# Yeast-malt sprout extract — Food additive regulatory approval status — US FDA vs EU

For Yeast-malt sprout extract, jurisdiction is US FDA (21 CFR 172–178); status is permitted; citation is 21 CFR 172.590; use conditions is in food in accordance with the following prescribed conditions:   ( a ) The additive is produced by partial hydrolysis of yeast extract (derived from Saccharomyces cereviseae, Saccharomyces fragilis, or Candida utilis ) using the sprout portion of malt barley as the source of enzymes, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

- **Additive:** Yeast-malt sprout extract _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Jurisdiction:** US FDA (21 CFR 172–178) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Status:** permitted _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Citation:** 21 CFR 172.590 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Use conditions:** in food in accordance with the following prescribed conditions:   ( a ) The additive is produced by partial hydrolysis of yeast extract (derived from Saccharomyces cereviseae, Saccharomyces fragilis, or Candida utilis ) using the sprout portion of malt barley as the source of enzymes. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> § 172.590 Yeast-malt sprout extract. Yeast-malt sprout extract, as described in this section, may be safely used in food in accordance with the following prescribed conditions: ( a ) The additive is produced by partial hydrolysis of yeast extract (derived from Saccharomyces cereviseae, Saccharomyces fragilis, or Candida utilis ) using the sprout portion of malt barley as the source of enzymes. The additive contains a maximum of 6 percent 5′ nucleotides by weight.

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-172

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2027-08-15.
Part of [Food additive regulatory approval status — US FDA vs EU](https://referencesource.org/food-additive-approval-status-us-vs-eu/).