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Food additive databaseprocessing agentChecked 2026-10-02

Grapefruit seed extract グレープフルーツ種子抽出物

Existing food additiveNot on the EU additive list
Purpose
processing agent
On the label
“グレープフルーツ種子抽出物” (grapefruit seed extract), “グレープフルーツ種子” (grapefruit seed)
Name in the List of Existing Food Additives
グレープフルーツ種子抽出物 (No. 106)
Source and production
Obtained by extracting grapefruit seeds with water or ethanol. The main components are fatty acids and flavonoids.

In Japan

  • Obtained by extracting grapefruit seeds with water or ethanol, with fatty acids and flavonoids as the main components. Its purpose on the List of Existing Food Additives (list of listed items) is processing agent.
  • Because there is no group name for processing agents, it is labeled by substance name (the simplified name is “グレープフルーツ種子” (grapefruit seed)).

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.

Other substances used as processing agent

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