Enzymes and Koji Function
What are Enzymes?
Koji contains many enzymes. The role of enzymes is to break down the nutrition in food, and aid in digestion and absorption. They also help in converting absorbed nutrition into energy. Koji is said to contain more than 30 types of enzymes including amylase, protease, lipase, and pectinase.Koji is a treasure trove of enzymes. Since it can generate vitamins beneficial for women and aids in digestion, it has gained popularity in the beauty and health fields.
Function of Enzyme of Koji
#1 Breaking Down Nutrients
Enzymes break down nutrients so they can be easily digested and absorbed. They create amino acids that produce umami, and aids in the tenderising of food.
#2 Aids Digestion
Amylases found in Koji breaks down starch into glucose, and proteases break down protein into amino acids. Foods are eaten after the nutrients have been partially broken down by the enzymes, so nutrients are easily digested and absorbed in the body.
#3 Vitamin Production
As the bacteria metabolises, it releases vitamins necessary for skin metabolism, such as vitamin B1, B2, B6, niacin, biotin, pantothenic acid, and inositol.
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