Food additive databasenutrient (fortification)Checked 2026-10-02

Sodium Pantothenate パントテン酸ナトリウム

Designated additiveNot on the EU additive list

Purpose: nutrient (fortification)
On the label: “パントテン酸Na” (sodium pantothenate), “パントテン酸ナトリウム” (sodium pantothenate) (labeling is exempt when used for nutritional fortification)
Name in the List of Designated Additives: パントテン酸ナトリウム (No. 316)

In Japan

The sodium salt of pantothenic acid, one of the vitamins, used as a fortifier that adds nutrients.
No individual standards for use are listed in the list of standards for use (calcium pantothenate, the calcium salt, has an upper limit on the amount of calcium).
It is within the range of additives that may be intended for nutritional fortification, and when used for that purpose, labeling is exempt.

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.
In the EU, it is not a food additive. It is treated as a form of vitamin that may be added to food (Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006, Annex 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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