Is Valupak Vitamin D3 ultra-processed?

Vitamin D supplements Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Bulking agent
E460 Cellulose
E551 Silicon dioxide

12 ingredients
5 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

Calcium Carbonate (bulking agent (ultra-processing marker)), Microcrystalline Cellulose (ultra-processing marker) (bulking agent (ultra-processing marker)), Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol), Stearic Acid (anti-caking agent (processing marker)), Silicon Dioxide (ultra-processing marker) (anti-caking agent (processing marker)), Magnesium Stearate (anti-caking agent (processing marker))

Additives: E460 Cellulose , E460i Microcrystalline cellulose , E551 Silicon dioxide , E570 Fatty acids , E572 Magnesium stearate

As written on the pack

Calcium Carbonate (bulking agent), Microcrystalline Cellulose (bulking agent), Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol), Stearic Acid (anti-caking agent), Silicon Dioxide (anti-caking agent), Magnesium Stearate (anti-caking agent)

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.

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.
E551 Silicon dioxide 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.
Bulking agent Bulking agents are substances which contribute to the volume of a foodstuff without contributing significantly to its available energy value.

1 ingredient that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Anti-caking agent Anti-caking agents are substances which reduce the tendency of individual particles of a foodstuff to adhere to one another.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 8 vitamin D supplements

From least to most processed, this one ranks 5th. 100% of the vitamin D 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 8 vitamin D supplements, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5024874032061, last edited 17 June 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.