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Is Lidl MinaVit A-Z Multivitamins ultra-processed?

Dietary supplements Sold in the United Kingdom

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:

  • 48 ingredients
  • 14 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

calcium carbonate, magnesium oxide, vitamin c (as ascorbic acid), bulking agent (microcrystalline cellulose), maltodextrin, bulking agents (dicalcium phosphate), modified maize starch, glazing agent (hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose), vitamin e (as dl-alpha-tocopheryl acetate), niacin (as nicotinamide), ferrous fumarate, zinc oxide, bulking agent (cross-linked sodium carboxy methyl cellulose), anti-caking agent (silicon dioxide), pantothenic acid (as calcium pantothenate), manganese sulphate, dried glucose syrup, anti-caking agents (talc), magnesium stearate, copper sulphate, acacia gum, maize starch, vitamin b6 (as pyridoxine hydrochloride), thiamin (as thiamin mononitrate), riboflavin, sucrose, vitamin a (as retinyl acetate), antioxidants (alpha-tocopherol), tartaric acid, sodium ascorbate, folic acid, chromium chloride, potassium iodide, sodium molybdate

Additives: E301 Sodium ascorbate , E307 Alpha-tocopherol , E334 L(+)-tartaric acid , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341ii Dicalcium phosphate , E414 Acacia gum , E460 Cellulose , E460i Microcrystalline cellulose , E464 Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose , E468 Cross-linked sodium carboxymethylcellulose , E551 Silicon dioxide , E553 Magnesium silicates , E553b Talc , E572 Magnesium stearate

As written on the pack

calcium carbonate, magnesium oxide, vitamin c (as ascorbic acid), bulking agent: microcrystalline cellulose, maltodextrin, bulking agents: dicalcium phosphate, modified maize starch, glazing agent: hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose, vitamin e (as dl-alpha-tocopheryl acetate), niacin (as nicotinamide), ferrous fumarate, zinc oxide, bulking agent: cross-linked sodium carboxy methyl cellulose, anti-caking agent: silicon dioxide, pantothenic acid (as calcium pantothenate), manganese sulphate, dried glucose syrup, anti-caking agents: talc, magnesium stearate, copper sulphate, acacia gum, maize starch, vitamin b6 (as pyridoxine hydrochloride), thiamin (as thiamin mononitrate), riboflavin, sucrose, vitamin a (as retinyl acetate), antioxidants: alpha-tocopherol, tartaric acid, sodium ascorbate, folic acid, chromium chloride, potassium iodide, sodium molybdate

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.

  • E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • E468 Cross-linked sodium carboxymethylcellulose 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.
  • E551 Silicon dioxide 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.
  • Bulking agent Bulking agents are substances which contribute to the volume of a foodstuff without contributing significantly to its available energy value.
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  • Glazing agent Glazing agents, waxes and shellac for example, coat a surface to make it shiny or stop pieces sticking together.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.

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.
  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
4 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.

  • Anti-caking agent Anti-caking agents are substances which reduce the tendency of individual particles of a foodstuff to adhere to one another.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,146 dietary supplements

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1111th. 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 4056489437765, last edited 27 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • 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.