List of Designated Additives
The substances below are the designated food additives appearing in Appended Table 1, as mentioned in Article 12 of the Enforcement Regulations under the Food Sanitation Law. These additives are listed here in alphabetical order. They are 476 in total as of March 1, 2024. The number preceding the name of each additive is the sequence number given to the corresponding additive in the original Japanese table.The names of the substances are translated by the Foundation from the Japanese original.
List of Designated Food Additives 2024年3月1日.pdf
No.
Name
16
Acesulfame Potassium(Acesulfame K)
20
Acetaldehyde
334
Glacial Acetic Acid
23
Acetone
22
Acetophenone
17
Acetylated Distarch Adipate
19
Acetylated Distarch Phosphate
18
Acetylated Oxidized Starch
5
Adipic Acid
26
Advantame
32
DL-Alanine
196
Aliphatic Higher Alcohols
197
Aliphatic Higher Aldehydes (except those generally recognized as highly toxic)
198
Aliphatic Higher Hydrocarbons (except those generally recognized as highly toxic)
183
Allyl Cyclohexylpropionate
380
Allyl Hexanoate (Allyl Caproate)
55
Allyl Isothiocyanate (Volatile Oil of Mustard)
450
Aluminum Ammonium Sulfate (Crystal: Ammonium Alum, Dried: Burnt Ammonium Alum)
451
Aluminum Potassium Sulfate (Crystal: Alum or Potassium Alum, Dried: Burnt Alum)
29
(3-Amino-3-carboxypropyl)dimethylsulfonium Chloride
45
Ammonia
36
Ammonium Alginate
249
Ammonium Bicarbonate (Ammonium Hydrogen Carbonate)
246
Ammonium Carbonate
85
Ammonium Chloride
467
Ammonium Dihydrogen Phosphate (Ammonium Phosphate, Monobasic)
33
Ammonium Hydrogen Sulfite Water
46
Ammonium Isovalerate
102
Ammonium Persulfate
452
Ammonium Sulfate
30
Amylalcohol
31
α-Amylcinnamaldehyde (α-Amylcinnamic Aldehyde)
27
Anisaldehyde (p-Methoxybenzaldehyde)
28
β-Apo-8'-carotenal
35
L-Arginine L-Glutamate
41
Argon
391
Aromatic Alcohols
392
Aromatic Aldehydes (except those generally recognized as highly toxic)
7
L-Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)
9
L-Ascorbic Acid 2-Glucoside
12
L-Ascorbic Palmitate (Vitamim C Palmitate)
10
L-Ascorbic Stearate (Vitamin C Stearate)
13
Asparaginase
15
Aspartame (L-α-Aspartyl-L-phenylalanine Methyl Ester)
25
Azoxystrobin
386
Benzaldehyde
42
Benzoic Acid
100
Benzoyl Peroxide
166
Benzyl Acetate
385
Benzyl Alcohol
374
Benzyl Propionate
317
Biotin
319
Bisbentiamine (Benzoylthiamine Disulfide)
406
d-Borneol
358
Butanol
165
Butyl Acetate
359
Butylamine
360
sec-Butylamine
438
Butyl Butyrate
310
Butyl p-Hydroxybenzoate
362
Butylated Hydroxyanisole
192
Butylated Hydroxytoluene
361
Butyraldehyde
434
Butyric Acid
155
Calcium Acetate
38
Calcium Alginate
8
Calcium L-Ascorbate
248
Calcium Carbonate
103
Calcium Carboxymethylcellulose (Calcium Cellulose Glycolate)
87
Calcium Chloride
117
Calcium Citrate
471
Calcium Dihydrogen Phosphate (Calcium Phosphate, Monobasic)
342
Calcium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate (Acid Calcium Pyrophosphate)
79
Calcium Disodium Ethylenediaminetetraacetate (Calcium Disodium EDTA)
130
Calcium Gluconate
125
Calcium Glycerophosphate
233
Calcium Hydroxide (Slaked Lime)
299
Calcium Lactate
470
Calcium Monohydrogen Phosphate (Calcium Phosphate, Dibasic)
173
Calcium Oxide
315
Calcium Pantothenate
347
Calcium Phytate
372
Calcium Propionate
444
Calcium 5'-Ribonucleotide
170
Calcium Saccharin
140
Calcium Silicate
245
Calcium Sorbate
237
Calcium Stearate
239
Calcium Stearoyl Lactylate (Calcium Stearyl Lactylate)
454
Calcium Sulfate
209
Calcium L-Tartrate (Calcium d-Tartrate)
106
Canthaxanthin
294
Carbon Dioxide (Carbonic Acid Gas)
105
β-Carotene
111
Chitin-Glucan
292
Chlorine Dioxide
2
Chlorous Acid Water
151
Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3)
189
1,8-Cineole (Eucalyptol)
231
Cinnamaldehyde (Cinnamic Aldehyde)
142
Cinnamic Acid
159
Cinnamyl Acetate
230
Cinnamyl Alcohol (Cinnamic Alcohols)
186
Citral
113
Citric Acid
187
Citronellal
188
Citronellol
158
Citronellyl Acetate
109
Citronellyl Formate
329
Copolymer of Vinylimidazole/Vinylpyrrolidone (PVI/PVP)
276
Copper Chlorophyll
274
Copper salts (limited to Copper Gluconate and Cupric Sulfate)
157
Cyclohexyl Acetate
437
Cyclohexyl Butyrate
184
L-Cystein Monohydrochloride
264
Decanal (Decyl Aldehyde)
265
Decanol (Decyl Alcohol)
466
Diammonium Hydrogen Phosphate (Ammnonium Phosphate, Dibasic)
193
Dibenzoyl Thiamine
194
Dibenzoyl Thiamine Hydrochloride
182
2,3-Diethyl-5-methylpyrazine
181
2,3-Diethylpyrazine
191
Difenoconazole
296
Dimethyl Dicarbonate
199
2,3-Dimethylpyrazine
200
2,5-Dimethylpyrazine
201
2,6-Dimethylpyrazine
202
2,6-Dimethylpyridine
190
Diphenyl (Biphenyl)
207
Dipotassium DL-Tartrate (Dipotassium dl-Tartrate)
468
Dipotassium Hydrogen Phosphate (Potassium Phosphate, Dibasic)
208
Dipotassium L-Tartrate (Dipotassium d -Tartrate)
185
Disodium 5'-Cytidylate (Sodium 5'-Cytidylate)
343
Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate (Acid Disodium Pyrophosphate)
80
Disodium Ethylenediaminetetraacetate (Disodium EDTA)
126
Disodium Glycyrrhizinate
112
Disodium 5'-Guanylate (Sodium 5'-Guanylate)
472
Disodium Hydrogen Phosphate (Disodium Phosphate)
64
Disodium 5'-Inosinate (Sodium 5'-Inosinate)
445
Disodium 5'-Ribonucleotide (Sodium 5'-Ribonucleotide)
150
Disodium Succinate
212
Disodium DL-Tartrate (Disodium dl-Tartrate)
213
Disodium L-Tartrate (Disodium d-Tartrate)
67
Disodium 5'-Uridylate (Sodium 5'-Uridylate)
461
Distarch Phosphate
84
Ergocalciferol (Calciferol or Vitamin D2)
82
Erythorbic Acid (Isoascorbic Acid)
69
Ester Gum
70
Esters
81
Ethers
154
Ethyl Acetate
21
Ethyl Acetoacetate
436
Ethyl Butyrate
143
Ethyl Cinnamate
266
Ethyl Decanoate (Ethyl Caprate)
71
Mixture of 2-Ethyl-3,5-dimethylpyrazine and 2-Ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine
383
Ethyl Heptanoate (Ethyl Enanthate)
381
Ethyl Hexanoate (Ethyl Caproate)
309
Ethyl p-Hydroxybenzoate
52
Ethyl Isovalerate
75
2-Ethyl-3-methylpyrazine
76
2-Ethyl-5-methylpyrazine
77
2-Ethyl-6-methylpyrazine
78
5-Ethyl-2-methylpyridine
94
Ethyl Octanoate (Ethyl Caprylate)
351
Ethyl Phenylacetate
371
Ethyl Propionate
73
2-Ethylpyrazine
74
3-Ethylpyridine
72
Ethylvanillin
91
Eugenol
195
Fatty Acids
120
Ferric Ammonium Citrate
88
Ferric Chloride
119
Ferric Citrate
344
Ferric Pyrophosphate
356
Ferrocyanides (limited to Potassium Ferrocyanide (Potassium Hexacyanoferrate(II)), Calcium Ferrocyanide (Calcium Hexacyanoferrate(II)), and Sodium Ferrocyanide (Sodium Hexacyanoferrate(II)))
131
Ferrous Gluconate (Iron Gluconate)
455
Ferrous Sulfate
365
Fludioxonil
433
Folic Acid
226
Food Blue No.1 (Brilliant Blue FCF) and its Aluminum Lake
227
Food Blue No.2 (Indigo Carmine) and its Aluminum Lake
225
Food Green No.3 (Fast Green FCF) and its Aluminum Lake
216
Food Red No.2 (Amaranth) and its Aluminum Lake
217
Food Red No.3 (Erythrosine) and its Aluminum Lake
218
Food Red No.40 (Allura Red AC) and its Aluminum Lake
219
Food Red No.102 (New Coccine)
220
Food Red No.104 (Phloxine)
221
Food Red No.105 (Rose Bengal)
222
Food Red No.106 (Acid Red)
223
Food Yellow No.4 (Tartrazine) and its Aluminum Lake
224
Food Yellow No.5 (Sunset Yellow FCF) and its Aluminum Lake
363
Fumaric Acid
366
Furfurals and its derivatives (except those generally recognized as highly toxic)
146
Geraniol
156
Geranyl Acetate
108
Geranyl Formate
128
Gluconic Acid
127
Glucono-δ-Lactone (Gluconolactone)
134
L-Glutamic Acid
133
Glutamyl-valyl-glycine
123
Glycerol (Glycerin)
124
Glycerol Esters of Fatty Acids
122
Glycine
379
Hexanoic Acid (Caproic Acid)
382
Hexylamine
147
High-Test Hypochlorite
318
L-Histidine Monohydrochloride
179
Hypobromous Acid Water
90
Hydrochloric Acid
99
Hydrogen Peroxide
323
Hydroxycitronellal
324
Hydroxycitronellal Dimethylacetal
322
1-Hydroxyethylidene-1,1-Diphosphonic Acid
326
Hydroxypropyl Cellulose
325
Hydroxypropyl Distarch Phosphate
328
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
327
Hydroxypropyl Starch
177
Hypochlorous Acid Water
65
Imazalil
66
Indoles and its derivatives
48
Ion Exchange Resin
47
Ionone
300
Iron Lactate
176
Iron Sesquioxide (Diiron Trioxide or Iron Oxide Red)
153
Isoamyl Acetate
49
Isoamyl Alcohol
435
Isoamyl Butyrate
107
Isoamyl Formate
51
Isoamyl Isovalerate
349
Isoamyl Phenylacetate
370
Isoamyl Propionate
57
Isobutanol
59
Isobutylaldehyde (Isobutanal)
58
Isobutylamine
307
Isobutyl p-Hydroxybenzoate
350
Isobutyl Phenylacetate
50
Isoeugenol
63
L-Isoleucine
62
Isopentylamine
60
Isopropanol
61
Isopropylamine
114
Isopropyl Citrate
308
Isopropyl p-Hydroxybenzoate
53
Isoquinoline
54
Isothiocyanates (except those generally recognized as highly toxic)
56
Isovaleraldehyde
145
Ketones
297
Lactic Acid
439
Lactones (except those generally recognized as highly toxic)
443
Linalool
168
Linalyl Acetate
440
L-Lysine L-Aspartate
442
L-Lysine L-Glutamate
441
L-Lysine Monohydrochloride
253
Magnesium Carbonate
89
Magnesium Chloride
235
Magnesium Hydroxide
474
Magnesium Monohydrogen Phosphate
175
Magnesium Oxide
141
Magnesium Silicate
238
Magnesium Stearate
457
Magnesium Sulfate
458
DL-Malic Acid (dl-Malic Acid)
407
Maltol
408
D-Mannitol (D-Mannite)
430
dl-Menthol (dl-Peppermint Camphor)
431
l-Menthol (Peppermint Camphor)
167
l-Menthyl Acetate
409
Metatartaric Acid
412
DL-Methionine
413
L-Methionine
312
p-Methylacetophenone
44
Methyl Anthranilate
422
2-Methylbutanol
423
3-Methyl-2-butanol
426
trans-2-Methyl-2-butenal
427
3-Methyl-2-butenal
428
3-Methyl-2-butenol
425
2-Methylbutyraldehyde
424
2-Methylbutylamine
418
Methyl Cellulose
144
Methyl Cinnamate
417
5-Methyl-6,7-dihydro-5H-cyclopentapyrazine
429
Methyl Hesperidin (Soluble Vitamin P)
419
1-Methylnaphthalene
414
Methyl N-Methylanthranilate
420
Methyl β-Naphthyl Ketone
421
2-Methypyrazine
416
6-Methylquinoline
415
5-Methylquinoxaline
172
Methyl Salicylate
135
Monoammonium L-Glutamate
137
Monocalcium Di-L-Glutamate
139
Monomagnesium Di-L-Glutamate
116
Monopotassium Citrate and Tripotassium Citrate
136
Monopotassium L-Glutamate
14
Monosodium L-Aspartate
364
Monosodium Fumarate (Sodium Fumarate)
138
Monosodium L-Glutamate
149
Monosodium Succinate
462
Monostarch Phosphate
432
Morpholine Salts of Fatty Acids
287
Natamycin (Pimaricin)
302
Neotame
290
Nicotinamide (Niacinamide)
289
Nicotinic Acid (Niacin)
286
Nisin
4
Nitrous Oxide
303
γ-Nonalactone (Nonalactone)
92
Octanal (Caprylic Aldehyde or Octyl Aldehyde)
93
Octanoic Acid
203
Oxalic Acid
174
Oxidized Starch
387
2-Pentanol (sec-Amylalcohol)
389
trans-2-Pentenal
390
1-Penten-3-ol
388
Pentylamine
98
Peracetic Acid
384
l-Perillaldehyde
164
Phenethyl Acetate (Phenylethyl Acetate)
353
Phenethylamine
354
Phenol Ethers (except those generally recognized as highly toxic)
355
Phenols (except those generally recognized as highly toxic)
348
L-Phenylalanine
96
o-Phenylphenol and Sodium o-Phenylphenate
352
2-(3-Phenylpropyl)pyridine
476
Phosphated Distarch Phosphate
460
Phosphoric Acid
330
Piperidine
331
Piperonal (Heliotropine)
332
Piperonyl Butoxide
403
Polybutene (Polybutylene)
395
Polyisobutylene (Butyl Rubber)
396
Polysorbate 20
397
Polysorbate 60
398
Polysorbate 65
399
Polysorbate 80
163
Polyvinyl Acetate
400
Polyvinyl Alcohol (Vinyl Alcohol Polymer)
402
Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone
401
Polyvinylpyrroridone
37
Potassium Alginate
210
Potassium DL-Bitartrate (Potassium Hydrogen dl-Tartrate or Potassium Hydrogen DL-Tartrate)
211
Potassium L-Bitartrate (Potassium Hydrogen d-Tartrate or Potassium Hydrogen L-Tartrate)
204
Potassium Bromate
247
Potassium Carbonate (anhydrous)
86
Potassium Chloride
469
Potassium Dihydrogen Phosphate (Potassium Phosphate, Monobasic)
129
Potassium Gluconate
250
Potassium Hydrogen Carbonate (Potassium Bicarbonate or Potassium Acid Carbonate)
232
Potassium Hydroxide (Caustic Potash)
298
Potassium Lactate
410
Potassium Metaphosphate
214
Potassium Nitrate
304
Potassium Norbixin
404
Potassium Polyphosphate
341
Potassium Pyrophosphate (Tetrapotassium Pyrophosphate)
338
Potassium Pyrosulfite (Potassium Hydrogen Sulfite or Potassium Metabisulfite)
244
Potassium Sorbate
453
Potassium Sulfate
367
Propanol
375
Propiconazole
368
Propionaldehyde
369
Propionic Acid
393
Propyl Gallate
311
Propyl p-Hydroxybenzoate
376
Propylamine
377
Propylene Glycol
40
Propylene Glycol Alginate
378
Propylene Glycol Esters of Fatty Acids
357
Psicose Epimerase(Allulose Epimerase)
335
Pyrazine
336
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6)
337
Pyrimethanil
346
Pyrrole
340
Pyrrolidine
446
Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)
448
Riboflavin 5'-Phosphate Sodium (Sodium Riboflavin Phosphate or Sodium Vitamin B2 Phosphate)
447
Riboflavin Tetrabutyrate (Vitamin B2 Tetrabutyrate)
169
Saccharin
293
Silicon Dioxide (Silica Gel)
229
Silicone Resin (Polydimethylsiloxane)
162
Sodium Acetate
39
Sodium Alginate
11
Sodium L-Ascorbate (Vitamin C Sodium)
43
Sodium Benzoate
251
Sodium Bicarbonate (Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate or Bicarbonate Soda)
252
Sodium Carbonate (Crystal: Carbonate Soda, Anhydrous: Soda Ash)
104
Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose (Sodium Cellulose Glycolate)
273
Sodium Carboxymethylstarch
101
Sodium Caseinate
3
Sodium Chlorite
152
Sodium Chondroitin Sulfate
275
Sodium Copper Chlorophyllin
270
Sodium Dehydroacetate
473
Sodium Dihydrogen Phosphate (Sodium Phosphate, Monobasic)
83
Sodium Erythorbate (Sodium Isoascorbate)
118
Sodium Ferrous Citrate (Sodium Iron Citrate)
132
Sodium Gluconate
180
Sodium Hydrosulfite (Hydrosulfite)
234
Sodium Hydroxide (Caustic Soda)
178
Sodium Hypochlorite (Hypochlorite of Soda)
267
Sodium Iron Chlorophyllin
301
Sodium Lactate
459
Sodium DL-Malate (Sodium dl-Malate)
411
Sodium Metaphosphate
288
Sodium Methoxide (Sodium Methylate)
215
Sodium Nitrate
6
Sodium Nitrite
305
Sodium Norbixin
97
Sodium Oleate
316
Sodium Pantothenate
394
Sodium Polyacrylate
405
Sodium Polyphosphate
373
Sodium Propionate
345
Sodium Pyrophosphate (Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate )
339
Sodium Pyrosulfite (Sodium Metabisulfite or Acid Sulfite of Soda)
171
Sodium Saccharin (Soluble Saccharin)
24
Sodium Selenite
240
Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate
456
Sodium Sulfate
34
Sodium Sulfite
243
Sorbic Acid
241
Sorbitan Esters of Fatty Acids
242
D-Sorbitol (D-Sorbit)
161
Starch Acetate
95
Starch Sodium Octenyl Succinate
148
Succinic Acid
236
Sucralose (Trichlorogalactosucrose)
228
Sucrose Esters of Fatty Acids
291
Sulfur Dioxide (Sulfurous Acid Anhydride)
449
Sulfuric Acid
333
Sunflower Lecithin
205
DL-Tartaric Acid (dl-Tartaric Acid)
206
L-Tartaric Acid (d-Tartaric Acid)
272
Terpene Hydrocarbons
271
Terpineol
160
Terpinyl Acetate
268
5,6,7,8-Tetrahydroquinoxaline
269
2,3,5,6-Tetramethylpyrazine
263
L-Theanine
254
Thiabendazole
257
Thiamine Dicetylsufate (Vitamin B1 Dicetylsufate)
260
Thiamine Dilaurylsulfate (Vitamin B1 Dilaurylsulfate)
255
Thiamine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B1 Hydrochloride)
256
Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1 Mononitrate)
259
Thiamine Naphthalene-1,5-disulfonate (Vitamin B1 Naphthalene-1,5-disulfonate)
258
Thiamine Thiocyanate (Vitamin B1 Thiocyanate)
261
Thioethers (except those generally recognized as highly toxic)
262
Thiols (Thioalcohols) (except those generally recognized as highly toxic)
284
DL-Threonine
285
L-Threonine
295
Titanium Dioxide
277
dl-α-Tocopherol
278
All-rac-α-Tocopheryl Acetate
279
R,R,R-α-Tocopheryl Acetate
464
Tricalcium Phosphate (Calcium Phosphate, Tribasic)
115
Triethyl Citrate
465
Trimagnesium Phosphate (Magnesium Phosphate,Tribasic)
282
Trimethylamine
283
2,3,5-Trimethylpyrazine
463
Tripotassium Phosphate (Potassium Phosphate, Tribasic)
121
Trisodium Citrate (Sodium Citrate)
475
Trisodium Phosphate (Sodium Phosphate, Tribasic)
280
DL-Tryptophan
281
L-Tryptophan
68
γ-Undecalactone (Undecalactone)
314
Valeraldehyde
313
L-Valine
306
Vanillin
320
Vitamin A (Retinol)
321
Vitamin A Esters of Fatty Acids (Retinol Fatty Acids Esters)
110
Xylitol
1
Zinc salts (limited to Zinc Gluconate and Zinc Sulfate)