Food additive databaseantioxidantChecked 2026-10-02

Coffee Bean Extract 生コーヒー豆抽出物

Existing food additiveNot on the EU additive list

Purpose: antioxidant
On the label: “酸化防止剤（生コーヒー豆抽出物）” (antioxidant (green coffee bean extract))
Name in the List of Existing Food Additives: 生コーヒー豆抽出物 (No. 209)
Source and production: Obtained from coffee (Coffea arabica) seeds by extraction with a warm acidic aqueous solution of ascorbic acid or citric acid. The active components are chlorogenic acid and polyphenols.

In Japan

An antioxidant obtained by extracting raw coffee beans (seeds) with an acidic aqueous solution, with chlorogenic acid and polyphenols as the active components (List of Existing Food Additives).
Because it is an antioxidant, it is written together with the purpose name, as in “酸化防止剤（生コーヒー豆抽出物）” (antioxidant (green coffee bean extract)). The list gives no short name or category name.

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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