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Mirin

Also known as: mirin sauce, mirin wine

Low concern

Mirin is a sweetened rice wine; contributes alcohol and sugars to recipes (much of the alcohol cooks off). It is regulated by the TTB rather than FDA in the US.

Found in

875 products

What it is

Sweet Japanese rice wine made from glutinous rice, koji, and shochu/alcohol; lower alcohol than sake (about 14% in 'hon mirin').

Sweetener and flavoring in Japanese cuisine.

Why it's flagged

contains alcohol
added sugars

What regulators actually say

"Wine produced from rice, including sake and mirin ... is subject to TTB regulation as wine."

TTB (US Treasury) — ttb.gov

Regulatory status

United States — FDA

Permitted; rice-based wines regulated as food/beverage

European Union — EFSA

Permitted as food/beverage

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