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Food additive databasenutrient (fortification)Checked 2026-10-02

Enzymatically Modified Hesperidin 酵素処理ヘスペリジン

Existing food additiveNot on the EU additive list
Purpose
nutrient (fortification)
On the label
“酵素処理ヘスペリジン” (enzymatically modified hesperidin), “糖転移ヘスペリジン” (transglycosylated hesperidin), “糖転移ビタミンP” (transglycosylated vitamin P), “ヘスペリジン” (hesperidin)
Name in the List of Existing Food Additives
酵素処理ヘスペリジン (No. 117)
Source and production
Obtained by adding D-glucose, using cyclodextrin glucosyltransferase, to hesperidin extracted with an alkaline aqueous solution from the peel, juice, and seeds of citrus fruits.

In Japan

  • Hesperidin extracted from citrus fruits, to which glucose has been attached with an enzyme. Its purpose on the list is fortifier (definition in the List of Existing Food Additives and in Japan's Specifications and Standards for Food Additives).
  • Other names are “糖転移ヘスペリジン” (transglycosylated hesperidin) and “糖転移ビタミンP” (transglycosylated vitamin P). The category name “ヘスペリジン” (hesperidin) is shared with the existing food additive hesperidin.
  • When used for nutrient fortification, labeling can be omitted.

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 not on the EU list of food additives (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II), so it cannot be used as a food additive in the EU.

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.

Other substances used as nutrient (fortification)

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