Food additive databasesweetenerChecked 2026-10-02
Stevia Extract ステビア抽出物
Existing food additivePermitted in the EU (E960a)EFSA ADI 4mg per kg body weight per dayUsed in 1 product on this site
- Purpose
- sweetener
- On the label
- “甘味料（ステビア）” (sweetener (stevia)), “甘味料（ステビア抽出物）” (sweetener (stevia extract)), “ステビアエキス” (stevia extract), “ステビオール配糖体” (steviol glycosides), “ステビオシド” (stevioside), “レバウジオシド” (rebaudioside)
- Name in the List of Existing Food Additives
- ステビア抽出物 (No. 156)
- Source and production
- Obtained by extraction from the leaves of stevia (Stevia rebaudiana); the main components are steviol glycosides (stevioside, rebaudioside, etc.).
In Japan
- A sweetener extracted from stevia leaves, with steviol glycosides as the main components. The component specifications require the total of stevioside, rebaudioside A, rebaudioside C, and dulcoside A to be 80.0% or more (Japan's Specifications and Standards for Food Additives).
- Japan has no standards for use, so there are no rules on permitted foods or amounts.
- Because it is a sweetener, it is written together with the purpose name, as in “甘味料（ステビア）” (sweetener (stevia)). The simplified name “ステビア” (stevia) is also used for “ステビア末” (stevia powder) and “酵素処理ステビア” (enzymatically modified stevia), so “甘味料（ステビア）” alone does not show which one was used.
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 on the EU list of food additives (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II) as E960a.
- In the EU, it is permitted as “steviol glycosides from stevia” (E960a), with permitted foods and maximum levels set.
- In 2024, EFSA evaluated an application to raise the ADI (4 mg per kg of body weight per day, as steviol equivalents) and kept it at 4 mg, finding the grounds for raising it insufficient.
- In its 2024 evaluation, EFSA (the European Food Safety Authority) set an ADI (acceptable daily intake) of 4mg per kg of body weight per day (EFSA FAF).
Products on this site that contain it
| Product | As written on the label |
|---|---|
| キユーピー 深煎りごまドレッシングキユーピー | 甘味料（ステビア） |
Product pages are in Japanese for now.
Sources
- List of Existing Food Additives — Japan Food Chemical Research Foundation (Japanese)
- Standards for use and storage of each additive — Japan Food Chemical Research Foundation (Japanese)
- EU food additive database (Japanese translation) — MAFF (Japanese)
- Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 on food additives — EUR-Lex
- EFSA OpenFoodTox (chemical hazards database)
- 厚生労働省「第10版食品添加物公定書」D 成分規格・保存基準各条 (Japanese)
- 消費者庁「食品表示基準について」別添 添加物関係（簡略名・用途名併記・一括名・栄養強化の範囲） (Japanese)
- EFSA FAF Panel (2024) Scientific opinion on the extension of the authorisation of use of the food additive steviol glycosides (E 960a–d) and the modification of the acceptable daily intake (ADI) for steviol. EFSA Journal 2024:e9045 (Japanese)
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.