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Is MinaVit Calcium & Vitamin D ultra-processed?

90 Tablets Dietary supplements Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Pack of MinaVit Calcium & Vitamin D

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:

  • 22 ingredients
  • 10 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

Bulking Agent (Calcium Carbonate), Maltodextrin, Bulking Agent (Microcrystalline Cellulose), Anti-Caking Agent (Silicon Dioxide), Bulking Agent (Cross-Linked Sodium Carboxy Methyl Cellulose), Glazing Agent (Hydroxypropyl Methyl Cellulose), Anti-Caking Agent (Magnesium Stearate), Acacia Gum, Sucrose, Maize Starch, mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Antioxidants (Sodium Ascorbate), Alpha-Tocopherol, Vitamin D (Cholecalciferol)

Additives: E301 Sodium ascorbate , E307 Alpha-tocopherol , E414 Acacia gum , E460 Cellulose , E460i Microcrystalline cellulose , E464 Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose , E468 Cross-linked sodium carboxymethylcellulose , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E551 Silicon dioxide , E572 Magnesium stearate

As written on the pack

Bulking Agent: Calcium Carbonate; Maltodextrin, Bulking Agent: Microcrystalline Cellulose; Anti-Caking Agent: Silicon Dioxide; Bulking Agent: Cross-Linked Sodium Carboxy Methyl Cellulose; Glazing Agent: Hydroxypropyl Methyl Cellulose; Anti-Caking Agent: Magnesium Stearate; Acacia Gum, Sucrose, Maize Starch, Mono-and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Antioxidants: Sodium Ascorbate, Alpha-Tocopherol; Vitamin D (Cholecalciferol).

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.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
  • 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.
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  • Bulking agent Bulking agents are substances which contribute to the volume of a foodstuff without contributing significantly to its available energy value.
  • Glazing agent Glazing agents, waxes and shellac for example, coat a surface to make it shiny or stop pieces sticking together.

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.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
3 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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,145 dietary supplements

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1053rd. 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 1,145 dietary supplements, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489437741, 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.
  • 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.