Food additive databasetofu coagulant, nutrient (fortification)Checked 2026-10-02
Magnesium Chloride 塩化マグネシウム
Designated additivePermitted in the EU (E511)
- Purpose
- tofu coagulant, nutrient (fortification)
- On the label
- “豆腐用凝固剤” (coagulant for tofu), “凝固剤” (coagulant), “イーストフード” (yeast food), “塩化Mg” (Mg chloride), “塩化マグネシウム” (magnesium chloride), “塩化物（Ca，Mg）” (chlorides (Ca, Mg))
- Name in the List of Designated Additives
- 塩化マグネシウム (No. 89)
In Japan
- No standards for use have been set.
- When used to set soy milk, it can be grouped as “豆腐用凝固剤” (coagulant for tofu) or “凝固剤” (coagulant); when used as a nutrient source for yeast and similar purposes, as “イーストフード” (yeast food). The short name when written by substance name is “塩化Mg” (Mg chloride).
- It is on the list of additives that may be used for nutritional fortification (minerals), and when used for nutritional fortification, labeling is exempt. It is a separate item from the existing food additive “粗製海水塩化マグネシウム” (crude seawater magnesium chloride).
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 E511.
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)
- 食品表示基準（平成27年内閣府令第10号）第3条（加工助剤・栄養強化の表示免除）（e-Gov 法令検索） (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.