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Is Gummy Vites Multivitamin ultra-processed?

300 gummies Gummi candies Sold in the United States and Bolivia

Pack of Gummy Vites Multivitamin

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:

  • 46 ingredients
  • 7 additives

Less processed candies

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

vitamins, vitamin A, retinyl palmitate, Vitamin C (ascorbic acid, sodium ascorbate), vitamins, vitamin D, cholecalciferol, Vitamin E (dl-alpha-tocopheryl acetate), Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine HCI), Folate (folic acid), vitamins, vitamin B12, cyanocobalamin, Biotin, Pantothenic acid (calcium d-pantothenate), Iodine (potassium iodide), Zinc (zinc gluconate), Lutein (marigold), Inositol, Glucose syrup, sugar, water, gelatin, blend of oils 2% (coconut oils, palm oils), beeswax, carnauba wax, citric acid, colors (annatto, blueberry, carrot concentrate, purple carrot juice concentrate), malic acid, natural flavors, pectin

Additives: E161b Lutein , E296 Malic acid , E330 Citric acid , E428 Gelatine , E440 Pectins , E901 White and yellow beeswax , E903 Carnauba wax

As written on the pack

Vitamin A (retinyl palmitate), Vitamin C (ascorbic acid, sodium ascorbate), Vitamin D (cholecalciferol), Vitamin E (dl-alpha-tocopheryl acetate), Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine HCI), Folate (folic acid), Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin), Biotin, Pantothenic acid (calcium d-pantothenate), Iodine (potassium iodide), Zinc (zinc gluconate), Lutein (marigold), Inositol, Glucose syrup, sugar, water, gelatin, 2% blend of oils (coconut, palm), beeswax, carnauba wax, citric acid, colors (annatto extract, blueberry concentrate, carrot concentrate, purple carrot juice concentrate), malic acid, natural flavors, pectin.

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.

  • E161b Lutein 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.
  • E428 Gelatine Gelatine is a gelling agent made from collagen in animal skin and bones.
  • E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
  • E901 White and yellow beeswax 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.
  • E903 Carnauba wax Carnauba wax comes from the leaves of a Brazilian palm and gives sweets and coated chocolates their shine.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
5 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.

  • Candies Products in the category "Candies" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 119 gummi candies

From least to most processed, this one ranks 88th. 99% of the gummi candies 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 119 gummi candies, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0027917027050, last edited 13 June 2025), 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.