Is Symprove Live & active bacteria ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 7 ingredients
- 4 additives
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Water, germinated barley extract, acidity regulators (ascorbic acid), trisodium citrate, preservative (processing marker) (potassium sorbate (processing marker))
Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E300 Ascorbic acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E331iii Trisodium citrate
As written on the pack
Water, germinated barley extract, acidity regulators: ascorbic acid, trisodium citrate; preservative: potassium sorbate.
What makes it processed
Preservation and traditional processing
Keep food safe or ferment it, like preservatives and cultures. A sign of processing, not ultra-processing.
- E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060221910040, 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.