Product | Produced by (organism)
+ Type of microbe |
vitamin C | Acetobacter spp.
bacterium |
carrageen (gelling agent) |
Chondrus crispus
(seaweed) alga |
enzymes such as invertase
used in the manufacture of sweets |
Saccharomyces cerevisiae(yeast)
fungus |
citric acid used in fizzy drinks | Aspergillus niger
(mould)
fungus |
amino acids such as glutamic acid and the flavour enhancer, monosodium glutamate (MSG), sodium salt of glutamic acid |
Corynebacterium glutamicum
bacterium |