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Is Tesco A-Z Multivitamins & Minerals ultra-processed?

90 Tablets Dietary supplements Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Tesco A-Z Multivitamins & Minerals

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:

  • 47 ingredients
  • 13 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, Maltodextrin, Dicalcium Phosphate, Cellulose, Ferrous Fumarate, Hydroxypropyl Methyl Cellulose, Modified Maize Starch, vitamins, vitamin E, Niacin, Zinc Oxide, Cross-linked Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Pantothenic Acid, Colours (Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxide), Manganese Sulphate, Acacia, Talc, Sodium Tetraborate, Maize Starch, Mannitol, Sugar, Cupric Sulphate, vitamins, vitamin B6, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Vitamin A, Triglycerides, Antioxidants (DL-Alpha-Tocopherol, Tartaric Acid), Folic Acid, Chromium Chloride, Potassium Iodide, Sodium Selenite, Sodium Molybdate, vitamins, vitamin K, Biotin, Vitamin D, Vitamin B12

Additives: E171 Titanium dioxide , E285 Sodium tetraborate (borax) , E307c DL-Alpha-tocopherol , E334 L(+)-tartaric acid , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341ii Dicalcium phosphate , E421 Mannitol , E460 Cellulose , E464 Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose , E468 Cross-linked sodium carboxymethylcellulose , E553 Magnesium silicates , E553b Talc , E572 Magnesium stearate

As written on the pack

Calcium Carbonate, Magnesium Oxide, Vitamin C, Maltodextrin, Dicalcium Phosphate, Cellulose, Ferrous Fumarate, Hydroxypropyl Methyl Cellulose, Modified Maize Starch, Vitamin E, Niacin, Zinc Oxide, Cross-linked Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Pantothenic Acid, Colours (Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxide), Manganese Sulphate, Acacia, Talc, Sodium Tetraborate, Maize Starch, Mannitol, Sugar, Cupric Sulphate, Vitamin B6, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Vitamin A, Triglycerides, Antioxidants (DL-Alpha-Tocopherol, Tartaric Acid), Folic Acid, Chromium Chloride, Potassium Iodide, Sodium Selenite, Sodium Molybdate, Vitamin K, Biotin, Vitamin D, Vitamin B12.

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.

  • E171 Titanium dioxide Titanium dioxide is a white pigment.
  • E421 Mannitol Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
  • 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.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 996th. 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 5054402100030, 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.