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  "id": "https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/alpha-amylase-from-aspergillus-oryzae-var",
  "slug": "alpha-amylase-from-aspergillus-oryzae-var",
  "name": "alpha-Amylase from Aspergillus oryzae var.",
  "identifiers": {
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    "ins_number": "1100(i)",
    "cas_number": null,
    "inchikey": null,
    "pubchem_cid": null
  },
  "functional_class": "Flour treatment agent",
  "summary": "Alpha-amylase breaks starch into shorter sugars. In baking it gives yeast something to feed on and improves crumb and crust; this listing is the enzyme from a mould long used in Japanese fermentation.",
  "derivation_summary": "Produced by fermenting Aspergillus oryzae, the koji mould used to make miso, soy sauce and sake. The enzyme is separated from the organism, which does not remain in the food.",
  "regulatory_status": [
    {
      "jurisdiction": "US",
      "jurisdiction_name": "United States",
      "authority": "Food and Drug Administration",
      "status": "not_listed",
      "status_label": "Not listed",
      "note": "Does not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited.",
      "provision_count": 0,
      "provisions": []
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction": "CODEX",
      "jurisdiction_name": "Codex Alimentarius",
      "authority": "Codex Alimentarius Commission / JECFA",
      "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
      "status_label": "Permitted, with conditions",
      "provision_count": 2,
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        {
          "status": "permitted",
          "food_category": null,
          "max_level": null,
          "max_level_unit": "GMP",
          "conditions": null,
          "effective_from": "1999",
          "citation": {
            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table Three, INS 1100(i)",
            "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/"
          },
          "source": "gsfa",
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        },
        {
          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
          "food_category": {
            "system": "codex",
            "code": "06.2",
            "name": "Flours and starches (including soybean powder)"
          },
          "max_level": null,
          "max_level_unit": "GMP",
          "conditions": null,
          "effective_from": "1999",
          "citation": {
            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 1100(i), food category 06.2",
            "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/"
          },
          "source": "gsfa",
          "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07T07:54:15.059Z"
        }
      ]
    }
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  "names": [
    {
      "name": "ALPHA AMYLASE FROM ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE VAR.",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "gsfa"
    },
    {
      "name": "alpha-Amylase from Aspergillus oryzae var.",
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      "source": "gsfa"
    },
    {
      "name": "1100(i)",
      "type": "ins",
      "source": "gsfa"
    }
  ],
  "hazard_reference_values": [],
  "sources": [
    {
      "key": "gsfa",
      "name": "Codex General Standard for Food Additives (CXS 192-1995)",
      "publisher": "Codex Alimentarius Commission (FAO/WHO)",
      "licence": "FAO terms — non-commercial use with attribution",
      "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07T07:54:15.059Z"
    }
  ],
  "citation_policy": "Cite as: Food Additive Index, \"alpha-Amylase from Aspergillus oryzae var.\", https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/alpha-amylase-from-aspergillus-oryzae-var. This site reports regulatory status and does not rate additives.",
  "generated_at": "2026-09-08T00:09:38.401Z"
}