Hello Rabbi. I have a question regarding ingredients in standard cheeses such as great value brand. Many of them just say “enzymes.” I did some further research and I determined that if it just says enzymes it could be animal derived. Is that true? From what i understand is microbial enzymes is not animal derived but what about when it just says enzymes? If it were animal derived would they have to indicate that somehow according to FDA?
Today the enzymes have no meat flavor and even if it is a meat derivative, it is fine.
Hello Rabbi. In the place I live you don’t fin the label “enzymes” that often but “rennet” without any specifications. I have friends in the food industry and basically all the rennet used for industrial cheeses is animal derived, but, standarized and it’s basically just the enzymes or the chemical product. If the cheese doesn’t fall under the category of Gevinah (like the cheeses in your article) this kind of chemical flavorless rennet is fine?
Correct. Exactly