Monocalcium phosphate (E341i)

No. Monocalcium phosphate (E341i) 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

Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.

A product that contains it can still be ultra-processed for other reasons: 392 of the 429 products here that contain monocalcium phosphate (E341i) (91%) are in group 4 because of other ingredients or additives.

Function

Emulsifier
Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
Humectant
Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
Sequestrant
Sequestrants are substances which form chemical complexes with metallic ions.
Stabiliser
Stabilisers are substances which make it possible to maintain the physico-chemical state of a foodstuff; stabilisers include substances which enable the maintenance of a homogenous dispersion of two or more immiscible substances in a foodstuff, substances which stabilise, retain or intensify an existing colour of a foodstuff and substances which increase the binding capacity of the food, including the formation of cross-links between proteins enabling the binding of food pieces into re-constituted food.
Thickener
Thickeners are substances which increase the viscosity of a foodstuff.

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

More about monocalcium phosphate (E341i) on Wikidata

Where it turns up

Monocalcium phosphate (E341i) appears in 429 of the 40,000 products on this site (1%).

Products containing monocalcium phosphate (E341i)

Showing the 60 most popular of 429.

How the NOVA classification works