Food additive databaseantioxidantChecked 2026-10-02

Chinese Bayberry Extract ヤマモモ抽出物

Existing food additiveNot on the EU additive list

Purpose: antioxidant
On the label: “酸化防止剤（ヤマモモ抽出物）” (antioxidant (Chinese bayberry extract))
Name in the List of Existing Food Additives: ヤマモモ抽出物 (No. 303)
Source and production: Obtained by extraction from the fruit, bark, or leaves of Chinese bayberry (yamamomo). The main component is myricitrin.

In Japan

An antioxidant extracted from the fruit, bark, and leaves of Chinese bayberry; the specifications give myricitrin as the main component. There are no standards for use.
When used as an antioxidant, the purpose name must be written alongside, as in “酸化防止剤（ヤマモモ抽出物）” (antioxidant (Chinese bayberry extract)). No short name is set.

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

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.

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