Shaklee Vitalizer Receives High Marks in Women’s Multivitamin Study
Comparison of 100 Multivitamins Designed Specifically for Women
If you want to improve your health and boost your energy, you may wonder if multivitamins can help. The honest answer is “no”.
The vast majority of vitamin supplements available on the market today are full of cheap, synthetic ingredients that cannot be properly utilized by your body.
Buying any of these supplements is a waste of your money.To find the handful of multivitamin products that are truly effective, you need to tune out the marketing noise and analyse the Supplement Facts listed on the back of the label. Only then you can see clearly which the top multivitamins for women really are.
Shaklee Vitalizer for Women scored #2 out of 100 tested products which is a testament to their commitment to only providing the most pure, usable ingredients in their complete line of products.
This guide below offers comparison of over 100 multivitamin brands for women based on careful analysis of the Supplement Facts of each product. Each of the reviewed multivitamins is evaluated against 4 key parameters – composition, bioavailability, safety and potency. Then each supplement is assigned an effectiveness score ranging from 0 to 10 (10 being the best), which enables you to easily compare the various brands. For best results, using a multivitamin with a score of 8.0 or above is strongly advised.
Table 1: Effectiveness scores and ranking of the most popular multivitamin brands
Rank | Company | Product | Effectiveness |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Xtend-Life Natural Products | Total Balance Women’s | 9.6 |
2 |
Shaklee |
Vitalizer Women |
9.4 |
3 | Douglas Laboratories | Ultra Preventive X | 9.3 |
4 | USANA Health Sciences | HealthPak | 8.9 |
5 | Dr. Mercola | Whole Food Multivitamin PLUS | 8.7 |
6 | Metagenics | Wellness Essentials Women’s Prime | 8.5 |
7 | Nutrilite (Amway, Quixtar) | Double X | 8.3 |
8 | Garden of Life | Vitamin Code Women | 8.2 |
9 | Source Naturals | Women’s Life Force | 8.1 |
10 | Karuna | Maxxum 4 | 7.9 |
11 | Solgar | Omnium | 7.8 |
12 | FitMiss | Balance Women’s Multi-Vitamin | 7.7 |
13 | Optimum Nutrition | Opti-Women | 7.6 |
14 | Dr. Julian Whitaker’s | Forward Multi-Nutrient | 7.6 |
15 | New Chapter | Every Woman’s One Daily | 7.2 |
16 | Mountain Naturals of Vermont | Superior Care | 7.1 |
17 | amni | Added Protection III | 7.0 |
18 | Purity Products | Perfect Multi Focus Formula | 7.0 |
19 | GNC | GNC Women’s Ultra Mega | 6.9 |
20 | Doctor’s Nutrition | Mega Vites Woman | 6.8 |
21 | DaVinci Laboratories | Spectra Woman | 6.8 |
22 | Nutrition Dynamics | Optimum Health Essentials | 6.8 |
23 | TwinLab | Daily One Caps with Iron | 6.7 |
24 | FoodScience of Vermont | Superior Care | 6.6 |
25 | Puritan’s Pride | Women’s One Daily Multivitamin | 6.5 |
26 | Colgan Institute | Formula MCS | 6.4 |
27 | Rainbow Light | Advanced Nutritional System | 6.4 |
28 | NOW Foods | Multiple Vitamins – LiquidGels | 6.4 |
29 | EAS | Multi-Blend | 6.3 |
30 | Mannatech | PhytoMatrix | 6.2 |
31 | Nature’s Way | Alive! Whole Food Energizer | 6.1 |
32 | Jean Carper’s | Stop Aging Now! | 6.0 |
33 | Natural Factors | MultiStart Women’s | 5.9 |
34 | Advanced Physician’s Products | Maximum MultiVitamin/Mineral | 5.8 |
35 | EcoNugenics | Women’s Longevity Rhythms Gold | 5.8 |
36 | Solaray | Spectro Multi-Vita-Min | 5.8 |
37 | Nature’s Blend | Vitaminix Ultimate | 5.6 |
38 | Pharmanex (Nu Skin) | LifePak Prime | 5.4 |
39 | Melaleuca | Vitality Pak | 5.3 |
40 | Herbalife | Formula 2 MultivitaminComplex | 5.3 |
41 | QCI Nutritionals | Ultra Vitality #1 | 5.2 |
42 | KAL | Multiple Energy | 5.2 |
43 | Essentials by Megafood | Essentials for Life | 5.2 |
44 | Optimox | Androvite for Women | 5.1 |
45 | Swanson Premium | Women’s Prime Multi | 5.0 |
46 | Jarrow | Multi E-Z Powder | 5.0 |
47 | Great Earth | TNT – Total Nutrition Tablet | 5.0 |
48 | Nikken | Kenzen Mega Daily 4 | 4.9 |
49 | Garry Null’s | Supreme Health Formula | 4.8 |
50 | Thorne Research | Al’s Formula | 4.8 |
51 | Atkins | Basic #3 | 4.7 |
52 | Vitamin World | Daily 3 With Antioxidant Factors | 4.7 |
53 | PhytoPharmica | Clinical Nutrients for Women | 4.7 |
54 | Centrum | Silver | 4.6 |
55 | 4Life | BioVitamins Type III | 4.5 |
56 | Bronson Laboratories | The Woman’s Formula | 4.5 |
57 | One A Day | Essential | 4.5 |
58 | Country Life | Maxine | 4.4 |
59 | Nature Made | Multi Complete | 4.3 |
60 | Quest | Maximum Once A Day | 4.2 |
61 | Nature’s Bounty | Green Source Vegetarian Formula | 4.1 |
62 | Matol | Matolife | 4.1 |
63 | Greens+ | Multi+ | 3.9 |
64 | Michael’s Naturopathic Programs | for Women | 3.8 |
65 | Natrol | My Favorite Multiple Original | 3.8 |
66 | Nu-life | Ultimate One for Women | 3.7 |
67 | Jamieson | Super Vita-Vim | 3.7 |
68 | Walgreens | Ultra Choice Premium Women | 3.5 |
69 | Swiss Natural Sources | Super Adult Chewable | 3.4 |
70 | Ripple Creek | Mega-100 (Slow Release) | 3.3 |
71 | Thompson | Human Nature Green Multi | 3.0 |
72 | Safeway Select | Super Women’s Multivitamin | 2.9 |
73 | Perfect Choice | Multivitamin Specially Formulated for Women | 2.9 |
74 | Watkins | Superfood Multiple | 2.8 |
75 | Vitamin Power | Power Source 100 | 2.8 |
76 | Pilgrim’s | Silver Stars Multi | 2.7 |
77 | Absolute Nutrition | Dieters’ Multi’s | 2.7 |
78 | Nature’s Sunshine | Super Supplemental Vitamins and Minerals | 2.7 |
79 | Freeda Vitamins | Ultra Freeda | 2.7 |
80 | ZonePerfect | Multi Vitamin & Mineral | 2.6 |
81 | Sisu | Only One | 2.5 |
82 | Schiff | Single Day | 2.4 |
83 | Nature’s Plus | Uitra One | 2.0 |
84 | Kirkland Signature (Costco) | Daily Multi | 1.9 |
85 | Sunkist | Multi-Women’s | 1.7 |
86 | Lifestyles | Lifecycles for Women | 1.6 |
87 | Western Family | Multra Forte | 1.3 |
88 | Avon | VitAdvance Women’s Complete Multivitamin | 1.2 |
89 | Flora | MultiCaps | 1.2 |
90 | Reliv | Classic | 1.1 |
91 | Sundown | Complete Ultra | 0.9 |
92 | YourLife | Super Multi with Herbs | 0.9 |
93 | Rite Aid | Whole Source | 0.8 |
94 | 21st Century | One Daily Women’s | 0.7 |
95 | Spring Valley | Maximum One Dally | 0.6 |
96 | Life Brand | Optimum | 0.6 |
97 | Good Neighbor Pharmacy | Balanced Care Complete Multi | 0.6 |
98 | Kroger | Advanced Formula Complete | 0.6 |
99 | Equate | One Daily | 0.6 |
100 | Action Labs | Essential Nutrients | 0.5 |
101 | Geritol | Complete | 0.4 |