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Mustard Extract カラシ抽出物

Existing food additiveNot on the EU additive list
Purpose
processing agent
On the label
“カラシ抽出物” (mustard extract), “マスタード抽出物” (mustard extract)
Name in the List of Existing Food Additives
カラシ抽出物 (No. 62)
Source and production
Obtained from the seeds of mustard (“カラシナ”, Brassica juncea); the main component is allyl isothiocyanate. The component specifications require at least 86.5% allyl isothiocyanate.

In Japan

  • Obtained from mustard seeds, with allyl isothiocyanate (the component responsible for the pungency and aroma of mustard) as the main component. Its purpose on the list is processing agent (List of Existing Food Additives, list of listed items, and Japan's Specifications and Standards for Food Additives).
  • Because there is no group name for processing agents, it is labeled by substance name, as “カラシ抽出物” (mustard extract) or the category name “マスタード抽出物” (mustard extract).

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.
  • For its main component, allyl isothiocyanate, EFSA in 2010 evaluated a proposal to use it as a food additive and set an ADI of about 0.02 mg per kg of body weight per day, but it is not permitted as an additive.

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.

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