How To Read Labels:
Item: | If Source Given Is: | It is: |
Vitamin A |
Carrot (root)
Acetate Palmitate If source not given |
Natural
Synthetic Synthetic Synthetic |
Vitamin B Complex | Nutritional Yeast
If source not given |
Natural
Synthetic |
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
|
Yeast
Thiamine Mononitrate Thiamine Hydrochloride |
Natural
Synthetic Synthetic |
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) | Yeast
Riboflavin |
Natural
Synthetic |
Pantothenic Acid | Yeast, Rice Bran, or Liver
Calcium D-Pantothenate |
Natural
Synthetic |
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) | Yeast
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride |
Natural
Synthetic |
Vitamin B12 | Liver
Micro-Organism Fermentation Cobalamin Concentrate |
Natural
Co-Natural Co-Natural |
PABA | Yeast – Para-aminobenzoic Acid
Aminobenzoic Acid |
Natural
Synthetic |
Folic Acid | Yeast or Liver
Pteroylglutamic Acid |
Natural
Synthetic |
Inositol | Inositol
Reduced from Corn |
Natural
Co-Natural |
Choline | Choline Bitartrate
Choline Chloride |
Natural
Synthetic |
Biotin | Liver
d-Biotin |
Natural
Synthetic |
B3 (Niacin) |
Yeast
Niacinamide Niacin |
Natural
Co-Natural Synthetic |
Vitamin C
|
Mushroom (best), Acerola Berries
Ascorbic Acid If source not given |
Natural
Synthetic Synthetic |
Vitamin D
|
Milk Powder
Irradiated Ergosteral Calciferol |
Natural
Synthetic Synthetic |
Vitamin E
|
Peavine (best), Wheat Germ Oil
d-alpha or dl-alpha tocopheral mixed tocopherols |
Natural
Synthetic Synthetic |
Vitamin F | Flaxseed, Wheat Germ, Liver | Natural |
Vitamin K | Buckwheat
Menadione |
Natural
Synthetic |
Calcium | Calcium Lactate
Calcium Carbonate or Bicarbonate |
Natural
Synthetic |
Many consumers are confused by the labels. Many labels say “Natural” or “Food Based” or “Organic”. “Natural” is a term used very loosely. Many things are natural (e.g. oyster shells) but they may not be ideal for human consumption. Food based simply means that it started with a food product (such as a carrot) but the rest of it was synthesized in a lab. And if the carrot was organic, then they can also add the word “Organic” to the label. One way to tell if a product is synthetic is to use the word potencies. In reality, high concentrations have nothing to do with potency. A 10000 mg capsule of Vitamin C may not necessarily be potent at all! Remember, you will never see those concentrations or combinations in nature. They simply do not exist like that except in a bottle manufactured in a lab. Eat food, not chemicals.