E1105 Lysozyme — is it halal?
Ruling: Halal
Description
A preservative: lysozyme (hydrochloride), an egg-white enzyme that breaks bacterial cell walls. Every instrument names one feedstock — hen egg white; per EFSA it is isolated on an ion-exchange column, eluted with salt solution and converted to the hydrochloride. Used in cheese, beer, wine, cider; in China also in fermented drinks, in the USA on meat products (GRN 64)
Basis of the ruling
Lysozyme (hydrochloride) is an enzyme from hen egg white. Every standard names a single raw material — hen egg white; the enzyme is isolated on an ion-exchange column, eluted with a salt solution and converted to the hydrochloride with hydrochloric acid.
Names: Лизоцим · Lysozyme · ليزوزيم
Also known as: E 1105, INS 1105, Lysozyme hydrochloride, Muramidase, lysozyme chlorhydrate, EC 3.2.1.17, EINECS 232-620-4, N-acetyl muramidase, 溶菌酶, リゾチーム
Category: Preservatives
Regulatory source: EU 1333/2008
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