It is estimated that about 5,000 types of enzymes are in the human body. Enzymes found in the body are called "internal enzymes", while enzymes found in food and ingested into the body are called "external enzymes".
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Types and functions of enzymes in the body:
Internal enzymes are enzymes synthesised in the body. There are two types: "digestive enzymes", which are involved in digestion and absorption, and "metabolic enzymes", which support the functions necessary to sustain life. There is an upper limit to the amount of enzymes that can be synthesised in the body in a lifetime, so it is essential to avoid overusing enzymes.
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Digestive enzyme:
Digestive enzymes are enzymes that help digest food. They play a role in breaking down the food we eat and ultimately converting the nutrients into a form that can be absorbed through the small intestine. Typical examples include amylase, which breaks down starch; protease, which breaks down protein; and lipase, which breaks down lipids.
Digestive enzymes are essential for digesting and absorbing the nutrients we take in from food. However, as mentioned above, the amount of enzymes produced in the body is fixed, so consuming large amounts of enzymes through binge eating or drinking can lead to a lack of necessary enzymes, which can be detrimental to maintaining good health. For this reason, it is essential to maintain lifestyle habits that reduce enzyme consumption, such as avoiding excessive eating and drinking.
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Metabolic enzymes:
Metabolic enzymes are enzymes responsible for metabolism in the body and transform old cells into new cells. Metabolic enzymes are involved in all the functions necessary for human survival, such as primary metabolism, metabolism, detoxification, immunity and natural healing.
If your metabolism is good, you will sweat more efficiently, use more energy and lose weight more quickly, giving the impression that you are healthy. Active metabolism means metabolic enzymes work smoothly to produce energy and create new cells. It is essential to activate the metabolism to maintain life activities.
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Types and functions of external enzymes:
External enzymes are different from internal enzymes and are enzymes that do not exist in the body. Enzymes that are mainly found in food are called "food enzymes". By including foods containing enzymes in your diet, you can expect them to play a role in supporting the function of enzymes in your body.
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Food enzymes:
Food enzymes are found in food, so they can be absorbed into the body by eating food. Food enzymes have the role of supporting the function of enzymes in the body and have different properties depending on the enzyme, such as enzymes that break down starches in foods such as rice and bread, enzymes that break down proteins in meat and fish, and enzymes that break down lipids such as oil.
By eating a large amount of food containing food enzymes, digestion takes place mainly in the upper part of the stomach, which reduces the use of enzymes in the body that are used for digestion.
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Foods rich in food enzymes:
What foods are rich in dietary enzymes that support the function of enzymes in the body? Here are some foods that are rich in nutritional enzymes.
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Fermented foods:
Fermented foods that are rich in enzymes
Natto
Miso
Pickles
Kimchi
Pickled rice bran
Fermented foods are foods that contain a lot of dietary enzymes. The key to choosing foods is to choose foods with few or no additives. Additives are artificial and can be harmful to the human body. Enzymes are also used to break down toxic substances, so eating fermented foods that contain additives will increase your body's use of enzymes.
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Fermented foods are supposed to help the body's enzymes work, but depending on how you choose them, they can have the opposite effect, so check the label carefully before buying.
Fruits:
Fruits rich in enzymes
pineapple
Papaya
Kiwi fruit
Pear
Grapefruit
Strawberry
Banana
Pineapple, kiwi, papaya and pear contain protease, an enzyme that breaks down protein. When these fruits are used in the preparation of meat dishes, the action of the proteases makes the meat tender.
Bananas are also rich in amylase, which breaks down starch. Grapefruit, strawberries and citrus fruits are rich in the enzyme lipase, which breaks down fat. You can make the most of the enzymes' functions by eating these foods before or between meals.
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Vegetables:
Vegetables rich in enzymes
Japanese white radish
Turnip
Yam
Cabbage
Onion
corn
Many vegetables also contain digestive enzymes. Radishes and turnips contain digestive enzymes (amylase, protease and lipase) for all three major nutrients: carbohydrates, proteins and fats. Raw, grated daikon radish is recommended to keep the stomach and intestines in check.
In addition, cabbage and yams contain the starch-breaking enzyme amylase, onions contain the protein-breaking enzyme protease, and maise contains the lipolytic enzyme lipase. Eating them raw is the best way to reap the benefits of the enzymes, but if you find it difficult to eat them, cook them at a low temperature before eating.
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Raw fish:
Raw fish rich in enzymes
Tuna
Bonito
Mackerel
Sardine
The main reason fresh fish spoils, if left raw, is because it contains enzymes. Digestive enzymes in fish help break down proteins. We recommend eating raw fish, such as sashimi, to take advantage of the enzymes. Be sure to choose fresh fish, as stale fish can cause food poisoning.
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Points to consider when taking food enzymes:
Changing how you cook and the parts of your meal can make the enzymes work more efficiently.
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Do not heat foods containing enzymes:
Enzymes are sensitive to heat and become less effective when temperatures exceed 48 degrees. They also become inactive and stop working when the temperature exceeds 70 degrees. Therefore, when food is cooked, the action of enzymes cannot be utilised. The best way to get enzymes from food is to eat it raw or cook it at low temperatures.
Low-temperature cooking is when food is slowly heated in hot water between 40 and 60 degrees. Cooking at a low temperature preserves the enzymes, and in foods such as meat and fish, the protein is less likely to denature, resulting in a succulent and tender texture.
However, eating raw grains, potatoes, beans, and mushrooms can cause food poisoning. Be sure to heat these foods before eating.
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Eat the leaves and skins of vegetables:
The enzymes found in vegetables are particularly abundant in the skin. Also, foods with potent antioxidant properties can start to oxidise when you peel them, so eat vegetables without peeling as much as possible. Also, when eating foods with leaves, such as daikon radishes and turnips, be sure to eat the leaves as well.
However, the skin is where pesticides are most likely to remain, so wash the skin thoroughly before eating it or choose pesticide-free vegetables.
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Things to pay attention to in your daily life to benefit from the action of enzymes
Eat a balanced diet, mainly vegetables.
A balanced diet is ideal because it is less taxing on the body and does not require large amounts of enzymes. In particular, many vegetables are rich in dietary enzymes, so a vegetable-based diet can also reduce the amount of enzymes used in the body.
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Don't overeat cold food:
The enzyme is activated at 37 to 40 degrees. Be careful not to overeat cold food, as lowering your body temperature will affect enzyme function. Also, if you improve your metabolism and keep your body temperature high, your enzymes will work better, improving your immunity.
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Live a regular life:
Be careful about eating late at night as your stomach and intestines, which should be resting during sleep, have to keep working. At night, digestion is slower than during the day, and food remains in the stomach, worsening the intestinal environment. In addition, recovery from fatigue and cell repair does not usually occur, resulting in increased consumption of enzymes in the body. Maintaining a regular lifestyle can reduce the wasteful use of enzymes and ease the burden on your body.
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Avoid drinking and smoking:
Excessive drinking and smoking use up large amounts of metabolic enzymes as the liver detoxifies. Tobacco, in particular, constricts blood vessels throughout the body, inhibiting the delivery of nutrients to cells and removing waste products. As a result, toxins build up in the body, creating a vicious cycle in which more metabolic enzymes are needed.
Avoid alcohol, tobacco and other habits that prevent the body from using large amounts of enzymes.
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Include enzyme-rich foods in your diet to help maintain your health.
Summary of this article:
Enzymes include 'internal enzymes', which are mainly involved in digestion, absorption and metabolism, and 'external enzymes', which support the functions of the internal enzymes.
Since there is a limit to the amount of enzymes the body can produce in a lifetime, it is necessary to reduce the body's consumption of enzymes by getting them from food.
Foods that contain food enzymes include fermented foods, fruit, vegetables and raw fish. Enzymes become active at 37 to 40 degrees and inactive at temperatures above 70 degrees, so foods containing food enzymes should not be exposed to high temperatures.
To take advantage of the effects of enzymes, it is necessary to improve your lifestyle, such as not cooling your body, eating a nutritionally balanced diet and leading a regular lifestyle.
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Enzymes are essential for reactions necessary to keep the body healthy, such as digestion, metabolism, detoxification and immunity. However, there is a limit to the amount of enzymes that can be synthesised in the body, so it is essential to get them from food. Taking dietary enzymes from food can conserve enzymes in your body and help maintain your health.
Please try to incorporate the enzyme-rich foods and lifestyle habits presented here into your daily life to take advantage of the benefits of enzymes.
We are introducing enzyme-rich foods. Please include them in your diet for a healthy diet.
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