Food additive databasesweetenerChecked 2026-10-02
Neotame ネオテーム
Designated additivePermitted in the EU (E961)EFSA ADI 10mg per kg body weight per day
- Purpose
- sweetener
- On the label
- “甘味料（ネオテーム）” (sweetener (neotame))
- Name in the List of Designated Additives
- ネオテーム (No. 302)
In Japan
- A sweetener used to add sweetness in place of sugar. Sweeteners must be written together with the purpose name, as in “甘味料（ネオテーム）” (sweetener (neotame)).
- In Japan, no standards for use (rules on which foods it can be used in and how much) have been set.
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 on the EU list of food additives (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II) as E961.
- In its July 2025 re-evaluation, EFSA revised the ADI set in 2007 (2 mg per kg of body weight per day) to 10 mg (EFSA Journal 23(7):e9480).
- In its 2025 evaluation, EFSA (the European Food Safety Authority) set an ADI (acceptable daily intake) of 10mg per kg of body weight per day (EFSA FAF).
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
- EFSA OpenFoodTox (chemical hazards database)
- 食品表示基準（平成27年内閣府令第10号）第3条（加工助剤の定義、「色」「増粘」の文字を含む場合の用途名の省略）（e-Gov 法令検索） (Japanese)
- EFSA FAF Panel (2025) Re-evaluation of neotame (E 961) as food additive. EFSA Journal 23(7):e9480 (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.