Use of Enzymes by the Food Industry to Test for Food Quality
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For this Food |
Use This Enzyme |
To Test For |
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Fruits and vegetables Milk, dairy products, ham Eggs |
Peroxidase Alkalin phosphatase Acetylglucosaminidase |
Proper Heat Treatment |
|
Oysters Meat |
Malic enzyme Glutamate oxaloacetate |
Freezing and Thawing |
|
Meat, eggs Beans |
Acid phosphatase Catalase |
Bacterial contamination |
|
Potatoes Pears |
Sucrose synthetase Pectinase |
Maturity |
| Fish |
Lysolecithinase Xanthine oxidase |
Freshness Hypoxanthine content |
|
Flour Wheat |
Amylase Peroxidase |
Sprouting |
|
Coffee, wheat Meat |
Polyphenol oxidase Succinic dehydrogenase |
Color |