Food additive databaseAdds sweetnessChecked 2026-09-27
High-fructose corn syrup (isomerized sugar) 果糖ぶどう糖液糖など（異性化液糖）
Labeled as a foodSimilar rules abroadUsed in 4 products on this site
- Purpose
- adds sweetness
- On the label
- “果糖ぶどう糖液糖” (fructose-glucose syrup), “ぶどう糖果糖液糖” (glucose-fructose syrup), “高果糖液糖” (high-fructose syrup)
Flagged additives are marked when you use the Ingredient Checker (choose others).
In Japan
- A liquid sugar made by breaking down starch. On labels it is treated as a food.
- The name changes with the proportion of fructose (under 50% is “ぶどう糖果糖液糖” (glucose-fructose syrup); 50% or more is “果糖ぶどう糖液糖” (fructose-glucose syrup); 90% or more is “高果糖液糖” (high-fructose syrup)).
Under stricter rules abroad
Category: Similar rules abroad
- It is also treated as a food in the EU and the US. WHO recommends keeping the intake of “free sugars,” which include liquid sugars, below 10% of daily energy (2015).
Products on this site that contain it
| Product | As written on the label |
|---|---|
| カゴメトマトケチャップカゴメ | 糖類（砂糖・ぶどう糖果糖液糖、ぶどう糖） |
| 味ぽん 360mlミツカン | 果糖ぶどう糖液糖 |
| 追いがつおつゆ2倍 500mlミツカン | 果糖ぶどう糖液糖 |
| お好みソースオタフクソース | 糖類（ぶどう糖果糖液糖、砂糖） |
Product pages are in Japanese for now; each one reads every ingredient on the label.
Related pages
Sources
- Food Labeling Standards (Cabinet Office Ordinance No. 10 of 2015) (Japanese)
- WHO (World Health Organization)
Last checked 2026-09-27. Rules change over time. This page is a translation of our Japanese page; if they differ, the Japanese page is the reference.
The categories are not a safety verdict. Additives used in Japan are approved by the government, which sets the foods and amounts they can be used in. This page lists facts stated in laws and in evaluations by public bodies.