Food additive databasebittering agentChecked 2026-10-02
Absinth extract ニガヨモギ抽出物
Existing food additiveNot on the EU additive list
- Purpose
- bittering agent
- On the label
- “苦味料” (bittering agent), “ニガヨモギ抽出物” (wormwood extract), “ニガヨモギ” (wormwood)
- Name in the List of Existing Food Additives
- ニガヨモギ抽出物 (No. 212)
- Source and production
- Obtained from the whole plant of wormwood (Artemisia absinthium, family Asteraceae) by extraction with water or with ethanol at room temperature. The main components are sesquiterpenes (absinthin, etc.).
In Japan
- An extract of the whole wormwood plant whose main components are sesquiterpenes (absinthin, etc.). Its purpose in the List of Existing Food Additives is bittering agent, etc. There are no standards for use.
- Bittering agents fall within the scope of group names and can be listed simply as “苦味料” (bittering agent). When listed by substance name, the short name is “ニガヨモギ” (wormwood). It is excluded from the scope of spice extracts and treated as a separate item (CAA, annex to “食品表示基準について” (Notes on the Food Labeling Standards)).
Japan's standards for use
There are no standards for use that limit which foods or how much (the general standards for all additives still apply).
This is a summary of the standards for use. See the source list for the exact conditions.
In the EU
- It is not on the EU list of food additives (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II), so it cannot be used as a food additive in the EU.
Sources
- List of Existing Food Additives — Japan Food Chemical Research Foundation (Japanese)
- Standards for use and storage of each additive — Japan Food Chemical Research Foundation (Japanese)
- EU food additive database (Japanese translation) — MAFF (Japanese)
- Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 on food additives — EUR-Lex
- 日本食品化学研究振興財団「既存添加物名簿収載品目リスト」（令和7年8月25日現在） (Japanese)
- 消費者庁「食品表示基準について」別添 添加物関係（簡略名・用途名併記・一括名・栄養強化の範囲、既存添加物名簿収載品目リスト） (Japanese)
Checked 2026-10-02. Rules and evaluations change over time. This page is a translation of our Japanese page; if they differ, the Japanese page is the reference.
This page lists facts stated in laws and in evaluations by public bodies; it is not a safety verdict. Additives used in Japan are approved by the government, which sets the foods and amounts they can be used in. The ADI is a guide to the amount that is considered safe to take every day over a lifetime.