Food additive databaseprocessing agentChecked 2026-10-02

Tea dry distillate チャ乾留物

Existing food additiveNot on the EU additive list

Purpose: processing agent
On the label: “チャ乾留物” (tea dry distillate)
Name in the List of Existing Food Additives: チャ乾留物 (No. 183)
Source and production: Obtained by dry distillation of tea made from tea leaves. The active components cannot be identified, but it contains amino acids, caffeine, tannins, and catechins.

In Japan

Obtained by dry distillation (heating without air) of tea made from tea leaves. The list of items in the List of Existing Food Additives says the active components cannot be identified, but that it contains amino acids, caffeine, tannins, and catechins.
Its purpose is processing agent (“製造用剤”). There are no standards for use.

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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