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Alpha-Amylase
What the research shows
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An enzyme that turns starch into sugars.
It breaks down starch into sugars in food.1
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
Regulatory status
Checked Sep 2026-
Canada Permitted Health Canada · Enzymes
Status reflects the named register on the date checked. It is not a safety rating. A country appears here once we've found this ingredient on its official list.
How we checkProducts
The 6 most-scanned of 1,175 products on Open Food Facts that list alpha-amylase.
- organic supergreens fruits & vegetables zena greens 4 additives
- Oat Original Earth's Own · 1.75 L 3 additives
- Oat Milk - Original Earth's Own · 946 ml 3 additives
- Pita Crackers Sea Salt Savoritz · 5 oz 2 additives
- Allinsons Bread Flour Allinson’s · 1 kg 1 additive
- Organic Gluten-Free Oat Beverage natura · 946 mL 3 additives
References
- 1Amylase. Wikipedia. Accessed September 30, 2026. CC BY-SA 4.0.