Enzymes are added to coagulate the milk in the cheese production process. We use microbial-based enzymes.

This is a general term used for the enzyme used to clot the milk during the cheese-making process. Although in the past, some rennet came from calves stomachs, excellent microbial/vegetarian rennets have been available for many years. Amy's insists that no animal enzymes are used in any of the cheeses that we use in our products. Our suppliers sign agreements to that effect.

Rennet is one of the enzymes used to make cheese. Rennet comes from the stomach of young calves. After the calf is slaughtered/killed, the stomach is removed, filled with milk and hanged to dry. After it dries, it is ground up to make crude extract of rennet, which is then purified or sold as is. If the calf is slaughtered according to Islamic requirements, the rennet is halal. Otherwise, it is not. The active ingredient in rennet is chymosin.

The Food Chemicals Codex (FCC) regulates enzymes. The FCC is published by the National Academy Press, which is funded by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) through the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Research Council. The FCC establishes the standards for food and food substances used in food processing. It is the only national standard for the evaluation of fungal enzymes. Not all enzyme manufacturers use FCC units and are not required to do so by law.

Enzymes are one of the most essential elements in our body. They are responsible for constructing, synthesizing, carrying, dispensing, delivering, and eliminating the many ingredients and chemicals our body uses in its daily business of living. Digestive enzymes break down the food we eat, releasing nutrients for energy production and cell growth and repair. [back to top]

The reason we are running out of enzymes is a LIFESTYLE PROBLEM. Research has shown that older people and people with chronic disease have fewer enzymes in their saliva, urine and tissues. Our poor dietary habits require excessive amounts of enzymes to digest our foods. Stress kills and damages cells, resulting in our enzyme-making machinery having to work overtime to help rebuild and replace them.

When speaking about digestive enzyme formulas, no. As active protein molecules, the enzymes do not accumulate in the body. They impart enzymatic activity that lasts anywhere from one to four hours and then they are eliminated from the body or the proteins are broken down and the amino acids are used for other purposes. As with any herbal or nutritional supplement, evaluation of amounts and over consumption should be determined on an individual basis. [back to top]

Enzymes are substances, which make life possible. They are proteins needed for every chemical reaction that occurs in the body, functioning as catalysts that either start chemical reactions or make them run faster. Without enzymes, no activity at all would take place. Vitamins, minerals and hormones could do no work - without enzymes.

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Our Inspectors will gladly work with you in coming into compliance with City codes. However, if you do need additional assistance, there are alternative options available, including the City's own Economic Development Department. Please call (727) 462-4040 for information on how they may be able to assist you. Back To Top

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Rennet is an enzyme used to coagulate milk in cheesemaking. Originally this enzyme was extracted from the stomachs of baby calves and preserved and used in cheesemaking. This enzyme can also be made from fermenting vegetable enzymes. One of the most popular rennets today is bioengineered rennet. Redwood Hill Farm cheeses use a vegetable enzyme which is sometimes described as "rennetless" and is kosher.