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Is Bayer One a day Men’s 50+ ultra-processed?

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Pack of Bayer One a day Men’s 50+

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 37 ingredients
  • 12 additives

Less processed dietary supplements

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Calcium Carbonate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Starch, Dicalcium Phosphate, Ascorbic Acid, Crospovidone, Sodium Ascorbate, dl-Alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate, Maltodextrin, Less than 2% of (Beta-Carotene), Biotin, Cholecalciferol, Chromic Chloride, Citric Acid, Cyanocobalamin, D-Calcium Pantothenate, FD, C Blue #2 Aluminum Lake, Ferrous Fumarate, Folic Acid, Gelatin, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Lycopene, Magnesium Oxide, Manganese Sulfate, Niacinamide, Polyethylene Glycol, Potassium Iodide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Silicon Dioxide, Stearic Acid, Sucrose, Thiamine Mononitrate, Titanium Dioxide, Vitamin A Acetate

Additives: E1202 Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone , E1521 Polyethylene glycol , E160d Lycopene , E171 Titanium dioxide , E330 Citric acid , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341ii Dicalcium phosphate , E428 Gelatine , E460 Cellulose , E460i Microcrystalline cellulose , E464 Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose , E570 Fatty acids

As written on the pack

Calcium Carbonate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Starch, Dicalcium Phosphate, Ascorbic Acid, Crospovidone, Sodium Ascorbate, dl-Alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate, Maltodextrin, Less than 2% of: Beta-Carotene, Biotin, Cholecalciferol, Chromic Chloride, Citric Acid, Cyanocobalamin, D-Calcium Pantothenate, FD, C Blue #2 Aluminum Lake, Ferrous Fumarate, Folic Acid, Gelatin, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Lycopene, Magnesium Oxide, Manganese Sulfate, Niacinamide, Polyethylene Glycol, Potassium Iodide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Silicon Dioxide, Stearic Acid, Sucrose, Thiamine Mononitrate, Titanium Dioxide, Vitamin A Acetate

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • E1521 Polyethylene glycol A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
  • E160d Lycopene Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
  • E171 Titanium dioxide Titanium dioxide is a white pigment.
  • E428 Gelatine Gelatine is a gelling agent made from collagen in animal skin and bones.
  • E460 Cellulose A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
  • E464 Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 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.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
3 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,146 dietary supplements

From least to most processed, this one ranks 915th. 90% of the dietary supplements here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 1,146 dietary supplements, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0016500579786, last edited 16 September 2024), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.