Glucose oxidase, an enzyme extracted from the fungus Aspergillus niger, is an important industrial enzyme in the food industry and is widely used in the deoxygenation of foods such as wine, beer, fruit juice, milk powder, and in the improvement of flour and prevention of browning of foods, etc. It has antioxidant and potential anticancer activities.

D-Tagatose a rare natural hexoketose is an isomer of d-galactose. D-Tagatose occurs naturally in Sterculia setigera gum and it is also found in small quantities in various foods such as sterilized and powdered cow's milk hot cocoa and a variety of cheeses yogurts and other dairy products.

Dimethyl sulfone exists in all living organisms, ranging from bacteria to humans.