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Is Boots Multivitamins + Iron ultra-processed?

180 Tablets Vitamin supplements Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Pack of Boots Multivitamins + Iron

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:

  • 30 ingredients
  • 12 additives

Less processed vitamin 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

Ascorbic Acid, Cellulose, Ferrous Fumarate, Calcium Carbonate, Vitamin E Acetate, Modified Maize Starch, Nicotinamide, Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, Calcium Pantothenate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Iron Oxide, Silicon Dioxide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Magnesium Stearate, Stearic Acid, Thiamine Mononitrate, Talc, Riboflavin, Vitamin A Acetate, Ascorbyl Palmitate, dL Alpha Tocopherol, Tartaric Acid, Sodium Ascorbate, Folic Acid, Biotin, vitamins, vitamin D3, Cholecalciferol, Cyanocobalamin

Additives: E304 Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid , E304i Ascorbyl palmitate , E307 Alpha-tocopherol , E334 L(+)-tartaric acid , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341ii Dicalcium phosphate , E460 Cellulose , E464 Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose , E553 Magnesium silicates , E553b Talc , E570 Fatty acids , E572 Magnesium stearate

As written on the pack

Ascorbic Acid, Cellulose, Ferrous Fumarate, Calcium Carbonate, Vitamin E Acetate, Modified Maize Starch, Nicotinamide, Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, Calcium Pantothenate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Colours (Calcium Carbonate, Iron Oxide), Silicon Dioxide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Magnesium Stearate, Stearic Acid, Thiamine Mononitrate, Talc, Riboflavin, Vitamin A Acetate, Ascorbyl Palmitate, dL Alpha Tocopherol, Tartaric Acid, Sodium Ascorbate, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol), Cyanocobalamin

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.
  • 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.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed

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

  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 35 vitamin supplements

From least to most processed, this one ranks 21st. 91% of the vitamin 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 35 vitamin supplements, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5045098057289, last edited 26 August 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.