This women's multi delivers where it counts most: **Vitamin D3** at 1,000 IU hits the minimum clinical dose for healthy blood levels, **Iron** at 18mg matches the RDA for premenopausal women, and **Folate** at 400 mcg covers you if you're of childbearing age. The **Vitamin C** alongside iron helps boost its absorption — a useful pairing.
The tradeoffs show up in form quality. **Zinc** is just 8mg in oxide form, which is poorly absorbed. **Vitamin E** uses the synthetic DL-alpha form, delivering roughly 25% of the activity of a natural form. **B12** is cyanocobalamin, which your body needs to convert before using. There's no **magnesium** at all — a significant gap since it's involved in hundreds of body processes.
If you're looking for budget iron and vitamin D coverage, this checks those boxes. But you'd need to supplement magnesium, zinc, and vitamin K separately.
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Ingredients (21)
Vitamin D3
100%Dose
1000 IU
Target
1000–5000 IU
Form
Premium
Iodine
100%Dose
150 mcg
Target
150–500 mcg
Form
Premium
Pantothenic Acid
10%Dose
5 mg
Target
50–500 mg
Form
Premium
Iron
100%Dose
18 mg
Target
15–45 mg
Form
Standard
Vitamin B6
7%Dose
1.7 mg
Target
25–100 mg
Form
Premium
Other Ingredients (12)
TalcAnti-caking
IARC classifies cosmetic-grade talc not containing asbestos as Group 2B (possibly carcinogenic to humans); perineal talc use as Group 2A (probably carcinogenic). Johnson & Johnson voluntarily withdrew talc-based baby powder from US/Canada in 2020 and globally in 2022 after extensive litigation tied to ovarian-cancer and mesothelioma cases. The 2018 FDA contamination survey found asbestos in 9 of 52 cosmetic talc products tested. As a supplement excipient talc is a pure manufacturing convenience — no nutritional or functional benefit to the user — so the asbestos-exposure risk has no offsetting upside. Safer alternatives (silicon dioxide, microcrystalline cellulose, rice hulls) are widely available.
Polysorbate 80Emulsifier
Chassaing et al. 2015 (Nature, PMID 25731162) tested polysorbate 80 directly and showed it thinned the gut mucus barrier, altered microbiota composition, and induced low-grade inflammation and metabolic syndrome in mice. The strongest human evidence is for a related emulsifier rather than polysorbate 80 itself: Chassaing 2022 (Gastroenterology, PMID 34774538) was a controlled human feeding RCT of carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) that found microbial encroachment into the mucus layer — polysorbate 80 has not been tested in an equivalent human trial. In vitro work (e.g. Roberts 2010) shows polysorbate 80 enhances bacterial translocation across intestinal epithelium, and observational data link overall dietary-emulsifier exposure to IBD risk. EFSA is mid re-evaluation of polysorbates (E432–E436). For a supplement excipient with purely cosmetic function (improving the look/texture of soft gels and liquids), the gut-barrier risk profile is unfavorable when safer alternatives (sunflower lecithin, MCT carriers, gum acacia) are widely available.
Polyethylene Glycol (Coating)Coating
A polyether polymer used as a tablet coating and plasticizer
Polyvinyl AlcoholCoating
Synthetic, water-soluble polymer used as a film former and binder in immediate-release tablet coatings
Silicon DioxideAnti-caking
Fine silica powder used to prevent clumping
Microcrystalline CelluloseBinder
Plant-derived cellulose used as a binder and filler in supplements
Croscarmellose SodiumDisintegrant
Cross-linked cellulose derivative used as a superdisintegrant
Dicalcium PhosphateBinder
Calcium and phosphorus compound used as binder
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