Metamucil

Name: Metamucil
Brand: Metamucil

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Ingredients · 9

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Common questions

Is Metamucil healthy?

Metamucil scores 27/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Metamucil?

Metamucil lists 9 ingredients, starting with Psyllium Husk, Maltodextrin, Citric Acid, Malic Acid and Acesulfame Potassium. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Metamucil contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Metamucil’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Metamucil?

Metamucil has no NOVA group. Tallow works NOVA out from the ingredient list, and it does not apply to supplements or non-food products; a food whose ingredients are not all classified yet stays unknown instead of being guessed. Either way the processing axis scores it neutrally.

How does Metamucil compare to other probiotics & gut health?

At 27/100 Metamucil scores worse than most probiotics & gut health we have scored. A higher-scoring option in probiotics & gut health is Metamucil Original Coarse Fibre Powder Unflavoured at 100/100.

Is Metamucil organic?

Metamucil is not certified organic in our data.

Full methodology: how we score products.