Carbonates (E502)

No. Carbonates (E502) 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

A food additive authorised for industrial food production.

A product that contains it can still be ultra-processed for other reasons: 57 of the 64 products here that contain carbonates (E502) (89%) are in group 4 because of other ingredients or additives.

Where it turns up

Carbonates (E502) appears in 64 of the 40,000 products on this site (0%).

Products containing carbonates (E502)

Showing the 60 most popular of 64.

How the NOVA classification works