Enzymes - Food Sources

[Pat Robinson]

Chewing is critical to digestion. 
FOOD sources of digestive enzymes: 

Protease: Broccoli, Figs, Guava, Ginger root, Green plants, Kiwi, Mushrooms, Papaya, Pineapple, Romaine lettuce, Spinach, Soy bean, Wheat, Kidney beans

Amylase: Banana, Beets (roots, leaves and stems), Cabbage, Reishi mushrooms, Sweet potato, Egg, Maple sap, Milk, Honey, Sugar-cane, Barley, Corn, Oats, Rice, Wheat, Kidney beans

Lipase: Avocado, Coconuts, Corn, Flaxseeds, Raw red meats, Romaine Lettuce, Spinach, Wheat germ, Rice, Soybeans, Rape seeds

Cellulase: Avocado, Peas, Reishi mushrooms, Oat sprouts

Maltase: Banana, Beet leaves, Green plants, Brewers’s yeast, Mushroom, Sugar-cane, Rice, Barley

Lactase: Almonds, Apples, Peaches, Persimmons, Tomatoes, Milk.

Sucrase: Cucumbers, Potato, Romaine Lettuce, Spinach, Sugar-cane

Alpha Galatosidase: Cucumbers, Sprouted legumes (soy beans, cowpeas)

Phytase: Canola, Alfalfa and Rice

Virtually all fresh, organically grown, uncooked plant foods are sources of enzymes. Bromelain is found in pineapples while papain is concentrated in unripe papayas. 

http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=nutrient&dbid=120
http://www.indiacurry.com/nutrients/digestiveenzymesfoodsources.htm
http://www.breathing.com/optimal-digestion.htm
http://www.livestrong.com/article/275916-food-sources-of-digestive-...
http://faculty.clintoncc.suny.edu/faculty/michael.gregory/files/bio%20102/bio%20102%20lectures/digestive%20system/digestive%20system.htm