Food additive databasepreservativeChecked 2026-10-02
Calcium Propionate プロピオン酸カルシウム
Designated additivePermitted in the EU (E282)
- Purpose
- preservative
- On the label
- “保存料（プロピオン酸Ca）” (preservative (calcium propionate)), “保存料（プロピオン酸カルシウム）” (preservative (calcium propionate))
- Name in the List of Designated Additives
- プロピオン酸カルシウム (No. 372)
In Japan
- A preservative that suppresses the growth of microorganisms. Under the standards for use, it can be used in cheese, bread and Western-style confectionery.
- Preservatives are one of the 8 purposes for which the purpose name must be written alongside, as in “保存料（プロピオン酸Ca）” (preservative (calcium propionate)).
Japan's standards for use
- Cheese: up to 3.0 g/kg as propionic acid
- Bread and Western-style confectionery: up to 2.5 g/kg as propionic acid
- When used in cheese together with sorbic acid, potassium sorbate or calcium sorbate, the total amount must be up to 3.0 g/kg
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 E282.
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
- 東京都保健医療局「食品表示の手引き」第4章 添加物（消費者庁「食品表示基準について」別添 添加物1-1〜1-6 を収録） (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.