Lysozyme (E1105)

No. Lysozyme (E1105) is not one of the markers Open Food Facts uses to classify a food as processed or ultra-processed, so on its own it doesn't raise a product's NOVA group.

What it is

Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.

A product that contains it can still be ultra-processed for other reasons: 53 of the 94 products here that contain lysozyme (E1105) (56%) are in group 4 because of other ingredients or additives.

Function

Preservative
Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.

Functional class definitions from the EU food additives regulation, via Open Food Facts.

More about lysozyme (E1105) on Wikidata

Where it turns up

Lysozyme (E1105) appears in 94 of the 40,000 products on this site (0%).

Products containing lysozyme (E1105)

Showing the 60 most popular of 94.

How the NOVA classification works