le proteins, emulsifiers and hydrocolloids such as e.g. alginates, carrageenans, pectins, vegetable gums including guar gum and locust bean gum, and amylases, and as mentioned above, glycerol. [0039] It is therefore an important aspect of the invention that the glycerol oxidase according to the invention is useful as a noodle improving agent optionally in combination with glycerol and other compon