Definition of "hydrolysate" [hydrolysate]

• A product of hydrolysis. (noun)

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• "The term natural flavor or natural flavoring means the essential oil, oleoresin, essence or extractive, protein hydrolysate, distillate, or any product of rasting, heating or enzymolysis... whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional."
• "There are probably a wide range of other applications of this new compound called gelatin hydrolysate, and it is all natural...no genetically modified ingredients."
• "Elemental formulas are also lactose free and are made with hydrolysate proteins, which are easy to digest for infants with protein allergies."