Vitamin Brand Ratings
Vitamin brand ratings of the top 25 multi vitamin supplements selected by an independent qualified health authority from over 1,000 American & Canadian vitamin supplements.
The leading brand of vitamin supplements on the vitamin brand ratings table is also available in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South- Korea, Singapore, Puerto Rico, the Caribbean and Mexico.
Important note: unless a vitamin supplements ingredients are absorbable we do not get the benefit required even if the product contains what the label says. And, according to numerous studies, many vitamin supplements may not even contain what the label says
(learn more about how to protect yourself at: vitamin supplements for better health).
So, it is SAFER to choose vitamin supplements from companies that meet U.S. Pharmacopeia Standards (USPs) for Potency, Uniformity, Disintegration & Dissolution if we can not trust what is written on the label (see dietary supplements risks ) from the vitamin brand ratings table.
Note: the top rated brand of vitamin supplements meets the safety standards we set for ourselves, carries a Potency & Purity Guarantee, and are also listed in the ‘Physicians Desk Reference’. And,
the vitamin brand ratings table is from the highly respected ( acknowledgments below ) ...
" Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements"
by Lyle MacWilliam, BSc, MSc, FP. www.macwilliam.net .
(some companies have more than one product represented, if they market in both Canada & the U.S.)
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RATING
|
BRAND
NAME |
PRODUCT
NAME |
|
1
|
|
Essentials (U.S.) |
|
2
|
Douglas Laboratories |
Ultra Preventive X |
|
3
|
Vitamin Research Products |
Extend Plus |
|
4
|
Source Naturals |
Life Force Multiple |
|
5
|
Source Naturals |
Élan Vitàl |
|
6
|
|
Essentials (Canadian) |
|
7
|
FreeLife |
Basic Mindell Plus |
|
8
|
Life Extension Foundation |
Life Extension Mix |
|
9
|
Karuna |
Maxxum 4 |
|
10
|
Ultimate Nutrition |
Super Complete |
|
11
|
Douglas Laboratories |
Ultra Preventive Beta |
|
12
|
SportsPharma |
Multiguard |
|
13
|
Dr. Julian Whitaker's |
Forward Multi-Nutrient |
|
14
|
Douglas Laboratories |
Ultra Preventive III |
|
15
|
amni
|
Added Protection III |
|
16
|
Purity Products |
Perfect Multi Focus Formula |
|
17
|
DaVinci Laboratories |
Spectra Woman |
|
18
|
Doctor's Nutrition |
Mega Vites Woman |
|
19
|
Mountain Naturals of Vermont |
Women's Superior |
|
20
|
Douglas Laboratories |
Ultra Preventive IX |
|
21
|
Nutrition Dynamics |
Optimum Health Essentials |
|
22
|
Karuna |
Maxxum 2 |
|
23
|
DaVinci Laboratories
|
Spectra |
|
24
|
FoodScience of Vermont |
Superior Care |
|
25
|
Mountain Naturals of Vermont |
Superior Care |
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