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Sodium Copper Chlorophyllin 銅クロロフィリンナトリウム

Designated additivePermitted in the EU (E141(ii))

Purpose: color
On the label: “着色料（銅クロロフィリンNa）” (coloring (sodium copper chlorophyllin)), “着色料（銅葉緑素）” (coloring (copper chlorophyll))
Name in the List of Designated Additives: 銅クロロフィリンナトリウム (No. 275)

In Japan

A green coloring. Under the standards for use, it can be used only in kelp (kombu), stored vegetables and fruits, syrup, chewing gum, fish paste products, candies, chocolate, fresh confectionery and the agar in mitsumame, with upper limits set as the amount of copper.
Under the Food Labeling Standards, the purpose name is written alongside, as in “着色料（銅クロロフィリンNa）” (coloring (sodium copper chlorophyllin)), and the short names “銅クロロフィリンNa” and “銅葉緑素” can be used.

Japan's standards for use

Specified as the amount of copper
Kelp (kombu) (anhydrous): 0.15 g/kg
Stored vegetables or fruits: 0.10 g/kg
Syrup: 0.064 g/kg
Chewing gum: 0.050 g/kg
Fish paste products (excluding fish surimi): 0.040 g/kg
Candies: 0.020 g/kg
Chocolate, fresh confectionery (excluding sweet breads): 0.0064 g/kg
Agar in canned mitsumame or in mitsumame in synthetic resin packaging: 0.0004 g/kg

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 E141(ii).

Sources

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.

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