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Biotin ビオチン

Designated additiveNot on the EU additive listUsed in 1 product on this site
Purpose
nutrient (fortification)
On the label
“ビオチン” (biotin)
Name in the List of Designated Additives
ビオチン (No. 317)

In Japan

  • One of the vitamins, used to add nutrients. The foods it can be used in are limited by the standards for use.
  • It is on the list of “additives that may be intended for nutritional fortification” (vitamins). When used for nutritional fortification, labeling can be omitted (except for foods for special dietary uses and foods with function claims).

Japan's standards for use

  • Only for infant formula, follow-on liquid formula, breast milk substitute foods, foods for specified health uses (FOSHU) and foods with nutrient function claims
  • Breast milk substitute foods: up to 10 µg per 100 kcal

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.
  • In the EU regulation on adding vitamins and minerals to food (1925/2006), D-biotin is listed as a form that can be used when adding biotin.

Products on this site that contain it

ProductAs written on the label
アイクレオ バランスミルク（大缶）アイクレオ（江崎グリコ）ビオチン

Product pages are in Japanese for now.

Sources

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.

Other substances used as nutrient (fortification)

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