it's a good question.

I asked this question of Dr Fuhrman many times, and the answer is this, human nutrition uses human enzymes, and plant nutrition uses plant enzymes, we are not dependent on plant enzymes for nutritional excellence.

That said, enzymes help ripen and prepare fruits and vegetables for consumption, and do assist in digestion.

The loss of enzymes in a hot tea, first of all, which is not that much hotter than 117 degrees F, (over which a food that is cooked is no longer considered raw) is not doing much damage, if at all to the enzymes and plus, in that case I'm not exactly drinking the broth for enzymatic action, I'm drinking for nutrient rich pleasure.

So, all that to say, this is a good question, but I wouldn't worry about it if I were you. Nutritional insight like the point about killing enzymes when cooking can be taken far out of context and taken way too far. You'll be getting plenty of nutrient value from VegiZest even in hot water!

And remember there are dozens of ways to consume VegiZest that have nothing to do with hot water, soups, salads, seasoning in countless recipes. I put it on hummus sandwiches, over chickpeas and sauce (a favorite snack)… etc.

Great question.

John Allen Mollenhauer