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Polysorbate 65 ポリソルベート65

Designated additivePermitted in the EU (E436)EFSA ADI 25mg per kg body weight per day

Purpose: emulsifier
On the label: “乳化剤” (emulsifier) (group name), “ポリソルベート65” (polysorbate 65)
Name in the List of Designated Additives: ポリソルベート65 (No. 398)

In Japan

An emulsifier made by adding ethylene oxide to a sorbitan fatty acid ester (one of the polysorbates). Polysorbates 20, 60, 65, and 80 share the same standards for use, and the amounts are set for each food as polysorbate 80 equivalents.
It falls within the group name for emulsifiers, so when used for emulsifying it can be written with just “乳化剤” (emulsifier).

Japan's standards for use

As polysorbate 80, in foods not in a normal food form such as capsules and tablets: 25 g/kg
Cocoa and chocolate products, shortening, seasonings supplied with instant noodles, sauces, chewing gum, milk fat substitutes: 5.0 g/kg
Ice cream types, decorations used in making confectionery, sweetened yogurt, dressings, mayonnaise, mix powders, baked confectionery (Western-style), fresh Western-style confectionery: 3.0 g/kg
Candies, soups, flour paste, frozen desserts: 1.0 g/kg
Pickled seaweed, chocolate drinks, pickled vegetables: 0.50 g/kg
Unripened cheese: 0.080 g/kg; canned and bottled seaweed and vegetables: 0.030 g/kg; other foods: 0.020 g/kg
When two or more of polysorbate 20, 60, 65, and 80 are used together, the sum of the amounts used must be up to the limit for polysorbate 80

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 E436.
In its 2015 evaluation, EFSA (the European Food Safety Authority) set an ADI (acceptable daily intake) of 25mg per kg of body weight per day (a group ADI, for the total of related substances) (EFSA ANS).

When it is labeled under a shared name

Polysorbate 65 may be declared on the label in the same way as “乳化剤”. See Emulsifier for details.

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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