Ingredients » Liquid Malt Extracts (LME)

Both liquid malt extracts (LME) and dry malt extracts (DME) are produced by first simulating the germination of the barley grain with a process called malting. This procedure entails immersing barley in water to encourage the grain to sprout, then quickly drying the barley to halt the progress when the sprouting begins. Enzymes then begin to break down the starches in the barley and turn them to sugar. This sugar is called malt, or maltose. The quick drying step stops the sprouting, but the enzy