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Lipoxygenase リポキシゲナーゼ

Existing food additiveEU: covered by the food enzymes rules

Purpose: enzyme
On the label: “酵素” (enzyme) (group name used when the enzyme remains active and has an effect in the final food), “リポキシゲナーゼ” (lipoxygenase), “リポキシダーゼ” (lipoxidase) (not labeled when it counts as a processing aid)
Name in the List of Existing Food Additives: リポキシゲナーゼ (No. 316)
Source and production: An oxidoreductase that adds oxygen to unsaturated fatty acids to introduce a hydroperoxide group, obtained from plant oil meal or cultures of a filamentous fungus (genus Rhizopus) (definition in the Japanese Specifications and Standards for Food Additives).

In Japan

An oxidoreductase that binds oxygen to unsaturated fatty acids, obtained from plant oil meal or cultures of a mold (genus Rhizopus). There are no standards for use.
An enzyme can be written with the group name “酵素” (enzyme) when it remains active and has an effect in the final food. Labeling is omitted when it counts as a processing aid, for example when it is inactivated during manufacturing. Its alternative name is “リポキシダーゼ” (lipoxidase).

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.

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