Food additive · Processing aid
Dimethylpolysiloxane
- E-number
- E900
A silicone anti-foaming agent used in frying oil and some drinks.
- Food additive
- Anti-foaming agent
- Ultra-processing marker
- Expert review pending
Concern level
A minor or very limited concern, such as being an ultra-processing marker only. The concern level sets how many points dimethylpolysiloxane costs on a product’s receipt.
What the evidence says
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Marker of ultra-processingInfo
An additive class typical of ultra-processed foods (NOVA group 4). [1]
Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.
Popular products that list dimethylpolysiloxane
1 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list dimethylpolysiloxane.
Diets and allergens
- Vegan
- Yes
- Vegetarian
- Yes
- Gluten-free
- Yes
For the ingredient in general. Always check the package: a product’s own labels win.
Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (12)
- e900
- simethicone
- antifoaming agent
- anti foaming agent
- dimethylpolysiloxane
- polydimethylsiloxane
- dimethyl polysiloxane
- antifoaming agent dimethylpolysiloxane
- dimethylpolysiloxane antifoaming agent
- dimethylpolysiloxane an antifoaming agent
- dimethylpolysiloxane an anti foaming agent
- dimethylpolysiloxane added as an antifoaming agent