Is Kirkland Signature Vitamin B12 1200 Mcg (methylcobalamin) ultra-processed?

360 tablets Dietary supplements Sold in Canada

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
E953 Isomalt
E960 Steviol glycosides

9 ingredients
5 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

Vitamin B12 (methylcobalamin), isomalt (ultra-processing marker), crospovidone, natural cherry flavour (ultra-processing marker), vegetable grade magnesium stearate (lubricant), dl-malic acid, stevia leaf extract (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E1202 Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone , E296 Malic acid , E572 Magnesium stearate , E953 Isomalt , E960 Steviol glycosides

As written on the pack

Vitamin B12 (methylcobalamin), isomalt, crospovidone, natural cherry flavour, vegetable grade magnesium stearate (lubricant), dl-malic acid, purified stevia leaf extract

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.

E953 Isomalt 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.
E960 Steviol glycosides Steviol glycosides are sweet compounds extracted and purified from the leaves of the stevia plant.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,146 dietary supplements

From least to most processed, this one ranks 425th. 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 1,146 dietary supplements, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0196633973290, last edited 7 June 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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