Food additive databaseantioxidantChecked 2026-10-02

Essential Oil Removed Fennel Extract 精油除去ウイキョウ抽出物

Existing food additiveNot on the EU additive list

Purpose: antioxidant
On the label: “酸化防止剤（精油除去ウイキョウ抽出物）” (antioxidant (essential-oil-removed fennel extract)), “酸化防止剤（精油除去フェンネル抽出物）” (antioxidant (essential-oil-removed fennel extract))
Name in the List of Existing Food Additives: 精油除去ウイキョウ抽出物 (No. 161)
Source and production: Obtained by extracting hot with water the residue left after steam distillation of fennel fruit. It may contain dextrin. In the definition in the List of Existing Food Additives, the main component is glucosyl sinapyl alcohol.

In Japan

An antioxidant made by extracting with hot water the residue left after essential oil is removed from fennel fruit by steam distillation (Japanese Standards of Food Additives). There are no standards for use.
Antioxidant is a use for which the purpose name must be written alongside, as in “酸化防止剤（精油除去ウイキョウ抽出物）” (antioxidant (essential-oil-removed fennel extract)). The alternative name is “精油除去フェンネル抽出物” (essential-oil-removed fennel extract). In the List of Existing Food Additives, it is excluded from the definition of spice extracts.

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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