multivitamins
Unknown brand
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
11
0 we grade moderate or higher
10 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 (11)
This label lists 4 thickeners and gelling agents, 3 anticaking agents, 2 acidity regulators, 1 antioxidant and 1 raising agent.
E330
Citric acid
Acidity regulator
What it is. A mild acid found naturally in citrus fruit, made commercially by fermentation.
Why it is used. Adds tartness, balances flavour and helps preserve. One of the most used additives in food.
What the evidence says. Safe at food levels. No credible health concern for the additive itself.
Permitted freely.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E330
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E307 Alpha-tocopherol antioxidant
- E331 Sodium citrates acidity regulator
- E341 Calcium phosphates raising agent
- E414 Acacia gum (gum arabic) thickener
- E460 Cellulose thickener
- E464 Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose thickener
- E468 Cross-linked sodium carboxymethyl cellulose thickener
- E553 Magnesium silicates anticaking agent
- E553B Talc anticaking agent
- 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 oxide, ascorbic acid, cellulose, maltodextrin, dicalcium phosphate, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose, modified maize starch, vitamin e acetate, nicotinamide, ferrous fumarate, zinc oxide, cross-linked sodium carboxy methyl cellulose, magnesium stearate, silicon dioxide, calcium pantothenate, manganese sulphate, acacia gum, talc, maize starch, copper sulphate, hydroxy propyl cellulose, pyridoxine hydrochloride, thiamin mononitrate, sucrose, riboflavin, vitamin a acetate , folic acid, chromium chloride, potassium iodide, triglycerides, antioxidant: alpha-tocopherol, sodium molybdate, sodium selenite, vitamin k1, biotin, vitamin d3, trisodium citrate, vitamin b12, citric acid,
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.