Iron gluconate (E579)

No. Iron gluconate (E579) 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: 12 of the 32 products here that contain iron gluconate (E579) (38%) are in group 4 because of other ingredients or additives.

More about iron gluconate (E579) on Wikidata

Where it turns up

Iron gluconate (E579) appears in 32 of the 40,000 products on this site (0%).

Black pitted olives 10 of 15 products
Black olives 6 of 30 products
Olives 6 of 123 products
Microwave meals 2 of 350 products
Chicken salads 1 of 9 products
Frozen pizzas 1 of 191 products

Products containing iron gluconate (E579)

How the NOVA classification works