Disodium guanylate (E627)

Disodium guanylate (E627) is one of the markers Open Food Facts uses to classify a food as ultra-processed (NOVA group 4).

What it is and why it counts

Disodium guanylate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.

Cosmetic additives

NOVA calls these additives "cosmetic": they change how a product looks, feels or tastes rather than keeping it safe to eat. Their presence is one of the two defining signs of an ultra-processed food.

More about disodium guanylate (E627) on Wikidata

Where it turns up

Disodium guanylate (E627) appears in 341 of the 40,000 products on this site (1%).

Products containing disodium guanylate (E627)

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How the NOVA classification works