While it would be reasonable to assume that supplementing with a multivitamin can only be good for your health, the truth of the matter is that not all multivitamins are created equal. In some cases, many multivitamins are simply a waste of your salubrious money. The adage "You get what you pay for" has great merit in the natural vitamins market, and cheap costing multivitamins commonly found in big-box grocery and drug stores, are without question, cheaply made.

And while a high quality multivitamin could very well cost twice the amount as a multivitamin brand on the shelf of your local drugstore, the difference in effectiveness is light years.

So then, what is it that makes some multivitamins better than others? Here at BestMultivitamins.net, we take into consideration four major components: Quality of Ingredients, Potency, Form of Delivery and Effectiveness. Here are some tips for you to consider when vetting multivitamin brands for yourself: Read More...

First and foremost, always pay close attention to the labeling and excercise the proper due diligence to verify the manufacturing process that goes into each particular multivitamin brand. Understandably, this can take considereable reserach that simply cannot be done while walking down the aisle of a retail store. Going online is often the easiest, most effective route for this kind of due diligence (which we pride ourselves doing for the behalf of our readers).

When verifying the manufacturing process, if a vitamin brand does not disclose the source of their ingredients and how those ingredients are kept fresh and manufactured into their final state, you should think twice before ingesting that vitamin. The highest quality multivitamins use only the freshest of organic whole food sources and are the subject of nutrient-friendly manufacturing processes, including cold processing. This means there should be no shortcuts like high temperature processing, which is often used in the manufacturing process of multivitamins, consequently leading to unneeded nutrient loss and overall potency.

It is also important to look for certification analysis confirming that multivitamins are free of microbiological and heavy metal contamination. Lastly, part of the manufacturing process also determines how each multivitamin will be released and absorbed by the body, and consequently, whether or not you will feel nauseous after taking the supplement. This process is referred to as Form of Delivery, and goes hand-in-hand with Effectiveness. How the ingredients of a multivitamin are blended, how the multivitamin itself is "tableted" and what kind of coating is used, all have an impact on how it is absorbed by the body, and consequently, the overall effect. High quality vitamin brands, for example, use a pharmaceutical grade coating called "enteric" coating, which ensures the nutrients contained in the multivitamin are not destroyed by stomach acids and are released at the precise time of reacing the small intestine for absorption.

Clearly, there is plenty to consider when vetting multivitamin brands. Fortunately, you have come to the right place, as BestMultivitamins.net has been vetting multivitamins for over 10 years, and takes great pride in the due-diligence we excercise in rating and reviewing the best multivitamin brands. Please let us know how we are doing, and by all means, share your own feedback in the comments section on any of the brands reviewed here.