Talc (E553b)

No. Talc (E553b) 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

Thickeners are substances which increase the viscosity of a foodstuff.

A product that contains it can still be ultra-processed for other reasons: 19 of the 19 products here that contain talc (E553b) (100%) are in group 4 because of other ingredients or additives.

Function

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 talc (E553b) on Wikidata

Where it turns up

Talc (E553b) appears in 19 of the 40,000 products on this site (0%).

Dietary supplements 11 of 1,145 products
Confectioneries 2 of 1,731 products
Candies 1 of 486 products
Chocolate candies 1 of 773 products
Multivitamin and mineral supplements 1 of 8 products
Pastry helpers 1 of 86 products

Products containing talc (E553b)

How the NOVA classification works