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Is Tesco High Strength Vitamin C ultra-processed?

20 tablets Dietary supplements Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Tesco High Strength Vitamin C

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:

  • 14 ingredients
  • 6 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

Acid (Citric Acid), Vitamin C, Acidity Regulator (Sodium Bicarbonate), Bulking Agent (Sorbitol), Sweeteners (Aspartame, Acesulfame K), Flavouring, Beetroot Juice, Colour (Riboflavin-5'-Phosphate)

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E420 Sorbitol , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate , E950 Acesulfame k , E951 Aspartame

As written on the pack

Acid (Citric Acid), Vitamin C, Acidity Regulator (Sodium Bicarbonate), Bulking Agent (Sorbitol), Sweeteners (Aspartame, Acesulfame K), Flavouring, Concentrated Beetroot Juice, Colour (Riboflavin-5'-Phosphate). Contains a source of phenylalanine.

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.

  • E420 Sorbitol Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and to keep products moist.
  • E950 Acesulfame k Acesulfame K is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, often combined with aspartame or sucralose.
  • 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.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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  • Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,145 dietary supplements

From least to most processed, this one ranks 861st. 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 03025819, last edited 19 September 2023), 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.