How to Compare Vitamin Brands
There are a lot of vitamins on the market today. It can be overwhelming shopping for them if you don't know what you're looking for. All the information you should need to compare the vitamins will be located on the back of each bottle.
Things You’ll Need:
- Pencil
- Paper
- Talk with your physician first about what vitamins and minerals are important for you. People will need certain vitamins more than others depending upon their age and overall health. Write these vitamins down on a piece of paper to take with you to a vitamin store.
- Ask a representative at the vitamin store to show you some popular vitamins. Look at the label on the back of the bottle for the vitamins you wrote down. See how much of your daily dose of each vitamin you receive from each vitamin brand. You want to try and find the bottle where you receive the most daily dose of the important vitamins. Don't buy the bottle that suits your needs the most yet. Write down the top few vitamin brands that fit your needs the best.
- Research the vitamin brands that you wrote down. Make sure they're safe to take and are used by many people. It would also be a good idea to ask your physician if they've heard of the vitamin brands you wrote down.
- Purchase the vitamin brand that you feel is the best for you to take after you've done your research. Only buy a small amount of vitamins at first just to see if you like them. You can always buy more vitamins later.