Yeast Cell Wall Preparations

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International Organisations

Codex Alimentarius 

-Food Category, Functional Class and Recommended Usage is not available at this time. 

International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) 

-Food Category Wine (grape) Functional Class Enzyme Beta-glucanases : processing aid Recommended Usage (International Code of Oenological Practices – Annex: Maximum Acceptable Limits) Not provided at this time 

FIVS 

Classification Category 1 – Naturally occurring in grapes and insignificant treatment residual in wine 

Recommended Usage 

Not available at this time

As outlined in the OIV’s International Code of Oenological Practices, yeast cell wall preparations are used: 

The addition to wine during winemaking on lees of enzymatic preparations notably with β-glucanase activities that catalyse the degradation of yeast cell walls. 

Usage in Winemaking: 

Yeast cell wall preparations devoid of protein substances are commercially available as a dietary supplement. They are often used to bind ochratoxin A (OTA). OTA-producing black aspergilli is an opportunistic fungi that develops particularly on ripening berries.

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