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Pepsin

What is Pepsin?

Pepsin is an enzyme whose zymogen (pepsinogen) is released by the chief cells in the stomach and that degrades food proteins into peptides. [1]



History

Pepsin was discovered in 1836 by Theodor Schwann who also coined its name from the Greek word pepsis, meaning digestion. [1]

Other Ingredient Information

Products containing Pepsin


The percentage represents the approximate total number of food products from UPC Food Search's data that contain the ingredient, "Pepsin".
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Source(s) Derived From

 Animal Sources

Natural or Artificial?

 Natural

References
  1. Pepsin - Wikipedia

Aliases (Also Known As)

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Revision History

Action User Date/Time
Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchSeptember 11, 2012 @ 4:09 AM

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