Food additive databasegum baseChecked 2026-10-02
Ester Gum エステルガム
Designated additivePermitted in the EU (E445)EFSA ADI 10mg per kg body weight per day
- Purpose
- gum base
- On the label
- “ガムベース” (gum base) (group name), “エステルガム” (ester gum)
- Name in the List of Designated Additives
- エステルガム (No. 69)
In Japan
- A chewing gum base material made by esterifying pine resin (rosin).
- The standards for use limit it to use as a chewing gum base.
- It falls within the range of the group name “ガムベース” (gum base), and when used for that purpose it can be written as “ガムベース”.
Japan's standards for use
- Only for chewing gum
- May not be used for any purpose other than as a chewing gum base
This is a summary of the standards for use. See the source list for the exact conditions.
In the EU
- It is on the EU list of food additives (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II) as E445.
- EU E445 is “glycerol esters of wood rosins.” It is permitted, with maximum levels, in items such as cloudy flavored drinks (in Japan, it is limited to use as a chewing gum base)
- In its 2023 evaluation, EFSA (the European Food Safety Authority) set an ADI (acceptable daily intake) of 10mg per kg of body weight per day (EFSA FAF).
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
- EFSA OpenFoodTox (chemical hazards database)
- 消費者庁 食品表示基準Q&A 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)
- EFSA FAF Panel (2023) Follow-up of the re-evaluation of glycerol esters of wood rosins (E 445) as a food additive (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.