Info: 60 Vegetable Capsules (500 mg)
Bromelain is an enzyme in pineapples that can help with digesting (especially protein-heavy meals) and with counteracting inflammation (whether from natural causes or surgeries) and blood clots, and more. Nutridom Bromelain contains one of the highest doses available (2,400 GDU per gram).
Info: 60 Vegetable Capsules (500 mg)
Bromelain is an enzyme in pineapples that can help with digesting (especially protein-heavy meals) and with counteracting inflammation (whether from natural causes or surgeries) and blood clots, and more. Nutridom Bromelain contains one of the highest doses available (2,400 GDU per gram).
Product Notes:
Bromelain, the "proteolytic" enzyme which breaks down proteins, evidently comes from pineapples, so couldn't you just get it from pineapples? Probably not, unless you lived in a tropical region with steady access to fresh produce, and even then, you'd have to eat a whole lot of it every day to get the equivalent of this supplement.
That's because the bromelain is mostly in the parts we don't eat: the stem and central core; and even though this potent enzyme can retain its efficacy up to 60˚C, pineapples generally get heated above that point before they get canned in order to neutralize the bromelain, to make the remainder taste sweeter.
Ingredients:
Each capsule contains:
500 mg Bromelain (Ananas comosus var. comosus - stem); at a strength of 18,000,000 FCC Papain Units per capsule, or 2,400 GDU per gram
Non-medicinal ingredients: Hypromellose (capsule shell), magnesium stearate.
Contains no: Eggs, Wheat, Soy, Gluten, or Dairy.
GDU = Gelatin Dissolving Units, with one GDU being the amount of enzyme that will liberate 1 mg of amino nitrogen from a standard gelatin solution at a pH level between 4.5 and 5.5 after 20 minutes digestion at 45˚C.
An FCC Papain Unit refers to the quantity of enzyme that can liberate the equivalent of 1 microgram of tyrosine per hour when hydrolyzing or breaking down a casein substrate at pH 6.0 and 40° C.
Product of Canada.
Suggested Usage:
Adults: Take one tablet, one to two times daily, with food/meals. Keep stored in the bottle in a cool, dry place after opening.
Warnings:
Consult a healthcare practitioner prior to using bromelain supplements if you are pregnant or breastfeeding; or have a gastrointestinal lesion/ ulcer; or are taking an anticoagulant/ blood thinner, anti-inflammatory, or antibiotic; or are having surgery. Hypersensitivity/allergy, and nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea have been known to occur; in which case, discontinue use and consult a healthcare practitioner.
Health Canada Natural Product Number: 80075725.
Supporting Science:
“Bromelain supplementation and inflammatory markers: A systematic review of clinical trials.” Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 2023.
“Bromelain: a review of its mechanisms, pharmacological effects and potential applications.” Food & Function, 2023.
“Effect of proteolytic enzyme bromelain on pain and swelling after removal of third molars.” Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry, 2016.
“New Mechanisms of Bromelain in Alleviating Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease-Induced Deregulation of Blood Coagulation.” Nutrients, 2022.
“Promising Nutritional Fruits Against Cardiovascular Diseases: An Overview of Experimental Evidence and Understanding Their Mechanisms of Action.” Vascular Health and Risk Management, 2021.