Overwhelming evidence reveals that food enzymes play an important role in digestion by predigesting food in the upper stomach before hydrochloric acid has ever been secreted. Supplementation of food enzymes is necessary in today’s society due to the prevalence of cooked and/or processed foods. Many food enzymes are essentially destroyed when food is cooked, leaving foods devoid of digestive enzyme activity. Vital nutrients may not be released from food for assimilation by the body without enzyme supplementation.