{"id":18356,"date":"2026-07-25T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gofitorganic.com\/new-zealand\/?p=18356"},"modified":"2026-07-25T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T01:00:00","slug":"enzyme-for-lactose-beans-fibre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gofitorganic.com\/new-zealand\/enzyme-for-lactose-beans-fibre\/","title":{"rendered":"Lactose, Beans &#038; Fibre: Which Enzyme Fixes Which"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If certain foods reliably cause gas, the fix is often the specific enzyme for that food. Here is the simple map.<\/p>\n<h2>Dairy \u2192 lactase<\/h2>\n<p>Lactose intolerance is a lactase shortage. Lactase breaks milk sugar so it does not ferment.<\/p>\n<h2>Beans &#038; legumes \u2192 \u03b1-galactosidase<\/h2>\n<p>The classic &#8220;musical fruit&#8221; gas comes from complex sugars only \u03b1-galactosidase breaks down.<\/p>\n<h2>Fibre &#038; veg \u2192 cellulase and hemicellulase<\/h2>\n<p>Humans do not make cellulase. Without it, extra fibre can ferment and bloat \u2014 which is why fibre supplements sometimes backfire.<\/p>\n<h2>Grains \u2192 amylase, glucanase, xylanase<\/h2>\n<p>Starch and grain sugars need their own set.<\/p>\n<h2>The advantage of one formula<\/h2>\n<p>Rather than buying separate enzymes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofitorganic.com\/new-zealand\/\">SPIRO<\/a> Plus covers all of these in one daily chewable.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofitorganic.com\/new-zealand\/product\/spiro-new-zealand\/\"><strong>See SPIRO Plus New Zealand \u2014 pack pricing &#038; reviews \u2192<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<h3>What enzyme helps with lactose intolerance?<\/h3>\n<p>Lactase \u2014 it breaks down milk sugar. It is one of the carbohydrate enzymes in SPIRO Plus.<\/p>\n<h3>Why does fibre make me bloated?<\/h3>\n<p>Without cellulase and hemicellulase, extra fibre ferments instead of breaking down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which digestive enzyme handles lactose, which handles beans, and which handles fibre? 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