Food additive databaseAdds sweetnessChecked 2026-09-27
Acesulfame K アセスルファムK
Food additiveSimilar rules abroad
- Purpose
- adds sweetness (about 200 times sweeter than sugar)
- On the label
- “甘味料（アセスルファムK）” (sweetener (acesulfame potassium))
Flagged additives are marked when you use the Ingredient Checker (choose others).
In Japan
- In soft drinks and confectionery, it is often used together with sucralose.
Under stricter rules abroad
Category: Similar rules abroad
- The EU also permits it as E950. The ADI (15 mg per kg of body weight per day) is the same as JECFA's and Japan's.
Related pages
Sources
- Food Labeling Standards (Cabinet Office Ordinance No. 10 of 2015) (Japanese)
- JECFA (Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives) database
Last checked 2026-09-27. Rules change over time. This page is a translation of our Japanese page; if they differ, the Japanese page is the reference.
The categories are not a safety verdict. Additives used in Japan are approved by the government, which sets the foods and amounts they can be used in. This page lists facts stated in laws and in evaluations by public bodies.