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Multivitamin and mineral supplements, from least to most processed

We track 8 multivitamin and mineral supplements, 88% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Iron + Vitamin C.

What makes multivitamin and mineral supplements ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of multivitamin and mineral supplements that contain each:

Unprocessed or minimally processed (1)

  1. 1 Iron + Vitamin C Boots · 60 tablets 1

Ultra-processed food (7)

  1. 2 Multivitamines et minéraux 4
  2. 3 Matcha protein powder Kachava · 32.8 unit 4
  3. 4 Calcium Citrate Magnesium and Zinc Kirkland Signature · 500 tablets 4
  4. 5 Daily Foundational Nutrition packet AG1 · 16.9 oz 4
  5. 6 Huel Blue Raspberry Daily A-Z Vitamins Huel · 330ml 4
  6. 7 Men’s Complete Multivitamin/multimineral Supplement Bayer · 300 tablets 4
  7. 8 Daily Multi Kirkland · 500 tablets 4

Within each group, products with fewer signs of ultra-processing, additives and ingredients come first. This ordering is ours, for comparison; it is not part of NOVA.