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 2024.3.1.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)
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