e920 L-Cysteine

Food additive with flour enhancing role. It is a non-essential amino acid (the human body produces it, without needing outside sources), bigger amounts being beneficial and necessary for children and the elderly. It has an important role in the detoxifying the body, as a result of smoking or alcohol consumption. It is obtained from animal protein, from hair (animal or human) and from feathers and it is added in bakery flour, improving the qualities of the dough, facilitating the processing and stabilizing the structure of the bread.