Food additive databaseantioxidant, nutrient (fortification)Checked 2026-10-02
L-Ascorbic Palmitate (Vitamin C Palmitate) L－アスコルビン酸パルミチン酸エステル（別名ビタミンCパルミテート）
Designated additivePermitted in the EU (E304(i))
- Purpose
- antioxidant, nutrient (fortification)
- On the label
- “酸化防止剤（ビタミンC）” (antioxidant (vitamin C)), “酸化防止剤（V.C）” (antioxidant (V.C)), “酸化防止剤（アスコルビン酸エステル）” (antioxidant (ascorbic acid ester)), “ビタミンC” (vitamin C)
- Name in the List of Designated Additives
- L－アスコルビン酸パルミチン酸エステル（別名ビタミンCパルミテート） (No. 12)
In Japan
- An ester of L-ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and palmitic acid. When it is used as an antioxidant, it must be written together with its purpose name, as in “酸化防止剤（ビタミンC）” (antioxidant (vitamin C)). Its short names are “アスコルビン酸エステル” (ascorbic acid ester), “ビタミンC” (vitamin C), and “V.C”.
- It falls within the range of additives recognized as used for nutritional fortification (Annex, Additives 1-5), and when used for fortification it is, in principle, exempt from labeling.
- There are no standards for use.
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 E304(i).
When it is labeled under a shared name
L-Ascorbic Palmitate (Vitamin C Palmitate) 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 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
- 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、既存添加物名簿収載品目リスト） (Japanese)
- 消費者庁「食品表示基準について」（通知 本体：既存添加物の物質名・増粘多糖類・栄養強化の範囲） (Japanese)
- EFSA FAF Panel (2020) Opinion on the re-evaluation of ascorbyl palmitate (E 304i) as a food additive in foods for infants below 16 weeks of age and the follow-up of its re-evaluation for all population groups. EFSA Journal 18(6):6153 (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.