Tag: Gelatin digesting units

Over 50% of the pineapple plant is often discarded as waste, but it contains valuable bromelain, whose potency is measured by the GDU method for bromelain. This standardized quality control assay is crucial for determining the enzyme's strength in supplements and other products, ensuring efficacy and consistency.

According to manufacturers and health product retailers, 3000 GDU indicates a high level of enzymatic potency in bromelain supplements. This rating is not a measure of weight but rather an indicator of the enzyme's protein-digesting strength, signifying a concentrated and highly effective formula.

Bromelain is a complex mixture of protein-digesting enzymes derived from the stem and fruit of the pineapple plant, with a long history of use in Central and South American folk medicine. The 2400 GDU specification indicates a high level of enzymatic activity and potency for modern supplement use.