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

Ferric Ammonium Citrate クエン酸鉄アンモニウム

Designated additiveNot on the EU additive list

Purpose: nutrient (fortification)
On the label: “クエン酸鉄アンモニウム” (ferric ammonium citrate)
Name in the List of Designated Additives: クエン酸鉄アンモニウム (No. 120)

In Japan

Used to add iron. No standards for use have been set.
It is included in the list of “additives that may be used for nutritional fortification” (minerals), and when it is used for fortification, labeling may 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 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.
Under the EU regulation on adding vitamins and minerals to foods (1925/2006), it is listed as one of the forms that may be used when adding iron.

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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