FAQ's Carbostarch

We recommend starting with 3 capsules prior to meals. This way, enough of the digestive enzymes get into the body that help digest the carbohydrates and starch from your meal. Should this amount be sufficient, you could try a lower dosage next time. How many capsules are sufficient may vary from person to person. Overdosing, by the way, does not have any negative effect and is therefore not a bad thing. In some cases it is better to be on the safe side in order to avoid unnecessary complaints.

Starchway contains 2500u Gluco-amylase and 7500u Invertase enzyme per capsule and can help to digest Sucrose and Starch. Carbostarch contains 2500u Gluco-amylase and 7500u Invertase enzyme per capsule and can help to digest Sucrose and Starch (like Starchway), but besides this it also contains the enzymes Alpha-galactosidase and Lactase, which makes carbostarch also help to digest Dairy products and Complex carbohydrates (found in onions, garlic, leek, legumes etc.).

Carbostarch can help to digest the following foods:

• Dairy products such as milk, heavy cream, cheese, cake (contains Lactose)
• Onions, garlic, leeks, wheat, legumes, nuts (contains Complex carbohydrates)
• Table sugar, fruits, biscuits, processed foods (contains Sucrose)
• Starchy foods like pasta, rice, bread, potatoes, grain products (contains Starch)

Carbostarch can help to digest Lactose, Sucrose, Complex carbohydrates (fructans/galactans) and Starch from food. Quatrase 10.000 can help to digest Lactose, Fructose, Sucrose and Complex carbohydrates from food. So the difference is Carbostarch cannot help to digest Fructose, but it can help to digest Starch. Carbostarch also contains more of the enzyme Invertase, therefore it can digest more Sucrose with 1 capsule then Quatrase 10.000.

Yes, definitely. If you try Carbostarch and you have less complaints, at least you know you react to one or more of these carbohydrates: Lactose (milk sugar), Sucrose (sugar), Complex carbohydrates (fructans/galactans) and/or Starch.