Food additive · Acidity regulator / processing aid
L-cysteine
- E-number
- E920
An amino acid used as a dough conditioner; may be made from feathers or by fermentation.
- Food additive
- Expert review pending
Concern level
A whole food or a benign function, with no credible concern. It never costs points. The concern level sets how many points L-cysteine costs on a product’s receipt.
Popular products that list L-cysteine
33 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list L-cysteine. The 12 most scanned:
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Tortilla Wraps Soft Taco La Banderita Carb Counter Score 63 out of 100 Good -
Pita Bread Joseph's · 8 oz Score 39 out of 100 Poor -
Original Pita Bread Joseph's · 11 oz Score 30 out of 100 Poor -
Lavash Bread Joseph's · 9 oz Score 41 out of 100 Okay -
Classic Crust Four Cheese Pizza Red Baron · 597 g Score 33 out of 100 Poor -
Apple & Maple Plant-Based Breakfast Sausages Field Roast · 9.31 oz Score 22 out of 100 Poor -
Five Cheese Pizza Rao's · 19 oz Score 47 out of 100 Okay -
Party Pizza Pepperoni Totino's · 10.2 oz Score 14 out of 100 Bad -
Gala Apple Disney Score 11 out of 100 Bad -
Crescents Pillsbury · 8 oz Score 3 out of 100 Bad -
Everything Bagels H-E-B · 20 oz/567 g Score 26 out of 100 Poor -
Pepperoni Pizza Sabatasso's Score 29 out of 100 Poor
Diets and allergens
- Vegan
- Yes
- Vegetarian
- Depends on the source
- Gluten-free
- Depends on the source
For the ingredient in general. Always check the package: a product’s own labels win.
Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (9)
- e920
- cysteine
- l cysteine
- cysteine hydrochloride
- l cysteine hydrochloride
- flour treatment agent e920
- l cysteine dough conditioner
- flour treatment agent l cysteine
- flour treatment agent l cysteine hydrochloride
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