Food additive databaseantioxidant, nutrient (fortification)Checked 2026-10-02
d-γ-Tocopherol d-γ-トコフェロール
Existing food additivePermitted in the EU (E308)
- Purpose
- antioxidant, nutrient (fortification)
- On the label
- “酸化防止剤（ビタミンE）” (antioxidant (vitamin E)), “酸化防止剤（V.E）” (antioxidant (vitamin E)), “酸化防止剤（γ-トコフェロール）” (antioxidant (γ-tocopherol)), “酸化防止剤（抽出トコフェロール）” (antioxidant (extracted tocopherol))
- Name in the List of Existing Food Additives
- d-γ-トコフェロール (No. 198)
- Source and production
- Obtained by separation from vegetable fats and oils obtained from oilseeds, or from mixed tocopherols, with d-γ-tocopherol as the main component. May contain edible fats and oils (specifications and standards).
In Japan
- A type of vitamin E, obtained by separation from vegetable fats and oils and similar sources. Its purposes in the List of Existing Food Additives are antioxidant and nutrient fortifier; another name is “γ-ビタミンE” (γ-vitamin E).
- When used as an antioxidant, the purpose name must be shown alongside, written like “酸化防止剤（ビタミンE）” (antioxidant (vitamin E)). The short names “ビタミンE” (vitamin E), “抽出V.E” (extracted vitamin E), and “抽出トコフェロール” (extracted tocopherol) are shared with d-α- and d-δ-tocopherol and mixed tocopherols.
- Labeling is exempt when it is used for nutrient fortification.
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 E308.
- The EU’s E308 is a specification for synthetic γ-tocopherol, while extracts rich in naturally derived tocopherols are separately defined as E306.
When it is labeled under a shared name
d-γ-Tocopherol may be declared on the label in the same way as “酸化防止剤（ビタミンC・ビタミンE）”. See Antioxidant (vitamin C / vitamin E) for details.
Sources
- List of Existing Food 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
- 日本食品化学研究振興財団「既存添加物名簿収載品目リスト」（令和7年8月25日現在） (Japanese)
- 第10版 食品添加物公定書（2024年、厚生労働省・消費者庁）成分規格の定義 (Japanese)
- 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)
- 消費者庁「食品添加物表示に関するマメ知識」（用途名併記・一括名・表示が免除される添加物） (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.