Food additive databaseantioxidant, processing agentChecked 2026-10-02
Horseradish Extract セイヨウワサビ抽出物
Existing food additiveNot on the EU additive list
- Purpose
- antioxidant, processing agent
- On the label
- “酸化防止剤（セイヨウワサビ抽出物）” (antioxidant (horseradish extract)), “酸化防止剤（ホースラディッシュ抽出物）” (antioxidant (horseradish extract)), “セイヨウワサビ抽出物” (horseradish extract), “ホースラディッシュ抽出物” (horseradish extract)
- Name in the List of Existing Food Additives
- セイヨウワサビ抽出物 (No. 162)
- Source and production
- Obtained from the roots of horseradish, with isothiocyanates as the main component. The component specification requires 65.0% or more as allyl isothiocyanate.
In Japan
- Obtained from horseradish roots, with isothiocyanates (the pungent components) as the main component. In the List of Existing Food Additives, its purposes are listed as antioxidant and processing agent (“製造用剤”); another name is “ホースラディッシュ抽出物” (horseradish extract).
- When used for its antioxidant effect, it is written together with the purpose name, as in “酸化防止剤（セイヨウワサビ抽出物）” (antioxidant (horseradish extract)). There are no standards for use.
- It is excluded from the scope of the existing food additive “香辛料抽出物” (spice extract) and is treated as a separate item.
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
- List of Existing Food 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
- 日本食品化学研究振興財団「既存添加物名簿収載品目リスト」（令和7年8月25日現在） (Japanese)
- 第10版 食品添加物公定書（2024年、厚生労働省・消費者庁）成分規格の定義 (Japanese)
- 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.