Food additive databasesweetenerChecked 2026-10-02
Powdered stevia ステビア末
Existing food additiveNot on the EU additive list
- Purpose
- sweetener
- On the label
- “甘味料（ステビア末）” (sweetener (powdered stevia)), “甘味料（ステビア）” (sweetener (stevia))
- Name in the List of Existing Food Additives
- ステビア末 (No. 157)
- Source and production
- Stevia leaves made into a powder. The main sweet components are steviol glycosides (stevioside and rebaudioside).
In Japan
- A sweetener made by powdering stevia leaves; the source of the sweetness is steviol glycosides (list of existing food additives). There are no standards for use.
- Sweeteners are a purpose for which the purpose name must be written alongside, so it is written as “甘味料（ステビア）” (sweetener (stevia)). The abbreviated name “ステビア” (stevia) is shared with stevia extract and others, so “甘味料（ステビア）” alone does not show which one was used.
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.
- What the EU additives list contains is steviol glycosides extracted and purified from the leaves (E960a); the powdered leaves are not listed.
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
- 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、既存添加物名簿収載品目リスト） (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.