Fermentation extracts (enzymes)
Also appears on labels as: dried aspergillus niger fermentation extract, dried aspergillus oryzae fermentation extract, dried trichoderma longibrachiatum fermentation extract, enzymes, dried rhizopus oryzae fermentation product
Enzymes produced by food-grade molds and yeasts, then extracted. The organism is filtered out; the enzyme is what is added.
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- Where it comes from
- Industrial fermentation, the same process behind most food-industry enzymes.
- Why it's in the product
- Break down starch, fiber, and protein to improve digestibility.
- Safety and toxicity
- Safe. Aspergillus on a label alarms people who associate the genus with aflatoxin, but the food-grade production strains used here are non-toxigenic and the extract is not the mold.
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Found in 21 scored products
Lowest scores first. Its presence here is not what drove those scores.
