He understood that unless an ingredient is absorbed it has no value to the system, and developed technology and techniques for extracting nutrients and testing their absorption. Dr Hanson's standards became accepted by pharmaceutical and nutrition supplement companies worldwide.
Dr Hanson's initial success came in the early fifties, with his development of methods for enzyme extraction. Working with zoologists and zoological authorities, he introduced unique predigested food concentrates which reduced the death rate of imported wild animals by fifty percent. In fact, the first successful mating of South American otters in captivity was achieved by using these concentrates, which combined vitamin extracts with nucleic acids in their coenzyme form. 1952 saw the introduction of the first chelated mineral, for which Hanson was awarded a US Patent (chelated calcium). These formulas were soon in demand by the newly developing preventative medical field.
A number of substances within the body may function as coenzymes including ribose sugar, phosphate, a vitamin, nucleic acid base and trace minerals. Vitamins and minerals must be assimilated in the diet. Although the body produces nucleic acids, in many individuals there can be a problem with bioavailability.
Most vitamin users assume that vitamins are the only missing element in the coenzyme structure. Global Enzyme products, however, include nucleic acids, peptides and trace minerals for each vitamin in the formula, thereby answering the needs of a much larger population.