Glucono-delta-lactone (E575)

No. Glucono-delta-lactone (E575) 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

Sequestrants are substances which form chemical complexes with metallic ions.

A product that contains it can still be ultra-processed for other reasons: 51 of the 69 products here that contain glucono-delta-lactone (E575) (74%) are in group 4 because of other ingredients or additives.

Function

Sequestrant
Sequestrants are substances which form chemical complexes with metallic ions.

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

More about glucono-delta-lactone (E575) on Wikidata

Where it turns up

Glucono-delta-lactone (E575) appears in 69 of the 40,000 products on this site (0%).

Products containing glucono-delta-lactone (E575)

Showing the 60 most popular of 69.

How the NOVA classification works