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Application of lipase in food industry

Lipases are versatile biocatalysts that besides hydrolysis of triacylglycerols, catalyse the reactions of esterification, interesterification, acidolysis and aminolysis under suitable reaction conditions. Due to their versatility, lipases have been widely used in the industry of leather and textile, oil and grease, paper and cosmetic, and also in pharmaceutical and food. Lipases are used in free form as an active supplement to food products such as bakery and pasta, cheeses and dairy products, which affect the quality and flavour enhancement of the final product, or in immobilized form they are used in production of substitutes for human milk and cocoa butter, for the production of specific flavours as food additives, or for the production of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids from fish and other oils. While the share of lipases in current industrial production is about 10% of all industrial enzymes, it is expected that their use will be increased due to their versatility. The aim of this paper is to give overview of the current knowledge of industrial use of lipases in the food industry, both as an integral part of the product, and as biocatalysts to obtain food products or alternatives for certain products that can be used as a food or food supplements.

lipase ; food industry ; food supplements

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