The results are available online in ConsumerLab's new Multivitamin and Multimineral Supplements Review, which includes test results and comparisons for 39 products for seniors, men, women (including prenatal vitamins), diabetics, children and pets. Each Top Pick provides adequate intakes of vitamin D, vitamin C, and zinc without risking excessive intakes that can cause negative effects. Gummies can be difficult to manufacture due to their consistency and the process used to incorporate ingredients, although ConsumerLab identified some gummy vitamins that contained what they claimed and did not contain excessive amounts of folic acid or other vitamins.Īmong products that were approved, ConsumerLab selected its Top Picks for multivitamins for seniors, men, women (including prenatal vitamins), diabetics, children and pets. Two popular brands of gummy vitamins were found to contain more than twice their listed amounts of folic acid, nearing the daily Tolerable Upper Intake Level for folic acid, above which the risk of adverse effects such as kidney damage are more likely to occur. As ConsumerLab has found in previous years, gummy vitamins remained the most likely form to contain much more of an ingredient than listed.

Twelve of the 27 multivitamins ConsumerLab selected for testing were found to contain much less, or much more, of one or more vitamins or minerals than claimed, and/or failed to disintegrate properly within 30 minutes, the standard established for multivitamin tablets by the United States Pharmacopoeia (USP). However, ConsumerLab found quality issues with 44% of the multivitamin and multimineral supplements it recently selected for review.

Some can be a good source of vitamin D, vitamin C, and zinc, which are essential for immune system function and of particular interest during the COVID-19 epidemic. White Plains, New York, ApMultivitamin/multimineral supplements are among the top five most popular supplements, but with so many different formulas on the market, it can be difficult to choose the right one.

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