Appendices

A1 - Food and feed processing enzymes* and their fields of application

(adapted from IFI1,9)

CARBOHYDRASES
a-Amylase (fungal)A; B; C; E; G; H; K; M Major Food Use; High Value
a-Amylase (bacterial)A; B; C; I; J; K; M
b-AmylaseC; E; K; MMajor Food Use
AmyloglucosidaseA; B; C; H; K; M; NMajor Food Use; High Value
CellulaseA; B; C; G; K; M; N
b-GalactosidaseE; K
Glucanase/b-Glucanase A; B; C; K; MAlso Animal Feed
Glucose isomeraseKHigh Value
Glucose oxidaseA; B; C; E; G; KMajor Food Use
Glucosidase/b-GlucosidaseA; G
InvertaseD; H; K
LactaseE; N
PectinasesA; B; C; G; H; MMajor Food Use
PentosanasesA; B; C; K; M
PolygalacturonaseG; M
PullulanaseA; B; K
XylanaseA; B; C; K; M; N
CATALASESA; C; E; F; J; K 
LIPASES
General lipasesE; I; N;
PhospholipasesK
PEROXIDASESE; F; J; M 
PROTEASES
Milk Clotting Enzymes
       ChymosinEMajor Food Use; High Value
       RennetE
BromelainJ; L
PancreatineF; J; MMajor Food Use
PapainA; B; C; F; J; L; NMajor Food Use; High Value
PepsinF; J; MMajor Food Use
Acid proteaseA; B; C; E; F; J; L
Alkaline proteaseA; C; E; F; J; LMajor Food Use
Neutral proteaseA; B; C; F; J; K; L; N
OTHER ENZYMES
Wine, Coffee and Instant Tea production (Chlorogenic esterase, Tannase);
Dairy (Lysozyme)

A- Beverages; B- Brewing; C- Cereals; D- Confectionery; E- Dairy; F- Fish; G- Fruit; H- Fruit juices; I- Fats & Oils; J- Meat; K- Starch & Sugar; L- Proteins; M- Vegetables; N- Milling and Bakery

*- Enzymes written in bold are the ones with major relevance in the enzyme market and which are (also) used in food and feed industries.


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