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Calcium Stearoyl Lactylate (Calcium Stearyl Lactylate) ステアロイル乳酸カルシウム（別名ステアリル乳酸カルシウム）

Designated additivePermitted in the EU (E482)EFSA ADI 20mg per kg body weight per day

Purpose: emulsifier
On the label: “乳化剤” (emulsifier), “ステアロイル乳酸Ca” (Ca stearoyl lactylate), “ステアリル乳酸Ca” (Ca stearyl lactylate), “ステアロイル乳酸塩（Ca、Na）” (stearoyl lactylates (Ca, Na))
Name in the List of Designated Additives: ステアロイル乳酸カルシウム（別名ステアリル乳酸カルシウム） (No. 239)

In Japan

One of the emulsifiers. The standards for use set the foods it can be used in, such as bread, confectionery, and noodles, and the upper limits on the amount.
The standards are the same as for sodium stearoyl lactylate, and when both are used, the upper limit must be kept for the total amount.
It falls within the group name range for emulsifiers and can be written as “乳化剤” (emulsifier). The simplified names when written by substance name are “ステアロイル乳酸Ca” (Ca stearoyl lactylate) and “ステアリル乳酸Ca” (Ca stearyl lactylate), and when used together with sodium stearoyl lactylate it can be written together as “ステアロイル乳酸塩（Ca、Na）” (stearoyl lactylates (Ca, Na)).

Japan's standards for use

When used together with sodium stearoyl lactylate, the total amount must be up to the following limits (as calcium stearoyl lactylate).
Fresh confectionery (made from rice): 6.0 g/kg.
Sponge cake, butter cake, steamed bread (mushi-pan): 5.5 g/kg.
Noodles (excluding instant noodles and dried noodles): 4.5 g/kg as boiled noodles.
Confectionery (made from wheat flour and baked or treated with fats and oils), bread, and macaroni products (dried noodles): 4.0 g/kg.
Steamed buns (mushi-manju; made from wheat flour): 2.0 g/kg.
Mix powders: 10 g/kg for making fresh confectionery (rice), 8.0 g/kg for making sponge cake, butter cake, and steamed bread, 5.5 g/kg for making confectionery (wheat flour, treated with fats and oils) and bread, 5.0 g/kg for making confectionery (wheat flour, baked), and 2.5 g/kg for making steamed buns.

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 E482.
In its 2013 evaluation, EFSA (the European Food Safety Authority) set an ADI (acceptable daily intake) of 20mg per kg of body weight per day (a group ADI, for the total of related substances) (EFSA ANS).

When it is labeled under a shared name

Calcium Stearoyl Lactylate (Calcium Stearyl Lactylate) may be declared on the label in the same way as “乳化剤”. See Emulsifier for details.

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.

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