multivitamins
Unknown brand
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
9
1 we grade moderate or higher
8 of them not yet assessed here
Nutrients
–
Nothing above the low band
Or no figures recorded at all
Three separate readings, kept apart on purpose. This is not a score, and none of it says this product is harmful.
Additives (9)
This label lists 2 thickeners and gelling agents, 1 acidity regulator, 1 anticaking agent, 1 antioxidant, 1 colour and 1 sweetener. 2 more we cannot place from the code alone.
E171
Titanium dioxide
Whitener and opacifier
What it is. A bright white pigment used to make sweets, icing, sauces and coatings look opaque and white.
Why it is used. Purely cosmetic. It changes appearance, not taste or safety of the food.
What the evidence says. In 2021 the EU food safety body EFSA concluded it could no longer be considered safe as a food additive, mainly because possible genetic damage from the tiny particles could not be ruled out. That is a precautionary call rather than proof of harm in people.
Banned as a food additive in the EU since 2022. Still permitted in the UK and the US, which reached different conclusions on the same evidence. A clear case of the same additive, different rules.
Assessed against EFSA, UK FSA, US FDA. Full entry for E171
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E285 No entry in our register
- E306 Tocopherol-rich extract antioxidant
- E334 Tartaric acid acidity regulator
- E421 Mannitol sweetener
- E460 Cellulose thickener
- E463 No entry in our register
- E468 Cross-linked sodium carboxymethyl cellulose thickener
- E572 Magnesium stearate anticaking agent
Names and jobs come from the register of additives permitted in Great Britain, which we have not finished transcribing: a code shown without a name is a gap in our coverage, not a finding that it is unapproved. Naming one is not grading it either. Full detail appears only where we have an assessment against a named authority, so all of this describes our coverage rather than these additives. Most are common and low concern.
Ingredients
calcium carbonate, magnesium ascorbic acid, maltodextrin, dicalcium phosphate cellulose, ferrous fumarate, hydroxypropylmethy cellulose, modified maize starch, vitamin e acetate, nicotinamide, zinc oxide, cross-linked sodium carboxymethylcellulose, magnesium stearate, s dioxide, calcium pantothenate, colours (titanium dioxide, iron oxide), manganese sulphate, acacia, tal sodium tetraborate, maize starch, mannitol, sucrose, copper sulphate, hydroxypropylcellulose, pyridoxine hydrochloride, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, vitamin a acetate, triglycerides, antioxidants (tocopherol, tartaric acid), folic acid, chromium chloride potassium iodide, sodium molybdate, sodium sele vitamin k1, biotin, vitamin d3, vitamin b12. recommended dosage: swallow one tablet daily suitable for vegetarians. this product does not contain colours so the natural supplement tablets appearance may vary over time. avariod
As printed on the pack, in the producer's own order: ingredients are listed by weight, so what comes first is most of what is in it. E numbers link to their assessment where we have one.