Food additive databaseleavening agent, nutrient (fortification)Checked 2026-10-02
Magnesium Carbonate 炭酸マグネシウム
Designated additivePermitted in the EU (E504(i))Used in 1 product on this site
- Purpose
- leavening agent, nutrient (fortification)
- On the label
- “膨脹剤” (leavening agent), “炭酸Mg” (magnesium carbonate), “炭酸マグネシウム” (magnesium carbonate), “炭酸塩（Na、Mg）” (carbonates (Na, Mg))
- Name in the List of Designated Additives
- 炭酸マグネシウム (No. 253)
In Japan
- Used as a leavening agent that makes dough rise, and to add magnesium.
- It falls within the group name for leavening agents. It is also included among the additives that may be intended for nutritional fortification (minerals).
- The short name when written by substance name is “炭酸Mg”. No standards for use have been set.
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 E504(i).
Products on this site that contain it
| Product | As written on the label |
|---|---|
| 日清デカうま 油そば日清食品 | 炭酸Ｍｇ |
Product pages are in Japanese for now.
When it is labeled under a shared name
Magnesium Carbonate may be declared on the label in the same way as “膨張剤”. See Leavening agent (baking powder) 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） (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.