Source of Life Prenatal

Source of Life Prenatal

NaturesPlus4.9 (295 ratings)
Format:Tablet Quantity: 90 Tablet(s) · 45 servings
Goals
$22.06 $0.49 per serving

Product analysis

48 out of 100

Source of Life Prenatal supplies iron, folate and B vitamins that may help maintain normal energy and immune functions when nutritional needs are unmet. An unnamed blend with no stated quantity makes the full formula harder to check.

AI assessment of the formula, label and price. How scoring works

Nutrient Quality38

Vitamin B5 and manganese use favorable forms, while several other nutrient forms remain difficult to judge. The unclear thiamin and iodine forms and unidentified blend limit confidence in consistent quality.

Ingredient Transparency73

Most ingredient amounts and forms are stated, helping you review much of the formula. The unnamed blend lacks a quantity and ingredient breakdown, preventing a complete check.

Value For Money42

Value is mixed, with a favorable price comparison for phosphorus and a less favorable one for vitamin B5 and bromelain. Several other ingredients lack enough price information for a complete comparison.

Customer Satisfaction79

Customer feedback is highly positive across a few hundred ratings. The response gives a useful picture of satisfaction but cannot establish suitability during pregnancy.

Product Focus10

The clearest contributions involve meeting nutrient needs related to energy, immune function and normal metabolism. The broad ingredient range and unidentified blend make the formula less focused and prevent a complete check of its scope.

Format
Tablet
Container
90 Tablet(s)
Per serving
$0.49
Customer rating
4.9 · 295 ratings
Report analysis

Goals

Impact
Moderate effect
C+ Ingredient FitF PathwaysA+ EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Iodine · 150 mcgVitamin D · 2.5 mcgVitamin B5 · 25 mgMagnesium · 200 mgRiboflavin · 10 mgThiamin · 10 mgVitamin B12 · 40 mcgIron · 18 mgPotassium · 10 mg

Iron at 18 mg, folate and vitamin B12 help maintain nutrient status relevant to fatigue and weakness. The other B vitamins support normal energy metabolism, and magnesium at 200 mg adds nutritional support. These contributions are most useful when intake is inadequate and do not imply a stimulant effect.

How this product is rated for Energy

Ingredient fit66

Relevant energy-related ingredients are present alongside ingredients serving other needs. The relevant amounts provide a partial match to the supplied dose comparisons.
Goal fit
Relevant energy-related ingredients are present alongside ingredients serving other needs.
Dose adequacy
The relevant amounts provide a partial match to the supplied dose comparisons.

Pathways0

The saved findings show nutritional support without meaningful coverage of the listed energy mechanisms. The saved findings show limited reach across the different aspects of energy support.
Depth
The saved findings show nutritional support without meaningful coverage of the listed energy mechanisms.
Breadth
The saved findings show limited reach across the different aspects of energy support.

Evidence97

Iron provides the strongest relevant evidence at the assessed amount, with benefits dependent on nutritional status or clinical context. Most qualifying ingredients match preparations represented in the supplied evidence; iodine did not match.
Evidence strength
Iron provides the strongest relevant evidence at the assessed amount, with benefits dependent on nutritional status or clinical context.
Studied preparation
Most qualifying ingredients match preparations represented in the supplied evidence; iodine did not match.

Formulation logic100

The assessed ingredients can contribute on their own or have their required partner present. No ingredient conflicts were identified in the saved assessment. All assessed ingredients met the saved minimum amount criterion.
Partner coverage
The assessed ingredients can contribute on their own or have their required partner present.
Conflicts
No ingredient conflicts were identified in the saved assessment.
Effective doses
All assessed ingredients met the saved minimum amount criterion.
Study evidence
Iodine Adverse 3 studies
Iron Supportive 74 studies
Magnesium Supportive 4 studies
Potassium Supportive 2 studies
Thiamin Disputed 12 studies
Vitamin D Supportive 32 studies
Hair Health
Impact
High effect
C Ingredient FitF PathwaysA+ EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Biotin · 800 mcgVitamin D · 2.5 mcgZinc · 15 mgIron · 18 mgVitamin C · 150 mg

Zinc, iron and biotin can matter when deficiency contributes to shedding; they do not establish routine regrowth with adequate intake. Vitamin C supports normal collagen production and iron absorption, and folate supports cell division. Vitamin A received recognition, but ordinary cell functions do not establish regrowth and excess can contribute to hair loss. The small vitamin D and B12 amounts did not count.

How this product is rated for Hair Health

Ingredient fit64

Several supplied nutrients received recognition, alongside a formula with broader purposes. The counted ingredients have differing amount support; the saved findings exclude amounts identified as too small.
Goal fit
Several supplied nutrients received recognition, alongside a formula with broader purposes.
Dose adequacy
The counted ingredients have differing amount support; the saved findings exclude amounts identified as too small.

Pathways12

The saved findings identify limited antioxidant coverage, without broad coverage of the other hair mechanisms.
Depth
Follicle antioxidant protection receives the greatest coverage.
Breadth
No specific mechanism reaches the saved breadth criterion.

Evidence97

Zinc provides the strongest recognized connection, principally for deficiency related shedding. Iodine's preparation was not recognized as studied.
Evidence strength
Zinc provides the strongest recognized connection, principally for deficiency related shedding.
Studied preparation
The saved findings recognize the counted preparations except iodine; that designation does not establish a hair benefit.

Formulation logic100

The counted ingredients need no missing partner, and no configured conflicts were found. All counted ingredients meet the saved minimum amount criterion; this does not establish clinical effectiveness.
Partner coverage
The counted ingredients can contribute alone or have the partners required by the saved findings.
Conflicts
No configured conflicts were identified; this finding does not establish overall safety.
Effective doses
All counted ingredients meet the saved minimum amount criterion; this does not establish clinical effectiveness.
Study evidence
Biotin Supportive 4 studies
Folate Mixed 15 studies
Iodine No effect 1 study
Iron Disputed 25 studies
Niacin Disputed 2 studies
Vitamin A Disputed 13 studies
Vitamin D Disputed 34 studies
Vitamin E No effect 3 studies
Zinc Supportive 22 studies
Immunity
Impact
High effect
C Ingredient FitB PathwaysA+ EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Magnesium · 200 mgVitamin C · 150 mgZinc · 15 mgVitamin A · 3000 mcg RAEVitamin D · 2.5 mcg

Vitamin A supports protective barriers, while zinc supports normal immune-cell function. Folate and vitamins B6 and B12 help restore immune-cell function when intake is deficient; larger amounts do not establish extra benefit once needs are met. Vitamin C and vitamin D are present in amounts too small to contribute to the saved findings. Iron is relevant when deficiency impairs immune function, rather than as routine infection prevention.

How this product is rated for Immunity

Ingredient fit60

Zinc is a relevant part of this formula’s immune connection. Zinc supplies a meaningful part of the serving’s immune connection, while the included amounts provide only partial overall coverage of the saved comparisons.
Goal fit
Immune-related nutrients sit within a broader formula that also serves other nutritional purposes.
Dose adequacy
Zinc supplies a meaningful part of the serving’s immune connection, while the included amounts provide only partial overall coverage of the saved comparisons.

Pathways79

The clearest connection is to protective barriers, with support concentrated in protective barriers, immune-cell regulation.
Depth
The strongest connection is to protective barriers.
Breadth
The main supported areas are protective barriers, immune-cell regulation.

Evidence100

Zinc anchors the supported immune role. The preparations meet the saved comparisons, but this does not extend the evidence to general infection prevention.
Evidence strength
Zinc provides the clearest supported connection, within the limits of its nutritional or regular-use role.
Studied preparation
The included preparations qualify for the saved comparisons, without establishing superior clinical effects from their forms.

Formulation logic97

The ingredients do not require a missing partner, and no specified conflict was identified. Vitamin E does not have a sufficient resolved amount for the saved amount comparison.
Partner coverage
The included ingredients do not depend on a missing partner for the roles described here.
Conflicts
No specified ingredient conflict was identified in the supplied findings.
Effective doses
Vitamin E does not have a sufficient resolved amount for the saved amount comparison.
Study evidence
Bromelain Not classified 1 study
Iron Supportive 23 studies
Magnesium Supportive 8 studies
Vitamin A Supportive 107 studies
Vitamin C Supportive 53 studies
Vitamin D Supportive 85 studies
Vitamin E Supportive 21 studies
Zinc Supportive 73 studies
Impact
High effect
C+ Ingredient FitF PathwaysA+ EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Biotin · 800 mcgNiacin · 40 mg NEVitamin B12 · 40 mcgRiboflavin · 10 mgThiamin · 10 mgVitamin B5 · 25 mgVitamin B6 · 5 mgVitamin D · 2.5 mcgZinc · 15 mgMagnesium · 200 mg

Iron can help restore heat production when iron-deficiency anemia has reduced it; this is a conditional correction rather than a boost above normal metabolism. Iodine also supports thyroid hormone production when intake is low. B vitamins support normal use of food for energy, but additional amounts have not been shown here to increase whole-body energy expenditure.

How this product is rated for Metabolism Support

Ingredient fit69

Thiamin and the other nutrients have normal metabolic roles, but those roles do not establish a routine increase in energy expenditure. The formula’s ingredient amounts provide nutritional context rather than proof of a metabolic boost.
Goal fit
Thiamin and the other nutrients have normal metabolic roles, but those roles do not establish a routine increase in energy expenditure.
Dose adequacy
Some declared amounts are small or unresolved, limiting their contributions; the other amounts still do not establish a thermogenic effect.

Pathways0

No direct energy-expenditure pathway receives support in the saved findings. The findings do not establish broad thermogenic coverage.
Depth
No direct energy-expenditure pathway receives support in the saved findings.
Breadth
None of the examined areas has sufficient contribution for broad coverage.

Evidence100

Thiamin leads the saved findings, while the supplied scientific context does not establish a routine energy-expenditure boost from supplementation. Deficiency correction remains a distinct conditional role.
Evidence strength
Thiamin leads the saved findings, while the supplied scientific context does not establish a routine energy-expenditure boost from supplementation.
Studied preparation
The counted ingredients meet the saved preparation criteria; that finding does not establish a preparation proven to raise everyday energy expenditure.

Formulation logic100

The counted ingredients have their required partners and no evaluated conflict was identified. Meeting amount thresholds does not establish a proven thermogenic regimen.
Partner coverage
The counted ingredients do not lack a required partner in the supplied findings; this does not demonstrate a combined thermogenic benefit.
Conflicts
No evaluated ingredient conflict was identified in the supplied facts.
Effective doses
The counted ingredients meet the comparison’s amount threshold; this is not evidence of a proven thermogenic dose.
Study evidence
Biotin Supportive 5 studies
Iodine Mixed 17 studies
Magnesium Supportive 61 studies
Niacin Supportive 17 studies
Thiamin Supportive 11 studies
Vitamin B6 Supportive 16 studies
Vitamin D Supportive 65 studies
Zinc Supportive 12 studies

Ingredients

IngredientAmount per servingScore
Vitamin A (Beta-Carotene)
3000 mcg RAE
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
150 mg
Vitamin D (Ergocalciferol)
2.5 mcg
Vitamin E (D-Alpha-Tocopheryl Succinate)
67 mg alpha-TE
Thiamine
10 mg 45
Riboflavin
10 mg 48
Niacin (Niacinamide)
40 mg NE
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine Hydrochloride)
5 mg
Folate (Calcium L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate)
1333 mcg DFE
Vitamin B12 (Methylcobalamin)
40 mcg
Biotin
800 mcg 59
Pantothenic Acid (Calcium Pantothenate)
25 mg 61
Choline (Choline Bitartrate)
5 mg
Calcium (Calcium Amino Acid Chelate)
400 mg 70
Iron (Iron Amino Acid Chelate)
18 mg 63
Phosphorus (Phosphorus Amino Acid Complex)
200 mg 79
Iodine (Kelp)
150 mcg 64
Magnesium (Magnesium Amino Acid Chelate)
200 mg
Zinc (Zinc Amino Acid Chelate)
15 mg
Manganese (Manganese Amino Acid Chelate)
6 mg 78
Potassium (Potassium Amino Acid Complex)
10 mg
Bromelain (Pineapple)
50 mg 40
Inositol
5 mg
Para-Aminobenzoic Acid
5 mg
Probiotic Blend
0 NP
Gluten Free Pregnant Women 18–50 No Allergies Vegetarian
Report overview
C+ Active Ingredient Quality & BioavailabilityB+ Dose, Safety & Label TransparencyD+ Value
The serving provides 400 mg of calcium as calcium amino acid chelate. A whole-product serving costs about $0.49.
How this ingredient is rated

Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability65

The label declares 400 mg of calcium per serving as calcium amino acid chelate.
Calcium Form & Absorption Potential
The named calcium form is calcium amino acid chelate.
Elemental Calcium Transparency
The saved facts declare 400 mg of calcium per serving and identify its source.

Dose, Safety & Label Transparency84

The serving provides 400 mg of calcium. The evaluation flags a flow agent.
Absorption-Optimized Serving Dose
A serving provides 400 mg of calcium, an amount the evaluation considers well aligned for one serving.
Formulation Purity & Additives
The evaluation flags a flow agent; the saved facts do not identify it.

Value50

A whole-product serving costs about $0.49.
Price Per Serving Efficiency
A whole-product serving costs about $0.49.
B- Active Ingredient Quality & BioavailabilityA+ Dose, Safety & Label TransparencyD+ Value
Each serving lists 6 mg of manganese as manganese amino acid chelate. The saved facts do not specify the chelate’s exact binding ingredient, limiting comparisons of the form.
How this ingredient is rated

Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability70

The source is identified as manganese amino acid chelate, but the specific binding ingredient is not named in the saved facts.
Manganese Chemical Form
The form is manganese amino acid chelate; the exact binding ingredient is not specified in the saved facts.

Dose, Safety & Label Transparency100

The serving lists 6 mg of elemental manganese. The stated mineral amount can be compared across servings.
Manganese Dosage Efficacy & Safety
The 6 mg per serving falls within the evaluation’s preferred comparison band.
Elemental Weight Disclosure
The elemental manganese amount is stated as 6 mg per serving.

Value50

The whole-product serving costs about $0.49; that price covers the full product serving, not manganese alone.
Price per Serving vs. Median
The evaluated price is about $0.49 per whole-product serving.
F Active Ingredient Quality & BioavailabilityA+ Dose, Safety & Label TransparencyD+ Value
A serving provides 150 mcg of iodine from a marine source, but its chemical form is unknown. The whole product costs about $0.49 per serving.
How this ingredient is rated

Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability34

A marine source is recorded, but the iodine chemical form is unknown. No organic or clean-water origin marker is recorded for the source.
Iodine Form & Bioavailability
The chemical form of iodine is not identified in the saved facts, so its form cannot be compared.
Marine Source Purity & Sourcing
A marine source is recorded, but no organic or clean-water origin marker is recorded; these facts do not establish contamination.

Dose, Safety & Label Transparency100

The recorded serving provides 150 mcg of iodine and does not exceed the upper limit used in the evaluation.
Dosage Efficacy for Daily Support
The serving provides 150 mcg of iodine, an amount favored by the evaluation.
Dosage Safety & Upper Limits
The listed amount does not exceed the upper limit used in the evaluation.
Elemental Iodine Transparency
The iodine amount itself is recorded as 150 mcg per serving.

Value50

The whole product costs about $0.49 per serving.
Price Per Effective Serving
The whole product costs about $0.49 per serving.
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Sources

Published studies used for the product analysis and the top-ranked studies for each ingredient and goal.

  1. Association of radioactive iodine treatment with survivorship symptoms and primary care utilisation in women of reproductive age with thyroid cancer: a retrospective cohort study.
    Devanarayan P; Hartman M; Partin M · Family medicine and community health · 2026
    Cohort study10,882 participantsEnergy forIodine
  2. Energy level and fatigue after surgery for thyroid cancer: A population-based study of patient-reported outcomes.
    Hughes DT; Reyes-Gastelum D; Kovatch KJ; Hamilton AS; Ward KC; Haymart MR · Surgery · 2020
    Cohort study2,584 participantsEnergy forIodine
  3. Health-Related Quality of Life in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Survivors: A Cross-Sectional Study From Turkey.
    Gültekin A; Kahraman MY; Şengöz T; Şimşek FS · Head & neck · 2026
    Cross-sectional study202 participantsEnergy forIodine
  4. Large-dose intravenous ferric carboxymaltose injection for iron deficiency anemia in heavy uterine bleeding: a randomized, controlled trial.
    Van Wyck DB; Mangione A; Morrison J; Hadley PE; Jehle JA; Goodnough LT · Transfusion · 2010
    Randomized trial477 participantsEnergy forIron
  5. The Effect of Parenteral or Oral Iron Supplementation on Fatigue, Sleep, Quality of Life and Restless Legs Syndrome in Iron-Deficient Blood Donors: A Secondary Analysis of the IronWoMan RCT.
    Macher S; Herster C; Holter M; Moritz M; Matzhold EM; Stojakovic T; Pieber TR; Schlenke P; Drexler C; Amrein K · Nutrients · 2021
    Randomized trial176 participantsEnergy forIron
  6. Ferric carboxymaltose vs. oral iron in the treatment of pregnant women with iron deficiency anemia: an international, open-label, randomized controlled trial (FER-ASAP).
    Breymann C; Milman N; Mezzacasa A; Bernard R; Dudenhausen J; FER-ASAP investigators · Journal of perinatal medicine · 2018
    Randomized trial252 participantsEnergy forIron
  7. Effect of iron therapy on fatigue symptoms in non-anaemic iron deficient women of reproductive age- A Randomized Controlled Trial.
    Sultana N; Bajwa FA; Sikandar MZ; Haider MM; Majeed T · JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association · 2026
    Randomized trial164 participantsEnergy forIron
  8. Intravenous iron isomaltoside treatment of women suffering from severe fatigue after postpartum hemorrhage.
    Holm C; Thomsen LL; Langhoff-Roos J · The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians · 2019
    Randomized trial85 participantsEnergy forIron
  9. Magnesium-L-threonate improves sleep quality and daytime functioning in adults with self-reported sleep problems: A randomized controlled trial.
    Hausenblas HA; Lynch T; Hooper S; Shrestha A; Rosendale D; Gu J · Sleep medicine: X · 2025
    Randomized trial80 participantsEnergy forMagnesium
  10. Total magnesium intake and risk of frailty in older women.
    Struijk EA; Fung TT; Bischoff-Ferrari HA; Willett WC; Lopez-Garcia E · Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2024
    Cohort study81,524 participantsEnergy forMagnesium
  11. Red blood cell magnesium and chronic fatigue syndrome.
    Cox IM; Campbell MJ; Dowson D · Lancet (London, England) · 1991
    Randomized trial32 participantsEnergy forMagnesium
  12. Exercise, magnesium and immune function.
    Laires MJ; Monteiro C · Magnesium research · 2008
    Narrative reviewEnergy forMagnesium
  13. [Efficacy of potassium N-acetylaminosuccinate (Cogitum) in the treatment of asthenic syndrome: results of double-blind placebo-controlled trial].
    Esin RG; Khayrullin IK; Esin OR; Fatykhova AF; Gismatullina EI; Isaeva YN · Zhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova · 2023
    Randomized trial37 participantsEnergy forPotassium
  14. Human resting energy expenditure in relation to dietary potassium.
    Dériaz O; Thériault G; Lavallée N; Fournier G; Nadeau A; Bouchard C · The American journal of clinical nutrition · 1991
    Randomized trial8 participantsEnergy forPotassium
  15. Physicochemical properties of and volatile compounds in riboflavin fortified cloudy apple juice; study of its effect on job fatigue among Egyptian construction workers.
    Fouad S; Ibrahim GE; Hussein AMS; Ibrahim FA; El Gendy A · Heliyon · 2021
    Non-randomized trialEnergy forRiboflavin
  16. Vitamin B status in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome.
    Heap LC; Peters TJ; Wessely S · Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine · 1999
    Case-control study30 participantsEnergy forRiboflavin
  17. B-vitamins, related vitamers, and metabolites in patients with quiescent inflammatory bowel disease and chronic fatigue treated with high dose oral thiamine.
    Bager P; Hvas CL; Hansen MM; Ueland P; Dahlerup JF · Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2023
    Observational studyEnergy forRiboflavin
  18. Metabolic features of chronic fatigue syndrome.
    Naviaux RK; Naviaux JC; Li K; Bright AT; Alaynick WA; Wang L; Baxter A; Nathan N; Anderson W; Gordon E · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024
    Case-control study84 participantsEnergy forRiboflavin
  19. Effectiveness of Riboflavin in Inherited Metabolic Diseases: A Systematic Review
    Bregje Jaeger, Nina N Stolwijk, Femke Aaldering, Charlotte A Ruys, Marije Smits, Nicole I Wolf, Carla E M Hollak, Annet M Bosch · Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease · 2026
    Systematic review381 studies pooledEnergy Metabolism Support forRiboflavin
  20. Influence of thiamin supplementation on the health and general well-being of an elderly Irish population with marginal thiamin deficiency.
    Smidt LJ; Cremin FM; Grivetti LE; Clifford AJ · Journal of gerontology · 1991
    Randomized trial80 participantsEnergy forThiamin