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Is Sainsbury's Multivitamin Tablets Effervescent ultra-processed?

20 tablets Dietary supplements Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Sainsbury's Multivitamin Tablets Effervescent

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:

  • 21 ingredients
  • 9 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

Acidity Regulators (Sodium Bicarbonate, Citric Acid), Acidity Regulator (Sorbitol), Ascorbic Acid, Sweetener (Aspartame), Maltodextrin, Nicotinamide, Bulking Agent (Polyethylene Glycol), Colour (Beta-Carotene), Flavouring, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Cyanocobalamin, Biotin

Additives: E1521 Polyethylene glycol , E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene , E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid , E420 Sorbitol , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate , E951 Aspartame

As written on the pack

Acidity Regulators (Sodium Bicarbonate, Citric Acid), Acidity Regulator (Sorbitol), Ascorbic Acid, Sweetener (Aspartame), Maltodextrin, Nicotinamide, Bulking Agent (Polyethylene Glycol), Colour (Beta-Carotene), Flavouring, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Cyanocobalamin, Biotin

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.
  • E420 Sorbitol Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and to keep products moist.
  • E951 Aspartame Aspartame is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, used in diet drinks and sugar-free products.
  • Bulking agent Bulking agents are substances which contribute to the volume of a foodstuff without contributing significantly to its available energy value.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,145 dietary supplements

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1042nd. 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 00430753, last edited 2 May 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.