Triethyl Citrate クエン酸三エチル

In Japan

• Used as an emulsifier, stabilizer, and flavoring. Under the standards for use, the foods in which it can be used as an emulsifier or stabilizer are limited to capsules and tablets, liquid and dried eggs, and soft drinks.
• It falls within the scope of the group names for emulsifier and flavoring, so it can be written with the group name for those purposes. When used as a stabilizer, it must be written together with its purpose name, and the simplified name is “クエン酸エチル” (ethyl citrate).

Japan's standards for use

• Foods not in ordinary food form (capsules and tablets, excluding chewable tablets): up to 3.5 g/kg (confectionery is not included)
• Liquid eggs (pasteurized) and dried eggs (liquid eggs that have been dried): up to 2.5 g/kg
• Soft drinks: up to 0.2 g/kg (after dilution, for drinks that are diluted before drinking)
• When used as a flavoring: Must not be used for any purpose other than flavoring.

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 E1505.

When it is labeled under a shared name

Triethyl Citrate may be declared on the label in the same way as “乳化剤”. See Emulsifier for details.

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.