Yeast Extract & Hydrolysed Proteins
yeast extract, autolysed yeast extract, autolyzed yeast extract, autolysed yeast, autolyzed yeast, hydrolysed yeast, hydrolyzed yeast, hydrolysed vegetable protein, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, HVP, hydrolysed soy protein, hydrolyzed soy protein, hydrolysed protein, hydrolyzed protein, protein hydrolysate, vegetable protein hydrolysate
What it is
Savoury ingredients made by breaking down yeast cells or proteins into smaller components. Yeast extracts and hydrolysed proteins can contain naturally occurring free glutamate.
Why BOTIA flags it
BOTIA flags these terms because they are commonly used for flavour enhancement and can contain naturally occurring free glutamate even when monosodium glutamate (MSG/E621) is not listed as a separately added ingredient.
BOTIA CAN
- Identify yeast extract, autolysed or hydrolysed yeast, hydrolysed vegetable protein and related declared terms.
- Trigger the flavour information layer while distinguishing these declarations from a declaration of added MSG/E621.
BOTIA CANNOT
- Quantify the amount of free glutamate present from the ingredient list alone.
- Determine the original protein source or manufacturing process when the label uses only a generic term such as hydrolysed protein.