Food additive databaseprocessing agent, nutrient (fortification)Checked 2026-10-02
Calcium Carbonate 炭酸カルシウム
Designated additivePermitted in the EU (E170)Used in 1 product on this site
- Purpose
- processing agent, nutrient (fortification)
- On the label
- “炭酸Ca” (Ca carbonate), “炭酸カルシウム” (calcium carbonate), “膨脹剤・イーストフード・ガムベース（一括名）” (leavening agent, yeast food, gum base (group names))
- Name in the List of Designated Additives
- 炭酸カルシウム (No. 248)
In Japan
- The specifications and standards have two grades, “calcium carbonate I” and “calcium carbonate II”. The standards for use apply to calcium carbonate II, which is made by a method that can leave a double salt of calcium L-tartrate and L-malate, and it is limited to wine and the grape juice used to make it (set in 2020 (Reiwa 2)).
- It falls within the group name ranges for leavening agents (“膨脹剤”), yeast food (“イーストフード”), and gum base (“ガムベース”). The simplified name when written by substance name is “炭酸Ca” (Ca carbonate).
- It is also included among additives that may be used for nutrient fortification (minerals), and labeling can be omitted when it is used for that purpose (except in foods for special dietary uses and foods with function claims).
Japan's standards for use
- Calcium carbonate II: only for grape juice used to make wine, and for wine.
This is a summary of the standards for use. See the source list for the exact conditions.
In the EU
- It is on the EU list of food additives (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II) as E170.
Products on this site that contain it
| Product | As written on the label |
|---|---|
| 日清デカうま 油そば日清食品 | 炭酸Ｃａ |
Product pages are in Japanese for now.
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） (Japanese)
- 食品、添加物等の規格基準（昭和34年厚生省告示第370号）第2 添加物（成分規格・使用基準） (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.