Bayer NOVA 4

One a day Men’s 50+

Dietary supplements / Vitamins

Product Insight: One a day Men’s 50+

One a day Men’s 50+ by Bayer is tracked in PlainIngredients with 22 identified ingredients and carries an overall safety rating of 4 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 21 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

4
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4 out of 5
Based on 22 tracked ingredients
22
Tracked Ingredients
1
Concerning
21
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

Calcium Carbonate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Starch, Dicalcium Phosphate, Ascorbic Acid, Crospovidone, Sodium Ascorbate, dl-Alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate, Maltodextrin, Less than 2% of: Beta-Carotene, Biotin, Cholecalciferol, Chromic Chloride, Citric Acid, Cyanocobalamin, D-Calcium Pantothenate, FD, C Blue #2 Aluminum Lake, Ferrous Fumarate, Folic Acid, Gelatin, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Lycopene, Magnesium Oxide, Manganese Sulfate, Niacinamide, Polyethylene Glycol, Potassium Iodide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Silicon Dioxide, Stearic Acid, Sucrose, Thiamine Mononitrate, Titanium Dioxide, Vitamin A Acetate

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
0016500579786
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Data sourced from official EWG, FDA GRAS, and ingredient toxicology databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainIngredients Editorial

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