Vitamins & minerals

Vitamins, minerals and omega-3: doses in micrograms and milligrams, % of the reference intake and EU-authorised claims.

Vitamins & minerals

Vitamins and minerals are one of the few groups with many authorised health claims in the EU. We show them on a product page only when the daily dose provides at least 15 % of the reference intake — as the regulation requires.

The section holds single vitamins, minerals, multivitamins and omega-3. Compare the dose per daily serving and the % of the reference intake: a high dose is not always needed, and some substances have an upper limit. More on each is on the ingredient pages.

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What does % of the reference intake mean?

The share of the EU labelling reference intake that the product's daily dose provides.

Can I take several vitamins at once?

Yes, but count the same substance across products so as not to exceed the upper limit.

When should vitamins be taken?

Fat-soluble ones (A, D, E, K) usually with a meal containing fat; the rest as the pack directs.

Why are there different forms of one vitamin?

Forms differ in price, tablet size and tolerance; the authorised claims are the same for all of them.

Do vitamins replace food?

No. Food supplements add to a varied, balanced diet; they do not replace it.

Vitamins & minerals

NOW Foods Mega D-3 & MK-7 - 120 caps

NOW Foods Mega D-3 & MK-7 - 60 vcaps

NOW Foods Methyl B-12 with Folic Acid, 5000mcg - 120 lozenges

NOW Foods Methyl B-12 with Folic Acid, 5000mcg - 60 lozenges

NOW Foods Methyl B-12, 1000mcg - 100 lozenges

NOW Foods Methyl B-12, 5000mcg - 90 vcaps

NOW Foods Methyl Folate, 1000mcg - 90 tabs

NOW Foods Niacinamide, 1000mg - 90 tablets

NOW Foods Niacinamide, 500mg - 100 caps

NOW Foods Potassium Chloride Powder - 227g

NOW Foods Potassium Citrate, 99mg - 180 vcaps

NOW Foods Potassium Citrate, Pure Powder - 340g

NOW Foods Potassium Gluconate, 99mg - 100 tablets

NOW Foods Potassium Gluconate, Pure Powder - 454g

NOW Foods Potassium plus Iodine - 180 tabs

NOW Foods Red Mineral Algae - 180 vcaps

NOW Foods Sambucus Zinc-C - 60 lozenges

NOW Foods Saw Palmetto Extract with Pumpkin Seed Oil and Zinc, 80mg - 90 softgels

NOW Foods Selenium, 100mcg - 100 tabs

NOW Foods Selenium, 100mcg - 250 tabs

NOW Foods Selenium, 200mcg - 180 vcaps

NOW Foods Selenium, 200mcg - 90 vcaps

NOW Foods Sodium Ascorbate, Powder Buffered - 227g

NOW Foods Tri-Chromium, 500mcg - 180 vcaps

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