THE NEW TRUTH ABOUT VITAMINS AND MINERALS

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2003 Rankings* of top brand multivitamins from the

soon-to-be-published book

THE NEW TRUTH ABOUT VITAMINS AND MINERALS

by Bill Sardi

 

RANK

2003

survey

 

MULTIVITAMIN

55 Brands

 

MANUFACTURER

 

# PILLS

PER DAY

 

SCORE

(100 IS BEST)

 

1

 

Purity Perfect Multi

 

Purity Products

 

4 capsules

 

96

 

2

 

Synergy Ultra

 

Nutraceutical Sciences Institute

 

22 capsules

 

68

 

3

 

Elan Vital

 

Source Naturals

 

6 tablets

 

44

 

3

 

Health Pack

 

USANA

 

Daily pack

 

44

 

3

 

Gary Null’s Supreme Health

 

Gary Null

 

10 tablets

 

44

 

4

 

Maxilife Co Q10 Formula

 

Twinlab

 

4 capsules

 

40

 

4

 

Life Extension Mix

 

Life Extension

 

14 capsules

 

40

 

4

 

Cooper Complete

 

Cooper Wellness

 

4 tablets

 

40

 

4

 

InVite Hi Potency

 

InVite Health

 

1 tablet 1 liquicap

 

40

 

5

 

Pathway Basic Nutrition

 

Abundant Nutrition

 

4 capsules

 

40

 

5

 

Essentials

 

USANA

 

6 tablets

 

36

 

5

 

Stop Aging Now

 

Jean Carper

 

6 tablets

 

36

 

5

 

Mega Antioxidant

 

USANA

 

3 tablets

 

36

 

6

 

Life Force Multiple

 

Source Naturals

 

2 capsules

 

32

 

6

 

Just Once Multivitamin

 

Rainbow Light

 

1 tablet

 

32

 

7

 

Daily Advantage

 

Dr. Williams

 

4 capsules

 

28

 

7

 

Ultra-High Absorb

 

Swanson

 

1 capsule

 

28

 

7

 

Advanced Nutrition System

 

Rainbow Light

 

6 tablets

 

28

 

7

 

Omnium

 

Solgar

 

2 tablets

 

28

 

7

 

Ocudyne II

 

Nutricology

 

2 capsules

 

28

 

8

 

Prime Years

 

Schiff

 

1 softgel

 

24

 

8

 

Forward Plus

 

Dr. Whitaker

 

Daily pack

 

24

 

8

 

Super One Daily

 

Carlson Labs

 

1 tablet

 

24

 

8

 

Nutrilite

 

Access Business Group

 

1 tablet

 

24

 

8

 

Multi 1-to-3

 

Jarrow Formulas

 

3 tablets

 

24

 

9

 

Daily Multi

 

Swanson

 

1 capsule

 

20

 

9

 

Super Multi

 

Linus Pauling

 

3 caplets

 

20

 

9

 

Essential Life Daily

 

Country Life

 

3 tablets

 

20

 

9

 

Multivitamin

 

Nature’s Way

 

3 capsules

 

20

 

9

 

Special Two

 

Now Foods

 

2 tablets

 

20

 

10

 

Mega Vita Gel

 

Puritan’s Pride

 

2 softgels

 

16

 

10

 

My Favorite Multiple

 

Natrol

 

4 tablets

 

16

 

10

 

Superior One Plus

 

Swanson

 

1 tablet

 

16

 

10

 

Vit-Min +75

 

Now Foods

 

1 tablet

 

16

 

10

 

Century Formula

 

Swanson

 

1 tablet

 

16

 

11

 

One-A-Day Men’s

 

One-A-Day

 

1 tablet

 

12

 

11

 

No Iron Multi

 

Nature’s Way

 

3 capsules

 

12

 

11

 

High Potency Ultra Vita Man

 

Vitamin World

 

1 tablet

 

12

 

11

 

Vita Lea

 

Shaklee Corp

 

2 tablets

 

12

 

11

 

Daily One Caps

 

Twinlab

 

1 capsule

 

12

 

11

 

Centrum Silver

 

Lederle

 

1 tablet

 

12

 

11

 

Ultra Mega Gold

 

GNC

 

2 tablets

 

12

 

11

 

Kirkland Daily Multivitamin

 

Costco

 

1 tablet

 

12

 

12

 

Central Vite

 

Rite Aid

 

1 tablet

 

8

 

12

 

Essential Daily

 

Nature Made

 

1 tablet

 

8

 

12

 

Whole Source

 

Rite-Aid

 

1 tablet

 

8

 

12

 

Multivitamins

 

Vitamin Shoppe

 

Packet

 

8

 

12

 

Premium

 

Kirkland

 

1 tablet

 

8

 

12

 

Geritol Complete

 

GlaxoSmithKline

 

1 tablet

 

8

 

12

 

Mega Min

 

Puritan’s Pride

 

1 tablet

 

8

 

12

 

Theragran M Advanced

 

Mead Johnson

 

1 caplet

 

8

 

12

 

ABC Plus Senior

 

Nature’s Bounty

 

1 tablet

 

8

 

13

 

Ultra Vita-Min

 

Puritan’s Pride

 

1 tablet

 

4

 

13

 

Centrum Select

 

Lederle

 

1 tablet

 

4

 

13

 

CVS Mega Multi

 

CVS

 

1 tablet

 

4

Bill Sardi’s Ranking of Multivitamins 2003 survey Copyright Bill Sardi 2003

 

If you want to rate your own multivitamin using the same 25 criteria used by

Bill Sardi, you can use the following chart -

Rate your own vitamin

 

Disclosure: From time to time Bill Sardi is compensated by various companies to

promote their products. The multivitamin ranking list was developed from

scientific criteria cited in the book THE NEW TRUTH ABOUT VITAMINS & MINERALS.

If you are confused about your own regimen of dietary supplements, send a copy

of your daily regimen to Bill Sardi who will gladly review it for you at no

charge. Please send to Bill Sardi, Knowledge of Health, Inc., 457 West Allen

#117, San Dimas, Ca. 91773.

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