Food additive databaseprocessing agentChecked 2026-10-02

Chitin-Glucan キチングルカン

Designated additiveNot on the EU additive list

Purpose: processing agent
On the label: Because it is removed before the final food is completed, it is often exempt from labeling as a processing aid
Name in the List of Designated Additives: キチングルカン (No. 111)

In Japan

A manufacturing agent used in making wine. Under the standards for use, the foods it can be used in are limited to wine and the grape juice used to make it, the amount is up to 5 g per liter of wine, and it must be removed before the final food is completed.
A substance that is removed before the food is completed and does not remain in the food is exempt from additive labeling as a processing aid (Food Labeling Standards).

Japan's standards for use

Grape juice and wine used in winemaking: up to 5 g per liter of wine (when used in grape juice, it is regarded as used in wine)
Must be removed before the final food is completed

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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