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Is Sambucol Immunity Forte Black Elderberry Effervescent ultra-processed?

15 Tablets Vitamin supplements Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Pack of Sambucol Immunity Forte Black Elderberry 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:

  • 17 ingredients
  • 7 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

Citric acid, Sodium Carbonate, Maltodextrin, Sorbitol, Beetroot Red, Vitamin C (L-Ascorbic Acid), Zinc Sulfate, Black Elderberry (Sambucus nigra), Extract (der 32), Flavourings (Raspberry), Strawberry, Sucralose, Polyvinylpyrrolidone

Additives: E1201 Polyvinylpyrrolidone , E162 Beetroot red , E330 Citric acid , E420 Sorbitol , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500i Sodium carbonate , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

Acidity regulators: Citric acid, Sodium Carbonate; Maltodextrin, Bulking agent: Sorbitol, Colour Beetroot Red, Vitamin C (L-Ascorbic Acid), Zinc Sulfate. Black Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) Extract (DER 32:1), Flavourings: Raspberry, Strawberry; Sweetener: Sucralose, Stabiliser: Polyvinylpyrrolidone

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.

  • E162 Beetroot red Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
  • E420 Sorbitol Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and to keep products moist.
  • E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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 35 vitamin supplements

From least to most processed, this one ranks 29th. 91% of the vitamin 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 35 vitamin supplements, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060216560458, last edited 19 September 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.