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Most multivitamins you buy at your local store are not carefully formulated to give you the optimal nutrition you need. Their manufacturers use low-quality ingredients that are not potent or bioavailable enough to be beneficial. They may meet the government’s recommended daily intake guidelines, but they don’t use the type of nutrients that are most easily absorbed by your body.
For these reasons, the vast majority of multivitamins available today are simply not good enough to spend your hard-earned money on. You want the benefits of the best vitamin and mineral supplement you can find, but you’re not sure how to find the right multivitamin for your needs. We always recommend doing your own research instead of trying to wade through the marketing noise of most vitamin companies, and this Multivitamin Guide is a good start.
We’ve done indepth analysis of over 100 vitamin brands, including popular supplements such as Centrum, One-A-Day, GNC, Shaklee, Nutrilite/Amway, Equate, Nature Made, NOW Foods, Melaleuca, and Puritan’s Pride. We’ve also included many brands that are not so recognizable, including Xtend-Life, Douglas Labs and USANA.
Each of the reviewed vitamins was evaluated against four criteria, including composition, bioavailability, safety, and potency. Each supplement received a score ranging from 0 to 10 to help you easily compare the effectiveness of the different brands and determine the best multivitamin to take.
The table below provides a summary of the Effectiveness Scores of some of the more popular vitamin supplement brands available on the market. For the best vitamins, look for a score of 8.0 or above, which is considered excellent.
Most widely available supplements scored low in our review, while nine relatively unknown brands were the best scoring products.
Rank | Multivitamin | Score |
---|---|---|
1 | Whole Food Multivitamin by NATURELO | 9.8 |
2 | Total Balance by Xtend-Life | 9.6 |
3 | Ultra Preventive X by Douglas Labs | 9.3 |
4 | HealthPak by USANA | 8.9 |
5 | Whole Food Multivitamin PLUS by Dr. Mercola |
8.8 |
6 | Vitalizer Gold by Shakleee |
8.7 |
7 | Life Extention Mix by Life Extention |
8.6 |
8 | Wellness Essentials by Metagenics | 8.5 |
9 | Double X by Nutrilite | 8.3 |
10 | Vitamin Code by Garden of Life | 8.2 |
11 | Life Force by Source Naturals | 8.1 |
12 | Maxxum 4 by Karuna | 7.9 |
13 | Omnium by Solgar | 7.8 |
14 | Opti-Men by Optimum Nutrition | 7.7 |
15 | Armour-V by Muscle Pharm | 7.6 |
16 | Forward Multi-Nutrient by Dr. Julian Whitaker's | 7.6 |
17 | Reverse! by FreeLife | 7.2 |
18 | Superior Care by Mountain Naturals of Vermont | 7.1 |
19 | Added Protection III by amni | 7.0 |
20 | Perfect Multi Focus Formula by Purity Products | 7.0 |
21 | Animal Pak by Universal Nutrition | 6.9 |
22 | Mega Vites by Doctor's Nutrition | 6.8 |
23 | Spectra by DaVinci Laboratories | 6.8 |
24 | GNC Mega Men by GNC | 6.8 |
25 | Daily One Caps with Iron by TwinLab | 6.7 |
26 | Superior Care FoodScience of Vermont | 6.6 |
27 | High Potency Ultra Vita Time Release Puritan's Pride | 6.5 |
28 | Formula MCS Colgan Institute | 6.4 |
29 | Advanced Nutritional System by Rainbow Light | 6.4 |
30 | Multiple Vitamins - Liquid Gels by NOW Foods | 6.4 |
31 | Multi-Blend by EAS | 6.3 |
32 | PhytoMatrix by Mannatech | 6.2 |
33 | Alive! Whole Food Energizer by Nature's Way | 6.1 |
34 | Stop Aging Now! by Jean Carper's | 6.0 |
35 | MultiStart by Natural Factors | 5.9 |
36 | Maximum MultiVitamin by Advanced Physician's Products | 5.8 |
37 | Longevity Rhythms Gold by EcoNugenics | 5.8 |
38 | Iron-Free Spectro Multi-Vita-Min by Solaray | 5.8 |
39 | Vitaminix Ultimate by Nature's Blend | 5.6 |
40 | LifePak Prime by Pharmanex (Nu Skin) | 5.4 |
41 | Vitality Pak by Melaleuca | 5.3 |
42 | Formula 2 Multivitamin Complex by Herbalife | 5.3 |
43 | Ultra Vitality #1 by QCI Nutritionals | 5.2 |
44 | Multiple Energy by KAL | 5.2 |
45 | Essentials for Life by Megafood | 5.2 |
46 | Androvite by Optimox | 5.1 |
47 | Whole Food Multi without Iron by Swanson Ultra | 5.0 |
48 | Multi E-Z Powder by Jarrow | 5.0 |
49 | TNT - Total Nutrition Tablet by Great Earth | 5.0 |
50 | Kenzen Mega Daily 4 by Nikken | 4.9 |
51 | Supreme Health Formula by Garry Null's | 4.8 |
52 | Al's Formula by Thorne Research | 4.8 |
53 | Basic #3 by Atkins | 4.7 |
54 | Daily 3 With Antioxidant Factors by Vitamin World | 4.7 |
55 | Clinical Nutrients by PhytoPharmica | 4.7 |
56 | Centrum by Pfizer | 4.6 |
57 | BioVitamins Type III by 4Life | 4.5 |
58 | Performance Edge by Bronson Laboratories | 4.5 |
59 | One A Day Women's by Bayer | 4.5 |
60 | Maxine by Country Life | 4.4 |
61 | Multi Complete by Nature Made | 4.3 |
62 | Maximum Once A Day by Quest | 4.2 |
63 | Green Source Vegetarian Formula by Nature's Bounty | 4.1 |
64 | Matolife by Matol | 4.1 |
65 | Multi+ by Greens+ | 3.9 |
66 | Pedia Vites by Michael's Naturopathic Programs | 3.8 |
67 | My Favorite Multiple Original by Natrol | 3.8 |
68 | Ultimate One by Nu-life | 3.7 |
69 | Super Vita-Vim by Jamieson | 3.7 |
70 | Ultra Choice Premium by Walgreens | 3.5 |
71 | Super Adult Chewable by Swiss Natural Sources | 3.4 |
72 | Mega-100 (Slow Release) by Ripple Creek | 3.3 |
73 | Human Nature Green Multi by Thompson | 3.0 |
74 | Super Multivitamin by Safeway Select | 2.9 |
75 | Multivitamin Specially Formulated by Perfect Choice | 2.9 |
76 | Superfood Multiple by Watkins | 2.8 |
77 | Power Source 100 by Vitamin Power | 2.8 |
78 | Silver Stars Multi by Pilgrim's | 2.7 |
79 | Dieters' Multi's by Absolute Nutrition | 2.7 |
80 | Super Supplemental by Nature's Sunshine | 2.7 |
81 | Ultra Freeda Iron-Free by Freeda Vitamins | 2.7 |
82 | Multi Vitamin & Mineral by ZonePerfect | 2.6 |
83 | Only One by Sisu | 2.5 |
84 | Single Day by Schiff | 2.4 |
85 | Ultra One by Nature's Plus | 2.0 |
86 | Daily Multi by Kirkland | 1.9 |
87 | Multi-Men's by Sunkist | 1.7 |
88 | Lifecycles by Lifestyles | 1.6 |
89 | Ultra Forte by Western Family | 1.3 |
90 | VitAdvance Complete Multivitamin by Avon | 1.2 |
91 | MultiCaps by Flora | 1.2 |
92 | Classic by Reliv | 1.1 |
93 | Complete Daily by Sundown | 0.9 |
94 | Super Multi with Herbs by YourLife | 0.9 |
95 | Whole Source by Rite Aid | 0.8 |
96 | One Daily Maximum by 21st Century | 0.7 |
97 | Ultra Multivitamin by Spring Valley | 0.6 |
98 | Optimum by Life Brand | 0.6 |
99 | Balanced Care Complete Multi by Good Neighbor Pharmacy | 0.6 |
100 | Advanced Formula Complete by Kroger | 0.6 |
101 | One Daily by Equate | 0.6 |
102 | Essential Nutrients by Action Labs | 0.5 |
103 | Complete by Geritol | 0.4 |