Sodium Oleate オレイン酸ナトリウム

In Japan

• Used as a coating agent that covers the surface of fruits and fruit vegetables.
• It may be used only on the skin of fruits and fruit vegetables, and not for any purpose other than as a coating agent.
• It is not subject to a group name or to writing the purpose name alongside; it is written by its substance name or the short name “オレイン酸Na” (sodium oleate).

Japan's standards for use

• Skin of fruits and fruit vegetables
• Only for use as a coating agent

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 E470a.
• In the EU it is not an individual item; it is included in the group “sodium, potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids” (E470a).

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.

Other substances used as coating agent

• Morpholine Salts of Fatty Acids