Niacinamide
98-92-0 · 3-Carbamoylpyridine · 3-Pyridinecarboxamide · 3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid amide · Aminicotin · Amixicotyn · Amnicotin · Austrovit PP · Benicot · beta-Pyridinecarboxamide · Delonin amide · Dipegyl · Endobion · Hansamid · Inovitan PP · Nandervit-N · Niacevit · Niacinamide · Niamide · Niavit PP · Nicamina · Nicamindon · Nicasir · Nicobion · Nicofort · Nicogen · Nicomidol · Nicosan 2 · Nicosylamide · Nicota · Nicotamide · Nicotilamide · Nicotililamido · Nicotinamide · Nicotinamidum · Nicotine acid amide · Nicotine amide · Nicotinic acid amide · Nicotinic amide · Nicotinsaureamid · Nicotol · Nicotylamide · Nicotylamidum · Nicovit · Nicovitina · Nicovitol · Nicozymin · Niko-tamin · Nikotinamid · Nikotinsaeureamid · Niocinamide · Niozymin · Papulex · Pelmine · Pelonin amide · Pyridine, 3-carbamoyl- · pyridine-3-carboxamide · Pyridine-3-carboxylic acid amide · Savacotyl · Vi-Nicotyl · Vitamin PP · Pyridine-3-carboxamide · NiacinamideCAS 98-92-0
Listed as a flavour enhancer, a nutrient supplement and a flavouring agent by the US.
Listed as flavour enhancers (US) · nutrient supplements (US) · flavouring agents and adjuvants (US)
- United States: Flavor enhancer — FDA, Substances Added to Food: NIACINAMIDE
- United States: Nutrient supplement — FDA, Substances Added to Food: NIACINAMIDE
- United States: Nutrient supplements — 21 CFR 184.1535, citing 21 CFR 170.3(o)(20)
- United States: Flavoring agent or adjuvant — FDA, Substances Added to Food: NIACINAMIDE
Niacinamide, or nicotinamide, is the amide form of vitamin B3, used in fortification. Unlike niacin at high doses, it does not cause flushing.
Where it is and isn’t permitted
| Jurisdiction | Status | Scope and limits | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia and New Zealand | No listed food uses foundThis site has not matched this substance to any food use on this jurisdiction’s list of authorised food additives. A food additive may be used only in foods that list names. Flavourings, enzymes, processing aids and added nutrients are regulated separately and do not appear on it. | ||
| Canada | No listing matchedHealth Canada’s lists name additives without E or INS numbers, so this site matches them by exact name. A substance listed there under a name this site does not recognise has no row here. | ||
| European Union | No listed food uses foundThis site has not matched this substance to any food use on this jurisdiction’s list of authorised food additives. A food additive may be used only in foods that list names. Flavourings, enzymes, processing aids and added nutrients are regulated separately and do not appear on it. | ||
| Great Britain | No listed food uses foundThis site has not matched this substance to any food use on this jurisdiction’s list of authorised food additives. A food additive may be used only in foods that list names. Flavourings, enzymes, processing aids and added nutrients are regulated separately and do not appear on it. | ||
| Japan | Permitted, with conditions | Designated additive: Appended Table 1, item 290, ニコチン酸アミド（別名ナイアシンアミド） (“Nicotinamide (Niacinamide)” in the unofficial English translation). …Designated additive: Appended Table 1, item 290, ニコチン酸アミド（別名ナイアシンアミド） (“Nicotinamide (Niacinamide)” in the unofficial English translation). Standards for use — Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, etc. (MHW Notification No. 370 of 1959), Part II (Food Additives), F (Standards for use), entry ニコチン酸アミド: (1) [must not be used in the foods stated] “ニコチン酸アミドは、食肉及び鮮魚介類(鯨肉を含む。)に使用してはならない。” The Japanese is the standard as published. There is no official English translation of the Notification; the English in square brackets is this site’s description of what each sentence does, not a translation of the foods or the levels. Compositional specifications for this additive, in the same Notification, are not imported and are not shown here; nor are the general rules in F 添加物一般, which apply to every additive. | Regulations for Enforcement of the Food Sanitation Act (MHW Ordinance No. 23 of 1948), Appended Table 1retrieved 2026-10-18 |
| South Korea | Permitted, with conditions | Designated food additive: Standards and Specifications for Food Additives, Part III, 3. …Designated food additive: Standards and Specifications for Food Additives, Part III, 3. 영양강화제 (nutrient fortifiers), 니코틴산아미드; nutrient: 나이아신. Standard for use (사용기준) of 니코틴산아미드: (1) [must not be used in the foods listed] “니코틴산아미드는 아래의 식품에 사용하여서는 아니 된다. 1. 식육 2. 선어패류(신선한 어패류를 말한다)” The Korean is the standard as published. There is no official English translation of the current Code (the English version on MFDS’s website is the 2020 edition and has no legal effect); the English in square brackets is this site’s description of what each sentence does, not a translation of the foods or the levels. Compositional specifications (Part IV) are not imported, nor are the general standards in Part II, which apply to every additive. | Standards and Specifications for Food Additives (식품첨가물의 기준 및 규격), MFDS Notification, Part III (Standards for use, by item)retrieved 2026-10-18 |
| United States | Permitted | 21 CFR 184.1535retrieved 2026-10-17 | |
| Codex Alimentarius | Not listedDoes not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited. |
How much is permitted
A listing usually limits the quantity as well as the food. Only one of the forms that takes is a figure: quantum satis and good manufacturing practice permit the amount the technological effect requires and no more, which is a limit rather than the absence of one. Figures below are the range across every food category this page is listed in, and categories differ between regulators — see how much is permitted.
| Japan | — | 1 no quantity stated |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea | — | 1 no quantity stated |
| United States | — | 1 no quantity stated |
No regulator sets a figure for Niacinamide. That is not an absence of control: where the listing says quantum satis or good manufacturing practice, the quantity is limited to what the effect requires.
What it is made from
Produced by chemical synthesis from a pyridine derivative.
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
Compare other additives on the dietary indexes.
- CAS registry number
- 98-92-0
- InChIKey
- DFPAKSUCGFBDDF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- PubChem
- CID 936
Every name it appears under
63 recorded names. A label may use any of them.
CAS registry number
- 98-92-0
As it appears in regulation
- Niacinamide
Other names
- 3-Carbamoylpyridine
- 3-Pyridinecarboxamide
- 3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid amide
- Aminicotin
- Amixicotyn
- Amnicotin
- Austrovit PP
- Benicot
- beta-Pyridinecarboxamide
- Delonin amide
- Dipegyl
- Endobion
- Hansamid
- Inovitan PP
- Nandervit-N
- Niacevit
- Niacinamide
- Niamide
- Niavit PP
- Nicamina
- Nicamindon
- Nicasir
- Nicobion
- Nicofort
- Nicogen
- Nicomidol
- Nicosan 2
- Nicosylamide
- Nicota
- Nicotamide
- Nicotilamide
- Nicotililamido
- Nicotinamide
- Nicotinamidum
- Nicotine acid amide
- Nicotine amide
- Nicotinic acid amide
- Nicotinic amide
- Nicotinsaureamid
- Nicotol
- Nicotylamide
- Nicotylamidum
- Nicovit
- Nicovitina
- Nicovitol
- Nicozymin
- Niko-tamin
- Nikotinamid
- Nikotinsaeureamid
- Niocinamide
- Niozymin
- Papulex
- Pelmine
- Pelonin amide
- Pyridine, 3-carbamoyl-
- pyridine-3-carboxamide
- Pyridine-3-carboxylic acid amide
- Savacotyl
- Vi-Nicotyl
- Vitamin PP
Systematic names
- Pyridine-3-carboxamide
Hazard reference values
No reference value for this substance in the sources we hold.
Evidence and how bodies read it
Studies, and the differing conclusions regulators drew from them, are curated rather than machine-read, and none has been written for this substance yet.
Common questions
Assembled from what is above, in the words the questions are usually asked in. Each answer is the same statement the relevant section makes, with the same citations behind it.
- What is Niacinamide?
- Niacinamide, or nicotinamide, is the amide form of vitamin B3, used in fortification. Unlike niacin at high doses, it does not cause flushing.
- What is Niacinamide used for in food?
- It is listed as a flavour enhancer, a nutrient supplement and a flavouring agent — the role the US assigns it. This page shows every function each regulator records, with the citation for each.
- Is Niacinamide banned in Europe?
- No. Niacinamide does not appear on the EU's list of authorised food additives, which is not the same as being banned: the EU permits an additive only where it has authorised it, and usually the reason for an absence is that no one applied. The EU has made no finding against this substance. It does mean it may not be used as a food additive in the EU today.
- Where is Niacinamide permitted?
- Of the seven regulators this site reads, Japan, South Korea and the US permit it. Each permission is for named foods at named levels, not a blanket one; the table on this page gives them with citations.
- Is Niacinamide vegan?
- Yes. Niacinamide is not derived from animals, and is suitable for vegetarians. This page says what it is made from and how.
Sources for this page
- jp retrieved 2026-10-18
- kr retrieved 2026-10-18
- ecfr retrieved 2026-10-17
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