Food additive databaseflour treatment agentChecked 2026-10-02
Ammonium Persulfate 過硫酸アンモニウム
Designated additiveNot on the EU additive list
- Purpose
- flour treatment agent
- On the label
- “過硫酸アンモニウム” (ammonium persulfate)
- Name in the List of Designated Additives
- 過硫酸アンモニウム (No. 102)
In Japan
- A flour treatment agent used to improve the quality of wheat flour. Under the standards for use, it may be used only in wheat flour, up to 0.30 g per 1 kg of flour.
- No group name has been set under which flour treatment agents can be written together (Annex, Additives 1-4).
Japan's standards for use
- Wheat flour 0.30 g/kg
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.
Sources
- List of Designated 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
- 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・栄養強化の範囲・ばら売りの表示） (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.