L-Cysteine Hydrochloride
Level 3 — Contested
L-Cysteine Hydrochloride is a other additive listed in the FDA food-additive database.
Also: E920
Where you'll see it
Pret a Manger bread, commercial breads
What the research says
Flour treatment agent used to weaken/soften industrial doughs. Part of the Pret a Manger 'cocktail of additives' that the Real Bread Campaign used to challenge Pret's 'produced by nature' claims.
[ultra-processed-people] Flour treatment agent used to weaken/soften industrial doughs. Part of the Pret a Manger 'cocktail of additives' that the Real Bread Campaign used to challenge Pret's 'produced by nature' claims.
Regulatory status
- Notes: From enrichment source only, not in Winter Dictionary
Sources
- Ultra-Processed People (van Tulleken) — Chapter 14: Additive anxiety: E920 (l-cysteine hydrochloride), E472e (diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides), E471 (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids), E422 (glycerol), E330 (citric acid) and E300 (ascorbic acid)