Food additive databaseprocessing agent, nutrient (fortification)Checked 2026-10-02
Calcium Stearate ステアリン酸カルシウム
Designated additivePermitted in the EU (E470a)
- Purpose
- processing agent, nutrient (fortification)
- On the label
- “ステアリン酸カルシウム” (calcium stearate), “ステアリン酸Ca” (calcium stearate, short name), “ステアリン酸塩（Ca，Mg）” (stearates (Ca, Mg)) (when used together with magnesium stearate)
- Name in the List of Designated Additives
- ステアリン酸カルシウム (No. 237)
In Japan
- No standards for use have been set.
- When used together with magnesium stearate, the two can be written together as “ステアリン酸塩（Ca，Mg）” (stearates (Ca, Mg)).
- It is on the list of “additives that may be intended for nutritional fortification” (as a source of calcium). 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
There are no standards for use that limit which foods or how much (the general standards for all additives still apply).
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 E470a.
- In the EU, it is permitted together with related substances as “sodium, potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids (E470a)”.
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)
- 食品表示基準（平成27年内閣府令第10号） (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.