Is Centrum Silver Adults 50+ ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Maltodextrin
- E110 Sunset yellow FCF
- E129 Allura red
- E132 Indigotine
- E171 Titanium dioxide
- E464 Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose
- 41 ingredients
- 12 additives
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, Ascorbic Acid (vitamin C), Dibasic Calcium Phosphate, Magnesium Oxide, dl-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate (vitamin E), Maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), Zinc Oxide, Contains 2% (Beta-Carotene), Biotin, Blue 2 Lake (ultra-processing marker), Calcium Pantothenate, Chromium Picolinate, Copper Sulfate, Crospovidone, Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B₁₂), Folic Acid, Hypromellose (ultra-processing marker), Magnesium Stearate, Manganese Sulfate, Triglycerides, Niacinamide, Phytonadione (vitamin K), Polydextrose, Potassium Iodide (processing marker), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (vitamin B₆), Red 40 Lake (ultra-processing marker), Sodium Molybdate, Sodium Selenate, Talc, Thiamine Mononitrate (vitamin B₁), Titanium Dioxide (ultra-processing marker), Vitamin A Acetate, Yellow 6 Lake (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E110 Sunset yellow FCF , E1200 Polydextrose , E1202 Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone , E129 Allura red , E132 Indigotine , E171 Titanium dioxide , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341ii Dicalcium phosphate , E464 Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose , E553 Magnesium silicates , E553b Talc , E572 Magnesium stearate
As written on the pack
Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, Ascorbic Acid (Vit. C), Dibasic Calcium Phosphate, Magnesium Oxide, dl-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate (Vit. E), Maltodextrin, Zinc Oxide, Contains <2%: Beta-Carotene, Biotin, Blue 2 Lake, Calcium Pantothenate, Chromium Picolinate, Copper Sulfate, Crospovidone, Cyanocobalamin (Vit. B₁₂), Folic Acid, Hypromellose, Magnesium Stearate, Manganese Sulfate, Triglycerides, Niacinamide, Phytonadione (Vit. K), Polydextrose, Potassium Iodide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vit. B₆), Red 40 Lake, Sodium Molybdate, Sodium Selenate, Talc, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vit. B₁), Titanium Dioxide, Vitamin A Acetate, Yellow 6 Lake
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.
- E110 Sunset yellow FCF Sunset yellow FCF is a synthetic orange azo dye (FD&C Yellow No. 6 in the US).
- E129 Allura red Allura red AC is a synthetic red azo dye (FD&C Red No. 40 in the US).
- E132 Indigotine 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.
- 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.
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.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0305734181934, last edited 25 May 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.