What is the best whole food multivitamin?

The best whole food multivitamin is one that includes a broad range of vitamins and minerals, in meaningful amounts, sourced from high quality ingredients that are easy for your body to absorb and use. Check the label to make sure you’re getting about 20 vitamins and minerals, with most of them at close to 100% of the recommended daily value. (Calcium will typically be in a lower amount, while vitamin C and the B vitamins can be much higher in potency.)

Important B vitamins such as folate and B12 should be in their active forms for best bioavailability (look for the word “methyl” in the ingredient name). Keep an eye out for plant-based ingredients, too. For instance, our whole food multivitamin supplements include vitamin E from sunflower, vitamin D3 from lichen, calcium and magnesium from marine algae, vitamin C from acerola cherry, and iodine from kelp.

When to take multivitamin supplements?

It’s best to take your multivitamin with food to help your body digest and absorb the nutrients better. If your multivitamin includes more than one capsule per serving, such as our Whole Food Multivitamin, you can spread out your daily serving and take half in the morning with breakfast and half in the evening with dinner.

Why take multivitamin supplements?

Even with a moderately healthy diet, it can be challenging to get all the nutrients you need from your food. Our diets often lack the variety needed to cover all our nutritional bases, especially if we have dietary restrictions. Many modern foods have been processed and stripped of their nutrients. Even fruits and vegetables are less nutritious than they used to be because of nutrient depletion in the soil. A once daily multivitamin is a simple way to help cover these nutritional gaps.

What is in multivitamin supplements?

Multivitamins include a broad range of essential vitamins and minerals that your body needs to function well and that you may not be getting enough of from your food. A good multivitamin will include a healthy daily serving of about 20 different vitamins and minerals. Some multivitamins also include additional ingredients, such as fruits and vegetables, herbs, and probiotics.