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The Japan Food Chemical Research Foundation
List of Designated Additives
Last updateF2012/01/05

The substances below are the designated additives appearing in Table 1, as mentioned in Article 12 of the Enforcement Regulations under the Food Sanitation Law. These additives are listed here in alphabetic order. They are 423 in total as of December 27, 2011. The number preceding the name of each additive is the sequence number given to the corresponding additive in the original Japanese table.


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