Food additive databasesweetenerChecked 2026-10-02
Xylitol キシリトール（別名キシリット）
Designated additivePermitted in the EU (E967)
- Purpose
- sweetener
- On the label
- “甘味料（キシリトール）” (sweetener (xylitol))
- Name in the List of Designated Additives
- キシリトール（別名キシリット） (No. 110)
In Japan
- A sugar alcohol that adds sweetness. No standards for use have been set.
- Sweeteners are one of the 8 purposes for which the purpose name is written alongside, as in “甘味料（キシリトール）” (sweetener (xylitol)).
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 E967.
- In the EU, foods to which more than 10% of polyols (sugar alcohols) have been added must carry the statement “excessive consumption may produce laxative effects” (Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, Annex III).
Sources
- List of Designated 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
- 東京都保健医療局「食品表示の手引き」第4章 添加物（消費者庁「食品表示基準について」別添 添加物1-1〜1-6 を収録） (Japanese)
- 規則 (EU) No 1169/2011（消費者への食品情報の提供） (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.