Tocopherol-rich extract (E306)

No. Tocopherol-rich extract (E306) 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

Tocopherol-rich extracts are vitamin E concentrated from vegetable oils, used as an antioxidant to slow fats going rancid.

A product that contains it can still be ultra-processed for other reasons: 619 of the 709 products here that contain tocopherol-rich extract (E306) (87%) are in group 4 because of other ingredients or additives.

More about tocopherol-rich extract (E306) on Wikidata

Where it turns up

Tocopherol-rich extract (E306) appears in 709 of the 40,000 products on this site (2%).

Products containing tocopherol-rich extract (E306)

Showing the 60 most popular of 709.

How the NOVA classification works