{"id":14881,"date":"2026-08-08T22:13:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/supplenivo.eu\/multivitamin-buying-guide\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T22:13:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:13:08","slug":"multivitamin-buying-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/supplenivo.eu\/en-ie\/multivitamin-buying-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Multivitamins: how to compare daily vitamin &#038; mineral formulas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"lead wp-block-paragraph\">Compare multivitamin supplements by declared nutrient reference values (% NRV), exact chemical forms of vitamins and minerals, serving size, warnings, net quantity and like-for-like daily cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to read % NRV on multivitamin labels?<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nutrient Reference Value (% NRV) shows the percentage of standard daily reference intake provided per recommended daily portion. A 100% NRV supplies the benchmark amount, but higher percentages do not automatically mean a superior product. Always check the absolute nutrient amount (e.g. mg or mcg) alongside % NRV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why do chemical forms of vitamins and minerals matter?<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vitamins and minerals exist in different compound forms (e.g., magnesium citrate vs magnesium oxide, cyanocobalamin vs methylcobalamin B12). EU food supplement legislation sets permitted vitamin and mineral substances. Read the ingredient list to confirm the exact compound used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check how we audit product labels in our <a href=\"\/editorial-standards\/\">Editorial Standards<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"product-discovery product-discovery--guide\" aria-labelledby=\"guide-products-1\">\n\t\t<header class=\"product-discovery-heading\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"product-discovery-eyebrow\">From the Supplenivo shop<\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2 id=\"guide-products-1\">Compare multivitamins in our shop<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Prices include Irish VAT.<\/p>\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t<div class=\"woocommerce\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"products columns-3\">\n<li class=\"product type-product post-8046 status-publish first instock product_cat-multivitamins-everyday has-post-thumbnail taxable shipping-taxable purchasable product-type-simple\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/supplenivo.eu\/en-ie\/dorian-yates-dy-life-multivitamin-60-softgels\/\" class=\"woocommerce-LoopProduct-link woocommerce-loop-product__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/supplenivo.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image_2026-06-15_6a2fb6aebac6a-720x720.jpg\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail\" alt=\"DY LIFE Multivitamin - 60 softgels\" srcset=\"https:\/\/supplenivo.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image_2026-06-15_6a2fb6aebac6a-720x720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/supplenivo.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image_2026-06-15_6a2fb6aebac6a-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/supplenivo.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image_2026-06-15_6a2fb6aebac6a-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/supplenivo.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image_2026-06-15_6a2fb6aebac6a-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/supplenivo.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image_2026-06-15_6a2fb6aebac6a-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/supplenivo.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image_2026-06-15_6a2fb6aebac6a.jpg 887w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 78vw, (max-width: 860px) 50vw, (max-width: 1240px) 25vw, 300px\" \/><h2 class=\"woocommerce-loop-product__title\">DY LIFE Multivitamin &#8211; 60 softgels<\/h2>\n\t<span class=\"price\"><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\" translate=\"no\">&euro;<\/span>10.56<\/bdi><\/span><\/span>\n<\/a><a href=\"\/en-ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14881?add-to-cart=8046\" aria-describedby=\"woocommerce_loop_add_to_cart_link_describedby_8046\" data-quantity=\"1\" class=\"button product_type_simple add_to_cart_button ajax_add_to_cart\" data-product_id=\"8046\" data-product_sku=\"P53523\" aria-label=\"Add to cart: &ldquo;DY LIFE Multivitamin - 60 softgels&rdquo;\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-success_message=\"&ldquo;DY LIFE Multivitamin - 60 softgels&rdquo; has been added to your cart\" data-supplenivo-analytics-price=\"10.56\" role=\"button\">Add to cart<\/a>\t<span id=\"woocommerce_loop_add_to_cart_link_describedby_8046\" class=\"screen-reader-text\">\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"product type-product post-1601 status-publish instock product_cat-vitamin-d-softgels-capsules has-post-thumbnail taxable shipping-taxable purchasable product-type-simple\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/supplenivo.eu\/en-ie\/now-foods-vitamin-d-3-1000-iu-180-softgels\/\" class=\"woocommerce-LoopProduct-link woocommerce-loop-product__link\"><span class=\"catalog-flavour-count-badge\">2 flavours<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/supplenivo.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image_2024-04-05_660ffc54ca023.jpg\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail\" alt=\"Vitamin D-3, 1000 IU - 180 softgels\" srcset=\"https:\/\/supplenivo.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image_2024-04-05_660ffc54ca023.jpg 600w, https:\/\/supplenivo.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image_2024-04-05_660ffc54ca023-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/supplenivo.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image_2024-04-05_660ffc54ca023-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/supplenivo.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image_2024-04-05_660ffc54ca023-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 78vw, (max-width: 860px) 50vw, (max-width: 1240px) 25vw, 300px\" \/><h2 class=\"woocommerce-loop-product__title\">Vitamin D-3, 1000 IU &#8211; 180 softgels<\/h2>\n\t<span class=\"price\"><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\" translate=\"no\">&euro;<\/span>7.92<\/bdi><\/span><\/span>\n<\/a><a href=\"\/en-ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14881?add-to-cart=1601\" aria-describedby=\"woocommerce_loop_add_to_cart_link_describedby_1601\" data-quantity=\"1\" class=\"button product_type_simple add_to_cart_button ajax_add_to_cart\" data-product_id=\"1601\" data-product_sku=\"P4087\" aria-label=\"Add to cart: &ldquo;Vitamin D-3, 1000 IU - 180 softgels&rdquo;\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-success_message=\"&ldquo;Vitamin D-3, 1000 IU - 180 softgels&rdquo; has been added to your cart\" data-supplenivo-analytics-price=\"7.92\" role=\"button\">Add to cart<\/a>\t<span id=\"woocommerce_loop_add_to_cart_link_describedby_1601\" class=\"screen-reader-text\">\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"product type-product post-8008 status-publish last instock product_cat-magnesium-citrate has-post-thumbnail taxable shipping-taxable purchasable product-type-simple\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/supplenivo.eu\/en-ie\/doctor-s-best-magnesium-citrate-125mg-120-caps\/\" class=\"woocommerce-LoopProduct-link woocommerce-loop-product__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/supplenivo.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image_2026-06-10_6a293e8d97d09.jpg\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail\" alt=\"Magnesium Citrate, 125mg - 120 vcaps\" srcset=\"https:\/\/supplenivo.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image_2026-06-10_6a293e8d97d09.jpg 500w, https:\/\/supplenivo.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image_2026-06-10_6a293e8d97d09-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/supplenivo.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image_2026-06-10_6a293e8d97d09-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/supplenivo.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image_2026-06-10_6a293e8d97d09-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 78vw, (max-width: 860px) 50vw, (max-width: 1240px) 25vw, 300px\" \/><h2 class=\"woocommerce-loop-product__title\">Magnesium Citrate, 125mg &#8211; 120 vcaps<\/h2>\n\t<span class=\"price\"><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\" translate=\"no\">&euro;<\/span>22.90<\/bdi><\/span><\/span>\n<\/a><a href=\"\/en-ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14881?add-to-cart=8008\" aria-describedby=\"woocommerce_loop_add_to_cart_link_describedby_8008\" data-quantity=\"1\" class=\"button product_type_simple add_to_cart_button ajax_add_to_cart\" data-product_id=\"8008\" data-product_sku=\"P53480\" aria-label=\"Add to cart: &ldquo;Magnesium Citrate, 125mg - 120 vcaps&rdquo;\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-success_message=\"&ldquo;Magnesium Citrate, 125mg - 120 vcaps&rdquo; has been added to your cart\" data-supplenivo-analytics-price=\"22.90\" role=\"button\">Add to cart<\/a>\t<span id=\"woocommerce_loop_add_to_cart_link_describedby_8008\" class=\"screen-reader-text\">\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sources used for this guide<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/TXT\/?uri=CELEX:02002L0046-20250316\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Directive 2002\/46\/EC on food supplements<\/a> \u2014 permitted vitamin and mineral forms and labelling rules.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/TXT\/?uri=CELEX:02011R1169-20180101\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Regulation (EU) No 1169\/2011 on food information to consumers<\/a> \u2014 mandatory nutrition declarations and NRVs.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fsai.ie\/business-advice\/labelling\/labelling-distance-selling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Food Safety Authority of Ireland: distance selling guidance<\/a> \u2014 Irish supplement labelling requirements.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Compare multivitamin products by % NRV, active chemical forms, daily dose, additional botanical extracts and clear allergen declarations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-buying-guides"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/supplenivo.eu\/en-ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/supplenivo.eu\/en-ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/supplenivo.eu\/en-ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/supplenivo.eu\/en-ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14881"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/supplenivo.eu\/en-ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14881\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/supplenivo.eu\/en-ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/supplenivo.eu\/en-ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/supplenivo.eu\/en-ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}