Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane (E900)

What it is and why it counts

A food additive authorised for industrial food production.

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 dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane (E900) on Wikidata

Where it turns up

Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane (E900) appears in 15 of the 40,000 products on this site (0%).

• Rapeseed oils 3 of 49 products
• Cappuccino 2 of 14 products
• Soy sauces 2 of 94 products
• Beef broth 1 of 15 products
• Doughnuts 1 of 14 products
• Fruit juices 1 of 513 products

Products containing dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane (E900)

• Crisp'n Dry 100% Rapeseed Oil Crisp -n Dry · 1l NOVA group 4
• 'n Dry 100% Rapeseed Oil Princes NOVA group 4
• Apple & Raspberry Jam Doughnuts Sainsbury’s NOVA group 4
• Extended life rapeseed oil KTC · 1000ml NOVA group 4
• Sauce Soya VH NOVA group 4
• Bovril Beef Bouillon Concentrate Knorr NOVA group 4
• Lite Soya Sauce VH · 300 ml NOVA group 4
• Vanilla DoubleShot Starbucks · 444 mL NOVA group 4
• Frutty Rami · 2 L NOVA group 4
• Mocha DoubleShot Starbucks · 444 mL NOVA group 4
• Air Fryer Oil Spray Sainsbury's · 200ml NOVA group 4
• VH Teriyaki Marinade Vh NOVA group 4
• 50 Sensitive Blue Lizard · 5 oz NOVA group 4
• 15000699 Fried Bean Curd Sheet Everbest NOVA group 4
• lanza NOVA group 4