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?

We don’t have a NOVA classification on file for Metamucil yet, so 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 Hayward Gut Shot at 100/100.

Is Metamucil organic?

Metamucil is not certified organic in our data.

Has Metamucil been lab tested?

Not yet. No independent lab has published results for Metamucil, so its score is based on its ingredient list, processing and packaging alone.

Full methodology: how we score products.