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Code of Federal Regulations Title 21. Food and Drugs § 21.173.145 Alpha–Galactosidase derived from Mortierella vinaceae var. raffinoseutilizer

Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

The food additive alpha-galactosidase and parent mycelial microorganism Mortierella vinaceae var. raffinoseutilizer may be safely used in food in accordance with the following conditions:

(a) The food additive is the enzyme alpha-galactosidase and the mycelia of the microorganism Mortierella vinaceae var. raffinoseutilizer which produces the enzyme.

(b) The nonpathogenic microorganism matches American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) No. 20034,  1 and is classified as follows:

1 Available from:  American Type Culture Collection, 12301 Parklawn Drive, Rockville, MD 20852.

Class:  Phycomycetes.

Order:  Mucorales.

Family:  Mortierellaceae.

Genus:  Mortierella.

Species:  vinaceae.

Variety:  raffinoseutilizer.

(c) The additive is used or intended for use in the production of sugar (sucrose) from sugar beets by addition as mycelial pellets to the molasses to increase the yield of sucrose, followed by removal of the spent mycelial pellets by filtration.

(d) The enzyme removal is such that there are no enzyme or mycelial residues remaining in the finished sucrose.

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