Bayer NOVA 4

Heartburn relief chews

Product Insight: Heartburn relief chews

Heartburn relief chews by Bayer is tracked in PlainIngredients with 11 identified ingredients and carries an overall safety rating of 3.8 out of 5 — a Low-Risk-to-Safe tier backed by FDA and EU regulatory status. On the NOVA processing scale, this product falls into Group 4 (Ultra-processed foods), a standard framework for classifying how heavily food has been industrially modified before reaching the shelf, and no Nutri-Score label has been assigned by Open Food Facts contributors. Within the identified ingredient list, 1 ingredient is currently flagged as Caution or High Risk and warrant individual review via the linked ingredient pages, while 8 ingredients sit at the Low-Risk or Safe end of the scale.

Our composite score weighs each ingredient's U.S. FDA regulatory status (GRAS, Approved, or Banned), European Union food-additive status under Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, any U.S. state-level restrictions, and signals drawn from peer-reviewed toxicology literature. The per-product score is the mean of the per-ingredient ratings and should be read as a structured summary rather than a clinical verdict; edge cases such as cumulative exposure, individual allergies, and dietary interactions are not captured by a single number and are better addressed by reading the individual ingredient pages linked below.

Sources: Open Food Facts (product + ingredient list, CC0 licensed) · FDA SAFFA · EU Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 · U.S. state food-safety statutes

3.8
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 3.8 out of 5
Based on 11 tracked ingredients
11
Tracked Ingredients
1
Concerning
8
Low Risk / Safe
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Nutri-Score
1 ingredient flagged for safety concerns

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

4
NOVA Group 4
Ultra-processed foods

Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.

Full Ingredients List

other information each chewable tablet contains: calcium 300 mg, sodium 1 mg contains fd&c yellow no. 5 (tartrazine) as a color additive action uare may store at room temperature. avoid humidity. close cap tightly after use inactive ingredients acacia, carmine, carnauba wax, citric acid, corn starch, corn syrup, dl-alpha tocopherol, fd&c blue no.1 aluminum lake, fd&c red no.40 aluminum lake, an5 ake, fd&c yellow no.6, fd&c yeliow no.6 aluminum lake, fd&c yellow no.6 lake, flavors, hydrogenated coconut oil, hydrogenated vegetable oil, lecithin, medium chain triglycerides, modified starch, phosphoric acid, pregelatinized modified starch, propylene glycol, shellac, sodium benzoate, sorbic acid, sorbitol, sugar, titanium dioxide, water, white wax a le luct ice ctor questions or comments? 1-800-986-0369 (mon-fri 9am - 5pm est) y chew

Data Sources

  • Open Food Facts — Product data and ingredient lists
  • FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) Inventory — Safety scores
  • EU Food Additive Regulations (EC) No 1333/2008

Product Details

Brand
Bayer
Barcode
0016500592839
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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