Carbohydrase from Bacillus licheniformis

INS 1100(vi)

Used as a flour treatment agent.

This carbohydrase preparation breaks starch down into sugars, used in syrup manufacture, baking and brewing. The heat tolerance of this organism's enzymes is what makes them useful: they survive the temperatures at which starch actually gels.

Where it is and isn’t permitted

Status of Carbohydrase from Bacillus licheniformis by jurisdiction. Every jurisdiction this site covers is listed, including those where the substance does not appear.
JurisdictionStatusScope and limitsCitation
United StatesFood and Drug AdministrationNot listedDoes not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited.
Codex AlimentariusCodex Alimentarius Commission / JECFAPermitted, with conditions

1 food category

no numerical limit (good manufacturing practice)

CXS 192-1995 Table Three, INS 1100(vi)and 1 further provisionretrieved 2026-09-07

What it is made from

Produced by culturing Bacillus licheniformis and recovering the enzyme, which is then removed or inactivated.

  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian

Every name it appears under

2 recorded names. A label may use any of them.

INS number

  • 1100(vi)

Other names

  • CARBOHYDRASE FROM BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS

Hazard reference values

No reference value for this substance in the sources we hold.

Evidence and how bodies read it

Studies, and the differing conclusions regulators drew from them, are curated by hand rather than machine-read, and none has been written for this substance yet.

Sources for this page

  • gsfa retrieved 2026-09-07

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