Food additive databaseantioxidantChecked 2026-10-02
Tocotrienol トコトリエノール
Existing food additiveNot on the EU additive list
- Purpose
- antioxidant
- On the label
- “酸化防止剤（トコトリエノール）” (antioxidant (tocotrienol))
- Name in the List of Existing Food Additives
- トコトリエノール (No. 196)
- Source and production
- Obtained by fractionation and purification from rice bran oil, palm oil, and similar sources, with tocotrienol as the main component. It contains 25% or more total tocotrienols. It may contain edible fats and oils.
In Japan
- An antioxidant whose main component is tocotrienol (a member of the vitamin E family), separated and purified from rice bran oil, palm oil, and similar sources (definition in the Japanese Standards for Food Additives).
- Because it is an antioxidant, it is written together with the purpose name, as in “酸化防止剤（トコトリエノール）” (antioxidant (tocotrienol)). The List of Existing Food Additives gives no short name or category name.
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.
When it is labeled under a shared name
Tocotrienol may be declared on the label in the same way as “酸化防止剤（ビタミンC・ビタミンE）”. See Antioxidant (vitamin C / vitamin E) for details.
Sources
- List of Existing Food 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
- 厚生労働省「第10版食品添加物公定書」D 成分規格・保存基準各条 (Japanese)
- 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.
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