Food additive databaseantioxidantChecked 2026-10-02

Rice Bran Oil Extract コメヌカ油抽出物

Existing food additiveNot on the EU additive list

Purpose: antioxidant
On the label: “酸化防止剤（コメヌカ油抽出物）” (antioxidant (rice bran oil extract)), “酸化防止剤（コメヌカ油不けん化物）” (antioxidant (rice bran oil unsaponifiable matter))
Name in the List of Existing Food Additives: コメヌカ油抽出物 (No. 129)
Source and production: Extracted from rice bran oil, with ferulic acid and its esters as the main components.

In Japan

An antioxidant extracted from rice bran oil, with ferulic acid and its esters as the main components. The specifications require at least 60% ferulic acid on a dry-matter basis (Japanese Standards of Food Additives). There are no standards for use.
Antioxidants are a purpose for which the purpose name must be written alongside, as in “酸化防止剤（コメヌカ油抽出物）” (antioxidant (rice bran oil extract)). Another name is “コメヌカ油不けん化物” (rice bran oil unsaponifiable matter).

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

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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