Calcium hydroxide (E526)
No. Calcium hydroxide (E526) 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: 11 of the 12 products here that contain calcium hydroxide (E526) (92%) are in group 4 because of other ingredients or additives.
Where it turns up
Calcium hydroxide (E526) appears in 12 of the 40,000 products on this site (0%).
Products containing calcium hydroxide (E526)
-
Noodles
Bare naked foods · 250g
NOVA group
4
-
Brioche Burger Buns
Tesco
NOVA group
4
-
Sesame seed burger buns
Tesco
NOVA group
4
-
Skinny Noodles
YamSu · 380g, 250g drained
NOVA group
4
-
Ribena Blackcurrant Light Bottle
Ribena · 500ml
NOVA group
4
-
barenaked rice
Bare Naked Foods · 250g
NOVA group
4
-
Regular Soy Milk
Inner Goodness · 1 l
NOVA group
4
-
Soy Milk Regular
Coles · 1 l
NOVA group
4
-
Choco Pie
Lotte · 336 g (11.85 oz)
NOVA group
4
-
Shirstaki
Miyata · 1pcs
NOVA group
1
-
Mini Corn Soft Shell Tacos
Tesco · 300g
NOVA group
4
-
Light Soy Milk
Inner Goodness · 1 litre
NOVA group
4