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Glucoamylase グルコアミラーゼ

Existing food additiveEU: covered by the food enzymes rules
Purpose
enzyme
On the label
“酵素” (enzyme), “グルコアミラーゼ” (glucoamylase), “糖化アミラーゼ” (saccharifying amylase), “アミラーゼ” (amylase), “カルボヒドラーゼ” (carbohydrase)
Name in the List of Existing Food Additives
グルコアミラーゼ (No. 96)
Source and production
An enzyme obtained from cultures of certain basidiomycetes, filamentous fungi, yeasts, or bacteria that hydrolyzes glucosidic bonds in starch and similar substances to produce glucose.

In Japan

  • An enzyme that breaks down starch and similar substances to make glucose, obtained from cultures of microorganisms (definition in Japan's Specifications and Standards for Food Additives). Another name is “糖化アミラーゼ” (saccharifying amylase).
  • The category names “アミラーゼ” (amylase) and “カルボヒドラーゼ” (carbohydrase) are shared with other enzymes, so the label alone does not show which one is meant.
  • It falls within the range of the group name and can be labeled simply as “酵素” (enzyme). One that loses its activity during manufacturing and leaves no effect in the final food may be exempt from labeling as a processing aid, in which case it does not appear on the label.

Japan's standards for use

There are no standards for use that limit which foods or how much (the general standards for all additives still apply).

This is a summary of the standards for use. See the source list for the exact conditions.

In the EU

  • In the EU, food enzymes are covered by the food enzymes regulation (Regulation (EC) No 1332/2008), not by the list of food additives (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II).

Sources

Checked 2026-10-02. Rules and evaluations change over time. This page is a translation of our Japanese page; if they differ, the Japanese page is the reference.

This page lists facts stated in laws and in evaluations by public bodies; it is not a safety verdict. Additives used in Japan are approved by the government, which sets the foods and amounts they can be used in. The ADI is a guide to the amount that is considered safe to take every day over a lifetime.

Other substances used as enzyme

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