«Most digestive enzymes have lower (pancreatic) enzymes from plant sources but not the upper stomach enzymes. (resetyourweightbasics.com)
Denaturing proteins allow stomach enzymes to easily break down the proteins into their simple amino acids. (nutritionfacts.org)
I mostly feel great, but my digestive system has been screwed up in several ways, so now I'm wondering if because I am not masticating my foods but rather sucking them through a straw in liquid form, this has caused the nutrients to not break down by stomach enzymes, or maybe my brain doesn't not realize that I am in fact ingesting foods because they are in liquid form. (nutritionfacts.org)