Basic B-Complex

Winners Explained

B-Complex supplements are very popular. The B-Vitamins are particularly important to energy production and the conversion of carbohydrates and fat into energy. Hence B-Complex products are often sold on the basis of increased vitality and energy and as a boost to those people who suffer from tiredness.

Of the B-Complex supplements reviewed, many simply supply the RDA level of the B-Complex group of vitamins and, as such, provide little in addition to what is supplied by a good quality, comprehensive multivitamin or multivitamin and mineral supplement. As such, a good quality multivitamin or multivitamin and mineral supplement may offer a better option both nutritionally and in terms of value for money than these basic B-Complex products. The products are reviewed below as Basic B-Complex

On the other hand, some B-Complex products offer significantly greater than RDA levels of the B-Vitamins and these may be a useful short term addition to a multivitamin/mineral for those individuals who believe they may have a low intake of these vitamins, or are troubled by tiredness and believe B-Vitamins may help. These products are reviewed in a separate section as High Potency B-Complex

Quality.

Of the 6 products reviewed, only B-Complex (Healthspan) provided all 8 B-Vitamins at 100% RDA. The others omit biotin for unexplained reasons.

Value range

In the opinion of SC, all of these products offer poor value for money compared to a good quality basic multivitamin and mineral.

Irregardless, these products are not particularly expensive and there is not much variation between them all offering 100% RDA levels for between £0.01 and £0.04 per dose.