Lipases
INS 1104
Used as a flavour enhancer.
Lipases split fats, and are used in cheese flavour development, in modifying fats and oils, and in baking. This Codex entry covers preparations from several sources, animal and microbial alike.
Where it is and isn’t permitted
| Jurisdiction | Status | Scope and limits | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Not listedDoes not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited. | ||
| Codex Alimentarius | Permitted | no numerical limit (good manufacturing practice) | CXS 192-1995 Table Three, INS 1104retrieved 2026-09-07 |
What it is made from
Obtained either from animal pancreatic or forestomach tissue or by fermenting fungi and bacteria. Because the listing spans both, it does not settle whether a given preparation is animal-derived.
- Vegan status depends on the source
- Vegetarian status depends on the source
- May raise a halal question
- May raise a kosher question
This is not an omission. What this additive is made from is not fixed — depending on the manufacturer it may be plant, animal or microbial in origin, nobody is required to say which, and the same product can change source between production runs. Ask the manufacturer if it matters to you; a label cannot answer it.
Every name it appears under
0 recorded names. A label may use any of them.
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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