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Is Kirkland Signature Vitamin D3 1000 iu ultra-processed?

360 tablets Vitamin D supplements Sold in Canada and Morocco

Pack of Kirkland Signature Vitamin D3 1000 iu

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:

  • 10 ingredients
  • 6 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

Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol), 25 mcg, 1000 iu, Croscarmellose sodium, dicalcium phosphate, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hypromellose, microcrystalline cellulose, vegetable nesium stearate

Additives: E341 Calcium phosphates , E341ii Dicalcium phosphate , E460 Cellulose , E460i Microcrystalline cellulose , E463 Hydroxypropyl cellulose , E464 Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose

As written on the pack

Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol) 25 mcg/1000 IU, Croscarmellose sodium, dicalcium phosphate, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hypromellose, microcrystalline cellulose, vegetable nesium stearate

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.
  • E463 Hydroxypropyl cellulose A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 8 vitamin D supplements

From least to most processed, this one ranks 6th. 100% of the vitamin D 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 vitamin D supplements, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0096619915958, last edited 17 June 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.