Food additive databaseflavoring, processing agentChecked 2026-10-02
Ethyl Acetate 酢酸エチル
Designated additiveEU: flavoring substance (FL 09.001)
- Purpose
- flavoring, processing agent
- On the label
- “香料” (flavoring), shown as a group name; the substance name is often not written. When used as a manufacturing agent and not remaining in the final food, it may not be labeled
- Name in the List of Designated Additives
- 酢酸エチル (No. 154)
In Japan
- Under the standards for use, it may in principle be used only for adding aroma, but as a manufacturing agent it may be used for denaturing the specified alcohols, producing yeast extract, and as a solvent for vinyl acetate resin.
- When used as a flavoring, it can be written under the group name “香料” (flavoring) on food labels.
Japan's standards for use
- Must not be used for any purpose other than flavoring. Exceptions:
- Denaturing alcohol used for removing astringency from persimmons, producing crystalline fructose, producing granules or tablets of spices, or producing konjac flour; alcohol used as a solvent for BHT and BHA; or alcohol used as a raw material for brewing vinegar
- Promoting autolysis of yeast in the production of yeast extract (must be removed before the final food is completed)
- Use as a solvent for vinyl acetate resin
This is a summary of the standards for use. See the source list for the exact conditions.
In the EU
- In the EU, flavoring substances are covered by the flavorings regulation (Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008), not by the list of food additives. It is on the Union list of flavoring substances (Annex I) as FL 09.001.
When it is labeled under a shared name
Ethyl Acetate may be declared on the label in the same way as “香料”. See Flavoring for details.
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.