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Roasted rice bran extract ばい煎コメヌカ抽出物

Existing food additiveNot on the EU additive list

Purpose: processing agent
On the label: “ばい煎コメヌカ抽出物” (roasted rice bran extract)
Name in the List of Existing Food Additives: ばい煎コメヌカ抽出物 (No. 215)
Source and production: Obtained by defatting and roasting rice bran, extracting it with hot water, and then removing proteins with warm ethanol. Contains maltol as a component.

In Japan

Obtained by extracting defatted, roasted rice bran with water, with maltol as the main component. On the List of Existing Food Additives, its purpose is processing agent. There are no standards for use.
When it counts as a processing aid (one that is removed before the food is completed, or that hardly remains in the final food and has no effect there), labeling is exempt (the Food Labeling Standards).

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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