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Is Boots Max Strength Zinc ultra-processed?

180 Tablets Dietary supplements Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Pack of Boots Max Strength Zinc

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:

  • 7 ingredients
  • 6 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

Dicalcium Phosphate, Zinc Citrate, Cellulose, Silicon Dioxide, Cross-linked Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Stearic Acid

Additives: E341 Calcium phosphates , E341ii Dicalcium phosphate , E460 Cellulose , E468 Cross-linked sodium carboxymethylcellulose , E570 Fatty acids , E572 Magnesium stearate

As written on the pack

Dicalcium Phosphate, Zinc Citrate, Cellulose, Silicon Dioxide, Cross-linked Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Stearic Acid.

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.

  • 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.
  • E468 Cross-linked sodium carboxymethylcellulose Stabilisers are substances which make it possible to maintain the physico-chemical state of a foodstuff; stabilisers include substances which enable the maintenance of a homogenous dispersion of two or more immiscible substances in a foodstuff, substances which stabilise, retain or intensify an existing colour of a foodstuff and substances which increase the binding capacity of the food, including the formation of cross-links between proteins enabling the binding of food pieces into re-constituted food.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,145 dietary supplements

From least to most processed, this one ranks 325th. 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 1,145 dietary supplements, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5045098983298, last edited 24 May 2026), 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.