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Peroxidase パーオキシダーゼ

Existing food additiveEU: covered by the food enzymes rules

Purpose: enzyme
On the label: “酵素” (enzyme), “パーオキシダーゼ” (peroxidase), “ペルオキシダーゼ” (peroxidase, alternate spelling)
Name in the List of Existing Food Additives: パーオキシダーゼ (No. 216)
Source and production: An enzyme that reduces and breaks down hydrogen peroxide, obtained from cucumber, horseradish, daikon radish, or soybean, or from cultures of basidiomycetes, filamentous fungi, actinomycetes, or bacteria.

In Japan

An enzyme that breaks down hydrogen peroxide, obtained from plants (cucumber, horseradish, daikon radish, soybean) or from microbial cultures (as defined in the Japanese Standards of Food Additives). Another name is “ペルオキシダーゼ” (peroxidase, alternate spelling). There are no standards for use.
It falls within the group name “酵素” (enzyme); if it is not inactivated and its effect remains in the final food, it can be written together as “酵素”. If it counts as a processing aid, such as when it is inactivated or removed during production, labeling is exempt (Food Labeling Standards).

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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