Quillaia extract (E999)

No. Quillaia extract (E999) 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

Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.

A product that contains it can still be ultra-processed for other reasons: 8 of the 8 products here that contain quillaia extract (E999) (100%) are in group 4 because of other ingredients or additives.

Function

Emulsifier: Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.

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

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