Food additive databaseantioxidantChecked 2026-10-02

Sesame seed oil unsaponified matter ゴマ油不けん化物

Existing food additiveNot on the EU additive list

Purpose: antioxidant
On the label: “酸化防止剤（ゴマ油抽出物）” (antioxidant (sesame oil extract)), “酸化防止剤（ゴマ油不けん化物）” (antioxidant (sesame oil unsaponifiable matter))
Name in the List of Existing Food Additives: ゴマ油不けん化物 (No. 127)
Source and production: Obtained by extracting sesame seeds, or the press cake left after oil extraction from the seeds, with ethanol. The main component is sesamolin.

In Japan

An antioxidant extracted with ethanol from sesame seeds or press cake, with sesamolin as the main component (List of Existing 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（ゴマ油抽出物）” (antioxidant (sesame oil extract)). The short name is “ゴマ油抽出物” (sesame oil extract).
In the List of Existing Food Additives, sesame oil unsaponifiable matter is excluded from the definition of spice extract and is treated as a separate item.

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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