If you look closely at a bag of King Arthur flour, you may see an unfamiliar ingredient listed there: enzyme .

We’re extremely thoughtful about every ingredient we use, across all King Arthur products and recipes. Our Food Philosophy guides every decision to ensure the quality of what we create, and that includes the enzymes in our flour.

Here’s exactly what flour enzymes are and why they’re included in flour.

What are enzymes?

Enzymes are found naturally in wheat, and thus are already present in flour. An enzyme is a protein produced by a living organism that acts as a catalyst to bring about a specific biochemical reaction.

The amount of enzymes in flour can vary based on growing conditions from harvest to harvest and year to year, so we add natural enzymes to correct for any variance and make sure our flour bakes more consistently — in other words, to make your baking even better.…