Food additive databasesweetenerChecked 2026-10-02
Disodium Glycyrrhizinate グリチルリチン酸二ナトリウム
Designated additiveNot on the EU additive list
- Purpose
- sweetener
- On the label
- “甘味料（グリチルリチン酸Na）” (sweetener (sodium glycyrrhizinate)), “甘味料（グリチルリチン酸ナトリウム）” (sweetener (sodium glycyrrhizinate))
- Name in the List of Designated Additives
- グリチルリチン酸二ナトリウム (No. 126)
In Japan
- The sodium salt of glycyrrhizic acid, the sweet component of licorice, used as a sweetener.
- It may be used only in soy sauce and miso.
- Because it is a sweetener, the purpose name is written alongside the substance name, as in “甘味料（グリチルリチン酸Na）” (sweetener (sodium glycyrrhizinate)).
Japan's standards for use
- Soy sauce, miso
- May not be used in any other food
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 Designated 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
- 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） (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.