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Rice straw ash extract イナワラ灰抽出物

Existing food additiveNot on the EU additive list

Purpose: processing agent
On the label: “イナワラ灰抽出物” (rice straw ash extract), “ワラ灰抽出物” (straw ash extract), “植物灰抽出物” (plant ash extract)
Name in the List of Existing Food Additives: イナワラ灰抽出物 (No. 29)
Source and production: Obtained by extracting the ash of rice stems or leaves with room-temperature water. Contains alkali metals and alkaline earth metals.

In Japan

A processing agent obtained by extracting the ash of burned rice stems and leaves with water, containing alkali metals and alkaline earth metals. There are no standards for use.
Because there is no group name for processing agents, it is written by substance name when labeled. Another name is “ワラ灰抽出物” (straw ash extract), and the short name and category name is “植物灰抽出物” (plant ash 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.

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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