Is Kirkland Daily Multi ultra-processed?

500 tablets Multivitamin and mineral supplements Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E1521 Polyethylene glycol
E160a Carotene
E160d Lycopene
E161b Lutein
E428 Gelatine
E460 Cellulose
and 2 more

41 ingredients
15 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

Dicalcium Phosphate, Magnesium Oxide, Potassium Chloride, Calcium Carbonate, Microcrystalline Cellulose (ultra-processing marker), Ascorbic Acid, Ferrous Furnarate, Gelatin (ultra-processing marker), Contains 2% and less of beta-carotene, biotin, calcium silicate, carnauba wax (ultra-processing marker), cholecalciferol, chromium picolinate, croscarmellose sodium, crospovidone, cupric sulfate, cyanocobalamin, D-calcium pantothenate, dl-alpha tocopheryl acetate, folic acid, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (ultra-processing marker), lutein (ultra-processing marker), lycopene (ultra-processing marker), magnesium stearate, manganese sulfate, niacinamide, phytonadione, polyethylene glycol (ultra-processing marker), potassium iodide (processing marker), pyridoxine hydrochloride, retinyl acetate, riboflavin, silica, sodium borate, sodium metavanadate, sodium molybdate, sodium selenate, stearic adid, thiamine mononitrate, zinc oxide

Additives: E1202 Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone , E1521 Polyethylene glycol , E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene , E160d Lycopene , E161b Lutein , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341ii Dicalcium phosphate , E428 Gelatine , E460 Cellulose , E460i Microcrystalline cellulose , E464 Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose , E552 Calcium silicate , E572 Magnesium stearate , E903 Carnauba wax

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E160a Carotene.

As written on the pack

Dicalcium Phosphate, Magnesium Oxide, Potassium Chloride, Calcium Carbonate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Ascorbic Acid, Ferrous Furnarate, Gelatin. Contains 2% or less of beta-carotene, biotin, calcium silicate, carnauba wax, cholecalciferol, chromium picolinate, croscarmellose sodium, crospovidone, cupric sulfate, cyanocobalamin, D-calcium pantothenate, dl-alpha tocopheryl acetate, folic acid, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, lutein, lycopene, magnesium stearate, manganese sulfate, niacinamide, phytonadione, polyethylene glycol, potassium iodide, pyridoxine hydrochloride, retinyl acetate, riboflavin, silica, sodium borate, sodium metavanadate, sodium molybdate, sodium selenate, stearic adid, thiamine mononitrate, zinc oxide.

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.
E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
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.
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.
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.

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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.
E903 Carnauba wax Carnauba wax comes from the leaves of a Brazilian palm and gives sweets and coated chocolates their shine.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 8 multivitamin and mineral supplements

From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 88% of the multivitamin and mineral 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 8 multivitamin and mineral supplements, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0096619416073, last edited 6 September 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.