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Is Vitabiotics Ultra Vitamin D 2000 Iu (d3 50µg) Extra Strength ultra-processed?

Vitamin D supplements Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Vitabiotics Ultra Vitamin D 2000 Iu (d3 50µg) Extra Strength

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:

  • 12 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

Maltodextrin, Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol), DL-Alpha Tocopherol, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, Isomalt, Medium Chain Triglycerides, Calcium Carbonate, Silicon Dioxide, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate

Additives: E307 Alpha-tocopherol , E460 Cellulose , E460i Microcrystalline cellulose , E464 Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose , E570 Fatty acids , E572 Magnesium stearate , E953 Isomalt

As written on the pack

Maltodextrin, Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol), DL-Alpha Tocopherol, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, Isomalt, Medium Chain Triglycerides, Calcium Carbonate, Silicon Dioxide, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate

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.
  • 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.
  • E953 Isomalt 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.

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 8 vitamin D supplements

From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 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 5021265247400, 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.