Food additive databaseseasoning, acidulant, pH adjusterChecked 2026-10-02
Monosodium Succinate コハク酸一ナトリウム
Designated additiveNot on the EU additive list
- Purpose
- seasoning, acidulant, pH adjuster
- On the label
- “調味料（有機酸）” (seasoning (organic acids)), “酸味料” (acidulant), “pH調整剤” (pH adjuster) (group names), “コハク酸Na” (sodium succinate), “コハク酸ナトリウム” (sodium succinate)
- Name in the List of Designated Additives
- コハク酸一ナトリウム (No. 149)
In Japan
- No standards for use are set. The short names are “コハク酸ナトリウム” and “コハク酸Na” (the same as disodium succinate).
- It can be written under group names: “調味料（有機酸）” (seasoning (organic acids)) when used to adjust flavor, “酸味料” (acidulant) when used to add sourness, and “pH調整剤” (pH adjuster) when used to adjust pH.
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.
- The EU list has succinic acid (E363); monosodium succinate is not listed.
When it is labeled under a shared name
Monosodium Succinate may be declared on the label in the same way as “調味料（アミノ酸等）”. See Seasoning (amino acids etc.) — e.g. MSG 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.