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Product Description

Natural food additives for yogurt

Polylysine (ε-poly-L-lysine) is a natural food preservative produced through natural fermentation using the bacteria Streptomyces and more specifically Streptomyces albulus under aerobic conditions. Polylysine consists as a small natural homo-polymer (25-30 L-lysine residues) of the essential amino acid, L-lysine. Its application includes cakes, rice, cheese and other dairy foods and meats.

Application in Food

Currently, ε-Polylysine is widely used in food, beverage such as: cake, pastry, snack foods, butter, salad, sauce, beverage, wine, meat product, cans, etc. The dosage in different types of food can be referenced in table 1.

Food Type		Recommend Usage (U.S.A.)
Cooked product	Sausages	100—250mg/kg
Cooked product	Ham	100—250mg/kg
Fresh meat	Cold fresh	200—400mg/kg(surface treatment)
Fresh meat	Frozen meat	200—400mg/kg(surface treatment)
Beverage	Pure water	50—100mg/L
	Fruit drink	100—200mg/L
	Protein beverage	100—200mg/L
	Water-based seasonings drinks	100—200mg/L
	Tea,coffee,herbal drink	100—200mg/L
Seafood	Fresh aquatic product	200—400mg/kg(surface treatment)
	Frozen seafood and product	200—400mg/kg(surface treatment)
	Prefabrication of aquatic products	150—300mg/kg
	Cooked aquatic products	150—300mg/kg
Bakery	Bread	100—200mg/kg
Bakery	Asian pastry	150—250mg/kg