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  "id": "https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/lysozyme",
  "slug": "lysozyme",
  "name": "Lysozyme",
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    "ins_number": "1105",
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    "inchikey": "ZJCXKXFAOCLSRV-UHFFFAOYSA-N",
    "pubchem_cid": 91976556
  },
  "functional_class": "Preservative",
  "summary": "Lysozyme is an antibacterial enzyme from egg white, used to stop late blowing in hard cheeses and as a preservative in wine. It is not vegan, and because it comes from egg it is an allergen that must be declared.",
  "derivation_summary": "Extracted from hen egg white, where it occurs naturally as part of the egg's own defence against bacteria.",
  "regulatory_status": [
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      "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": []
    },
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      "jurisdiction": "CODEX",
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      "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
      "status_label": "Permitted, with conditions",
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            "name": "Ripened cheese"
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          "effective_from": "2021",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 1105, food category 01.6.2",
            "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/"
          },
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          "max_level_unit": "mg/kg",
          "conditions": null,
          "effective_from": "2004",
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            "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/"
          },
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          "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07T07:54:15.059Z"
        },
        {
          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
          "food_category": {
            "system": "codex",
            "code": "14.2.3",
            "name": "Grape wines"
          },
          "max_level": 500,
          "max_level_unit": "mg/kg",
          "conditions": null,
          "effective_from": "2004",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 1105, food category 14.2.3",
            "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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      "type": "cas",
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    },
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      "name": "9001-63-2",
      "type": "cas",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
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      "name": "1,4-N-ACETYLMURAMIDASE",
      "type": "common",
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    },
    {
      "name": "1ZML031Y3C",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "968JKA7T33",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Delvozyme",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Globulin G",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Globulin G1",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Glycanhydrolase, N-Acetylmuramide",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "H-DL-Arg-DL-Val-DL-Val-DL-Arg-DL-Asp-DL-Pro-DL-Gln-Gly-DL-xiIle-DL-Arg-DL-Ala-DL-Trp-DL-Val-DL-Ala-DL-Trp-DL-Arg-DL-Asn-DL-Arg-OH",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Hen Egg Lysozyme",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "HEN EGG LYSOZYME (REDUCED)",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Hen Muramidase",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Hen N-Acetylmuramyl Hydrolase",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
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      "name": "INS NO.1105",
      "type": "common",
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    },
    {
      "name": "LYSOZYME",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "gsfa"
    },
    {
      "name": "Lysozyme (chicken egg white)",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Lysozyme (DCF)",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Lysozyme from chicken egg white",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "LYSOZYME FROM CHICKEN EGG WHITE (ENZYME ACTIVITY MIN 20000U/MG)",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Lysozyme G",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Lysozyme hydrochlorideMuramidase",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Lysozyme, Egg White",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Lysozyme,from egg white",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Lysozymum",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Mucopeptide glucohydrolase",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "MURAMIDASE",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "N Acetylmuramide Glycanhydrolase",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "N,ODiacetylmuramidase",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "N-Acetylmuramide Glycanhydrolase",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "N-ACETYLMURAMIDE GLYCANOHYDROLASE",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "N-ACETYLMURAMYL HYDROLASE",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "NAcetylmuramide glycanohydrolase",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "NAcetylmuramyl hydrolase",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Peptidoglycan N-acetylmuramoylhydrolase",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "1105",
      "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, \"Lysozyme\", https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/lysozyme. This site reports regulatory status and does not rate additives.",
  "generated_at": "2026-09-08T00:09:38.580Z"
}