Food additive databasecolor, nutrient (fortification)Checked 2026-10-02
Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) リボフラビン（別名ビタミンB2）
Designated additivePermitted in the EU (E101)Used in 2 products on this site
- Purpose
- color, nutrient (fortification)
- On the label
- “着色料（V.B2）” (colorant (V.B2)), “着色料（リボフラビン）” (colorant (riboflavin)), “ビタミンB2” (vitamin B2), “V.B2” (V.B2)
- Name in the List of Designated Additives
- リボフラビン（別名ビタミンB2） (No. 446)
In Japan
- This is vitamin B2. It is used as a yellow colorant and as a nutrient fortifier.
- No individual standards for use are listed in the list of standards for use.
- When used as a colorant, the purpose name must be shown alongside. It falls within the range of additives considered to be used for nutrient fortification, and labeling is exempt when it is used for that purpose. The simplified names are “ビタミンB2” (vitamin B2) and “V.B2”.
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 E101.
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 | ビタミンＢ２ |
| アイクレオ バランスミルク（大缶）アイクレオ（江崎グリコ） | ビタミンB2 |
Product pages are in Japanese for now.
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Q&A 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.