Pectic enzyme
A family of pectin-active enzyme preparations used in fruit and beverage processing. Exact activities and formulations vary; the linked Concord recipe and its current powder product give conflicting use rates.
1086 articles on substrates, cultures and additives.
A family of pectin-active enzyme preparations used in fruit and beverage processing. Exact activities and formulations vary; the linked Concord recipe and its current powder product give conflicting use rates.


Koji is steamed grain — rice, barley, soybean or wheat — grown out with a food-grade Aspergillus mold until the kernels carry working enzymes. It is bought or cultivated, and it converts starch and protein for the foods that follow.