Rich food is one of Malta’s great pleasures, and BioCare Artichoke & Lipase Balance is a mealtime companion built with exactly that sort of table in mind. The 90 pack pairs extract of globe artichoke – a bitter-leaved Mediterranean plant with centuries of culinary tradition – with lipase, the enzyme whose everyday job in nature is breaking fats apart.

It is a characteristically thoughtful BioCare pairing: one botanical, one enzyme, formulated to be taken with food rather than instead of thinking about it.

Two ingredients, one mealtime idea

Globe artichoke has been eaten around the Mediterranean since antiquity, prized for its distinctive bitter notes – and in traditional European practice, bitter plants have long been served where rich food is eaten. Lipase, meanwhile, is simply the name biochemistry gives to fat-splitting enzymes; they occur naturally in our own digestive systems and throughout the living world.

• Globe artichoke extract, a classic Mediterranean bitter
• Lipase, the fat-splitting enzyme, in supplement form
• Designed to be taken with meals
• Generous 90 pack for regular use
• Formulated in the UK by BioCare

How artichoke lipase balance fits into real life

Take it as the label directs, with a meal – typically your largest or richest of the day. Sunday lunches, festa food, fenkata season: you know your own calendar. The 90 pack suits people who use it steadily rather than occasionally, working out far better value per capsule than starter sizes.

Keep the pot cool and dry with the lid tight; enzymes are proteins and prefer not to live above the oven.

The practitioner pedigree

BioCare has formulated in Birmingham since the 1980s and remains one of the few brands whose products UK nutritional therapists recommend by name. Formulas favour useful ingredient forms over cheap ones, labels hide nothing, and the complete specification of every product – this one included – is published on the official BioCare website for reading before you buy.

We stock the brand because that transparency mirrors how we like to shop ourselves.

Sensible expectations, clearly stated

We describe artichoke lipase balance as what it is – a botanical and enzyme combination for mealtimes – and leave grand promises to others. If you take prescribed medication, are pregnant or breastfeeding, or have a diagnosed digestive condition, show the label to your doctor or pharmacist first; concentrated botanicals deserve the same respect as any active ingredient.

And no capsule outranks the basics: unhurried meals, proper chewing and a walk after lunch remain the oldest mealtime wisdom there is.

Neighbours on the shelf

Customers who appreciate this formula often explore BioCare’s wider mealtime and gut-focused range – Polyzyme for broad enzyme cover, or the Prebio powder for fibre-first routines. Browse our digestive and gut health selection to see the family together and pick what matches your own table.

If you are choosing your first product from that shelf, start with the one that matches your actual eating pattern rather than the most ambitious formula – a principle that has never once steered our customers wrong.

Getting artichoke lipase balance in Malta

Sattva Health Shop delivers the artichoke lipase balance 90 pack across Malta and Gozo, with free delivery once your order passes €40. Pots are sealed and robust, so they travel to Gozo as happily as they travel down the road.

Want to compare this with a broader enzyme formula before committing? Message us – we will lay out the differences plainly and let you decide at your own pace.