Amazon Basics Men’s One Daily Multivitamin, 62% Whole Food Cultured, Vegan, 65 Tablets, 2 month supply, Packaging May Vary (Previously Amazon Elements)

Honestly, I never thought I'd be reviewing vitamins. These are exceptional enough to deserve a review, though. I've been taking both this Men's multivitamin and a B-complex vitamin from the same Amazon line of supplements. These are the exceptional things I like about them: If one reads the newspaper or follows health issues, one occasionally reads a story about batches of vitamin supplements that are found to contain everything from toxic heavy metals and plastics to mold, fungus, toxins resulting from unstable ingredients and other equally nasty, life-threatening stuff. Even more common are supplements that are discovered not to contain the nutrients that are supposed to be in them. There doesn't seem to be a lot of actual regulation of these products. Amazon has gone way beyond anything I've seen to test and verify each batch of these vitamins. There's a QR code with them that allowed me to find out a great deal of information about the bottle of pills that was shipped to me. It's a comfort knowing that the potency of each ingredient has been verified; they have been tested for mold, yeasts, lead, insecticides and many other contaminants. The level of transparency is impressive. So is the formulation. This is a lot more than a typical once a day vitamin. They've included important trace elements along with certain botanicals like turmeric and ginger which id have to take as a separate pill normally. All in all, I've yet to find this combination of formulation, potency, and transparency. The icing on the cake is that most of the ingredients are sourced from organic, vegan food and that the cost is very reasonable, especially if you use Subscribe and Save every 60 days to get an extra discount. With the discount, they're unbeatable. I wish that every brand did the same. Oh, and they're made in Arizona, to boot! On the negative side, the pills do have an unusual aroma of maple syrup and a herbaceous overtone. For me, this was only an issue at first because it's unusual. Now, I hardly notice it. Other people have mentioned that the pills are on the large size. I don't mind it. Actually, I'd rather have one big pill to take once a day than a packet with 6 or more medium pills to get the same ingredients. Not an issue. Lastly, whoever designed the label must have thought it looked great on the screen. But that tiny reverse printed font is impossible to read. Luckily, the information is a lot more readable online. So, I'd say that these are a great choice for anyone looking to guarantee a nutritionally complete diet. Highly recommended! FWIW, I almost never give out a 5-star rating. Most things rate a 4 or less. I could take off for the label but I'm sure it'll get changed at some point and better information is online anyway.

I've not always been a huge fan of multivitamins. The sourcing is the problem. I used to buy from a local health food store that was made from whole foods. But the rising expense eventually stopped me and you don't notice when you stop taking vitamins like you notice when you start taking them. Ideally we should be able to get all we need from a proper diet...but this is America and we love fast paced lives and tend to reward ourselves all too often with fast food and treats. Bottom line is we need something. I have good and bad things to say or clarify. 1) This is the first multivitamin my wife has ever been able to take that didn't upset her stomach. Yeah it says for men, but traditionally the only difference between men and women version is extra iron for women, which she gets plenty of. 2) One reviewer said these smell like syrup. I wouldn't want to eat breakfast with them. They smell like food, just like the health store vitamins I took years ago. 3) I find these to be a typical size for a multivitamin. If you are on a liquid diet, then yes these will be difficult to swallow, there are better options for you. Add this to the Ninja blender when you make your smoothies. But if you still eat normal foods you regularly swallow much bigger bites than this is. If you have trouble swallowing pills you might want to try a little mind over matter. Convince yourself it's a big juicy cheeseburger you're swallowing and use plenty of water. Swallowing pills is easy. I'm in my 50's and I still swallow 8 to 10 large and small pills at one time (I take a lot of supplements). 4) If you have a crappy diet you will probably feel an energy boost. If you basically eat well...not so much. That's not the fault of this product, just nature. This isn't the answer to all your dreams and wishes... it's a high quality multivitamin. I know very few people that only eat properly sourced non-gmo food and honestly they don't look all that good. Every American needs a multivitamin. I wish it weren't so but that's life. 5) I don't know what happened when they had the label printed but it's a giant blur. You can see a high res photo of it on the product page. Amazon really needs to remedy that. I guess they spent all their money on the sourcing of high quality foods and laboratory analysis and not on a pretty label. Money well spent...but still. Fix the label. This is the best affordable multivitamin on the market sourced from non-gmo whole foods. Try it for yourself because you probably need one anyway.

I really wanted to like this multivitamin. I mainly bought it due to the claimed supplemental values, as well as the third party verification. I took it for several weeks, eating one pill per day. At first, the smell and taste was negligible, but I noticed after a couple weeks, it became fairly pungent and tasted a bit funny. Not in a bad way, but just had a much richer smell and flavor than I would prefer. I'm guessing it was due to it being in a humid environment and the supplied silica gel wasn't able to keep up with the humidity control. Regardless, I thought it was working pretty well, but one day my gall bladder started to act up. It's just a sharp pain up my upper right abdomen and I begin to have digestive problems. At first I thought it was my diet and tried to cut out some fatty foods, but the problem persisted for a couple weeks. I began looking into what can cause Gall bladder attacks and learned that aside from fatty foods, vitamins can also trigger it as bile is required to digest some types of vitamins. After eliminating the the multivitamins out of my diet, the problem went away and since then, I'm not consuming them on a daily basis. I guess my body doesn't really need it every single day, but just be warned for anyone who has a sensitive gall bladder.

I’ve been taking the Amazon Elements Men’s for more or so the last three years and it’s been working really well for me. I originally used Garden of Life’s Mykind Organics Men’s Once Daily which is also a good product, but honestly, the price became too much to keep up with. That’s what made me try Amazon’s version and I haven’t looked back since. The Amazon brand while cheaper also has research showing that they use cultured ingredients and covers all the essential vitamins and minerals most people need. It includes things like B12 in its methylated form, calcium from algae, and selenium which I like for heart and prostate support. Not something too important to me but It’s also vegan, gluten-free, and doesn’t have any artificial fillers or colors. There’s even a blend of herbs like turmeric, ginger, and astragalus which I appreciate for overall wellness. When I compare it to Garden of Life, I don’t notice any difference in how I feel day to day. Garden of Life has a longer list of organic fruits and vegetables and a really high dose of B12, but unless you specifically need that, I honestly think this does the job just as well. Plus, the price is way better. A bottle of this lasts two months and costs about the same as one month of the other brand. If you’re looking for a reliable daily multivitamin that’s clean and doesn’t cost a fortune, I’d definitely recommend giving this one a shot. Three years in and I’m still happy with it.

I just bought my second bottle after going through the first 90 days to see if I actually needed it and it made a difference. As of late in life, I can personally attest to the fact I haven't been eating the best and haven't had enough of a balanced diet to the point it makes my overall energy and mood on life peak. I have also largely let myself go not only just because of a knee injury but also working a very sedentary work-from-home job so most of what I've been doing is rebuilding and decided that with my previous 15 years working out consistently, I knew from experience what I probably should have and took these up and wanted to know if my energy and mood got better even if it was marginal. I can definitely say that it is noticeable when I don't take it on the days I missed and when I do take it along with my other supplements I am dragging a bit harder. Doing number 2 in the bathroom is also easier even though I could work on getting more fiber in life and also just working out to naturally go more on cue. I don't think I'll keep taking it down the road once I get back to a place where I'm more consistent with diet and fitness but if you're in a recovery phase and just maybe rebuilding in life, please consider this product. It's probably one of the best-priced multivitamins for men on the market in comparison to the companies that overcharge for cheap quality.

The ingredients are good, and the price is quite good compared to other options. But THEY ARE HUGE! It's like being back in the 1980s having to take what we called "horse" pills as a kid! They are SO hard to swallow and I'm not typically a person that has issues taking pills when needed. I like that this is a quality item for a much better price than other brands (1/3 what I was paying before) but WOW. I need a full 8 oz of water just to chuck these babies down my throat!

These are great multivitamins! I have tried many multivitamins for men, but i may stick to these. There are a few cons that i will list below but none, in my opinion, that impacted the rating. Pros: -- ingredient transparency- every mineral and vitamin listed shows where it is derived from (ie. Yeast, sunflower, etc) -- Great quantity for the price - the bottle contains a 2 month supply (65 tablets) which brings the cost to about 38 cents per pill, which is not bad at all, especially for a multivitamin supplement that is primarily derived from whole foods -- single pill a day - this one is more of a personal preference, but i have taken multivitamins that required them to be taken 3 times a day. I can really appreciate the fact that this is truely a one pill per day supplement. -- Contains Iodine-- iodine is such a hard element to find in multivitamins and has proved to be very essential part of a diet. (Benefits metabolism, thyroid function, immune system, skin, hair.... just to name a few) Cons: -- Small font on supplement facts - the font is really small and is a bit difficult to read. I do not have bad eyesite, the font is just smaller than normal -- Large Pill - the pill is rather large. I am, personally not bothered by it, but if you have a hard time swallowing pills this one may be a bit intimidating.

Considering that the supplement/vitamin industry is a multi billion dollar business, it’s surprising that there aren’t many high quality multivitamins tailored specifically for middle aged men and women. Most are marketed towards children or to the very elderly, so I’m very happy that Amazon has created this product for my age group. I’m not a doctor or nutritionist but the ingredients are pretty comprehensive and include everything that I was looking for. It’s also organic and all natural and uses whole food extracts. I’ve set this up as a regular delivery as I take it daily, and my annual blood work ups from my physical have been excellent. Great product!