Food additive databaseemulsifier, processing agentChecked 2026-10-02
Yucca Foam Extract ユッカフォーム抽出物
Existing food additiveNot on the EU additive list
- Purpose
- emulsifier, processing agent
- On the label
- “乳化剤” (emulsifier) (group name), “ユッカ抽出物” (yucca extract), “ユッカフォーム” (yucca foam), “ユッカ・フォーム” (yucca foam)
- Name in the List of Existing Food Additives
- ユッカフォーム抽出物 (No. 304)
- Source and production
- Obtained from the whole plant of Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia) or Mojave yucca (Yucca schidigera); the main component is saponins (definition in Japan's Specifications and Standards for Food Additives).
In Japan
- An emulsifier and processing agent whose main component is saponins, obtained from the whole plant of plants of the genus Yucca (Joshua tree and Yucca schidigera). There are no standards for use.
- When used for emulsifying, it can be written simply with the group name “乳化剤” (emulsifier). When written by substance name, the alternate name “ユッカ抽出物” (yucca extract) and the simplified name “ユッカフォーム” (yucca foam) can also be 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 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.
When it is labeled under a shared name
Yucca Foam Extract may be declared on the label in the same way as “乳化剤”. See Emulsifier for details.
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
- 日本食品化学研究振興財団「既存添加物名簿収載品目リスト」（令和7年8月25日現在） (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・一括名の範囲・既存添加物名簿収載品目リスト） (Japanese)
- 第10版 食品添加物公定書（2024年、厚生労働省・消費者庁）成分規格・保存基準各条の定義 (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.