Food additive databaseAdds sweetnessChecked 2026-09-27
Saccharin サッカリン・サッカリンNa
Food additiveSimilar rules abroad
- Purpose
- adds sweetness (200 to 500 times sweeter than sugar)
- On the label
- “甘味料（サッカリンNa）” (sweetener (sodium saccharin))
Flagged additives are marked when you use the Ingredient Checker (choose others).
In Japan
- The foods it may be used in and the amounts are set (saccharin (acid) is permitted only in gum).
Under stricter rules abroad
Category: Similar rules abroad
- The EU also permits it as E954. In 2024, EFSA raised the ADI to 9 mg per kg of body weight per day.
Substances labeled this way
Related pages
Sources
- Food Labeling Standards (Cabinet Office Ordinance No. 10 of 2015) (Japanese)
- EFSA (European Food Safety Authority)
Last checked 2026-09-27. Rules change over time. This page is a translation of our Japanese page; if they differ, the Japanese page is the reference.
The categories are not a safety verdict. Additives used in Japan are approved by the government, which sets the foods and amounts they can be used in. This page lists facts stated in laws and in evaluations by public bodies.