$27.97 $0.46 per serving
Product analysis
Women's MultiStart can help fill dietary gaps, with calcium contributing to bone mineral needs and iron helping when intake is low. Several ingredient forms and blend proportions are unclear, which makes comparison harder.
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Nutrient Quality46
Several B-vitamin and trace-mineral forms are clearly identified, but quality is uneven across the mix. The calcium blend has unknown proportions, while several other ingredient forms remain unspecified or uncertain in quality.
Ingredient Transparency71
Ingredient amounts are stated throughout, making the quantities easy to compare. Several forms and all applicable blend proportions are missing, so the exact makeup is less clear.
Value For Money46
Some ingredients offer favorable value, while chromium, niacin and vitamin B5 are relatively costly for their contribution. Value for several other nutrients remains uncertain, leaving a mixed picture for the whole formula.
Customer Satisfaction81
Customer feedback is very positive across hundreds of ratings. Those opinions do not establish benefits for bone strength, energy or hair.
Product Focus31
The broad formula is most useful for filling nutritional gaps, with calcium contributing to bone needs and iron helping when intake is low. The many added ingredients do not establish extra energy, sharper thinking or hair growth when nutrition is adequate.
- Format
Tablet - Container
- 180 Tablet(s)
- Per serving
- $0.46
- Customer rating
- 4.8 · 685 ratings
Goals
Impact
High effect
Vitamin K · 30 mcgMagnesium · 150 mgCalcium · 500 mgVitamin D · 5 mcgCopper · 0.7 mgManganese · 7.5 mgBoron · 0.5 mgZinc · 7 mgVitamin C · 300 mg
Calcium provides bone mineral, while magnesium supports normal bone metabolism when intake is low. Vitamin C and copper contribute to collagen formation and cross-linking in deficiency, without establishing extra benefit when nutrition is adequate. The 500 mg calcium serving can make a meaningful intake contribution, but vitamin D's 5 mcg was not counted in the saved findings. Vitamin K1 does not inherit the limited bone-density findings for MK-7.
How this product is rated for Bone Health
Ingredient fit54
The formula combines mineral and collagen-related nutrients with many other active ingredients. Small vitamin D and silicon amounts limit their saved contributions.
Goal fit
A broad range of other active ingredients shares the formula with its bone-related nutrients.
Dose adequacy
Calcium has a useful declared contribution; vitamin D and silicon fall below the saved amount criterion.
Pathways80
Collagen matrix formation and mineral supply lead the saved findings, with calcium and nutrients involved in collagen maintenance contributing distinct nutritional roles.
Depth
Collagen matrix formation is the strongest saved finding, supported by nutrients involved in the bone framework.
Breadth
Collagen matrix formation and mineral supply meet the saved coverage criterion; calcium regulation and remodeling are more limited.
Evidence100
Calcium leads the saved evidence finding, but its nutritional role and mixed fracture outcomes do not establish fracture prevention from this formula.
Evidence strength
Calcium leads this finding through its role in bone mineralization when dietary intake falls short.
Studied preparation
The saved preparation check is satisfied for qualifying ingredients; K1 still cannot inherit MK-7-specific bone-density evidence.
Formulation logic98
Calcium lacks a qualifying vitamin D partner contribution. All ingredients retained in the saved amount check meet its criterion, and no evaluated conflict was identified.
Partner coverage
Calcium lacks the qualifying vitamin D partner required by the saved calculation.
Conflicts
No evaluated conflict was identified; the very-high-vitamin-D adjustment is inapplicable.
Effective doses
All eleven ingredients retained in this saved check meet its amount criterion; vitamin D and silicon were excluded earlier.
Impact
Highest effect
Folate · 680 mcgVitamin B12 · 400 mcgVitamin D · 5 mcgMagnesium · 150 mgVitamin K · 30 mcgBoron · 0.5 mgSelenium · 50 mcgZinc · 7 mgVitamin C · 300 mg
Magnesium provides a nutritional contribution when dietary intake is low. The declared B vitamins contribute to ordinary nutrient availability, with their main connection here in metabolism. Folate and vitamin B12 contribute to nutrition related to blood formation. These nutritional roles do not establish additional health benefits when intake is already adequate.
How this product is rated for Everyday Health
Ingredient fit70
The declared nutrients provide a nutritional connection to general health. Amount support varies across contributing ingredients.
Goal fit
The declared nutrients provide general nutritional connections alongside the formula’s other ingredients.
Dose adequacy
Contributing amounts provide partial support against the saved amount references; the reference comparison does not establish a clinical dose-response.
Pathways100
The strongest connection is energy metabolism cofactors. The formula also represents the areas listed below.
Depth
The strongest represented area is energy metabolism cofactors, describing nutritional roles rather than a measured improvement in health.
Breadth
The represented areas are energy metabolism cofactors, one-carbon metabolism and blood formation, antioxidant and immune defence.
Evidence86
Magnesium is the leading retained contribution. The supplied context supports nutritional availability when intake is low, without establishing added benefit with adequate intake.
Evidence strength
Magnesium provides the leading retained contribution; its nutritional relevance does not establish broad disease prevention.
Studied preparation
The retained preparations meet the saved checks; no superiority of chemical form or delivery follows.
Formulation logic100
No configured conflict or missing required partner was identified; the retained amount threshold does not establish clinical effectiveness.
Partner coverage
No required partner is missing among the retained ingredients; combining them does not establish extra health benefit.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflict was identified.
Effective doses
The retained ingredients meet the amount threshold used here, which is not proof of clinical benefit.
Impact
Moderate effect
Iodine · 150 mcgVitamin D · 5 mcgVitamin B5 · 50 mgMagnesium · 150 mgRiboflavin · 15 mgThiamin · 30 mgVitamin B12 · 400 mcgIron · 9 mg
B vitamins support normal energy metabolism and blood cell formation. Iron at 9 mg and magnesium at 150 mg may be relevant when nutritional shortfalls contribute to tiredness. A 40 mg caffeine-bearing botanical amount is not a measured caffeine dose, so a stimulant effect cannot be inferred.
How this product is rated for Energy
Ingredient fit57
B vitamins, iron and magnesium provides the main nutritional contribution to the energy goal. The relevant known amounts provide moderate support relative to the saved comparison amounts.
Goal fit
B vitamins, iron and magnesium provides the main nutritional contribution to the energy goal.
Dose adequacy
The relevant known amounts provide moderate support relative to the saved comparison amounts.
Pathways0
The saved findings record nutritional contributions without direct coverage of the assessed energy mechanisms.
Depth
No assessed energy mechanism has direct coverage in the saved findings.
Breadth
No assessed route reaches the saved coverage threshold.
Evidence97
Iron has the strongest evidence finding among the ingredients meeting the saved dose criterion. Benefits remain dependent on nutritional status and the setting. Most relevant preparations match the saved evidence; iodine is not matched to a studied energy preparation.
Evidence strength
Iron has the strongest evidence finding among the ingredients meeting the saved dose criterion. Benefits remain dependent on nutritional status and the setting.
Studied preparation
Most relevant preparations match the saved evidence; iodine is not matched to a studied energy preparation.
Formulation logic100
The relevant ingredients can contribute without a required additional partner. No ingredient conflicts were identified.
Partner coverage
The relevant ingredients can contribute without a required additional partner.
Conflicts
No ingredient conflicts were identified in the saved assessment.
Effective doses
All ingredients included in the saved dose check meet its minimum contribution threshold.
Vitamin B5 Not classified
No linked studies yet.
Impact
Moderate effect
Biotin · 300 mcgNiacin · 30 mgVitamin B12 · 400 mcgRiboflavin · 15 mgThiamin · 30 mgVitamin B5 · 50 mgVitamin B6 · 30 mgVitamin D · 5 mcgZinc · 7 mgMagnesium · 150 mgGreen Tea · 40 mg
Iron may help restore heat production when iron-deficiency anaemia has reduced it. That is a specific benefit of correcting anaemia, rather than a general increase in calorie burning. The B vitamins also help your body carry out normal energy metabolism, while iodine is needed to make thyroid hormones. Taking more of these nutrients when you already get enough isn't known to speed up metabolism.
How this product is rated for Metabolism Support
Ingredient fit62
Thiamin connects the serving to metabolism, although normal energy processes are distinct from a faster metabolic rate.
Goal fit
Several nutrients have roles in normal metabolism, alongside ingredients with other purposes.
Dose adequacy
Iron 9 mg, Vitamin B12 400 mcg, Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 30 mg per serving. These amounts do not themselves prove a metabolic-rate increase.
Pathways4
Thiamin is needed for normal carbohydrate metabolism, but extra intake does not imply faster calorie burning.
Depth
Thiamin is needed for normal carbohydrate metabolism, but extra intake does not imply faster calorie burning.
Breadth
The ingredients do not provide a demonstrated broad increase in whole-body energy expenditure.
Evidence100
Thiamin is needed for normal carbohydrate metabolism, but extra intake does not imply faster calorie burning.
Evidence strength
Thiamin is needed for normal carbohydrate metabolism, but extra intake does not imply faster calorie burning.
Studied preparation
The available ingredient forms have relevant background information, but their presence does not predict a routine increase in calorie burning.
Formulation logic100
The individual ingredients do not require an added partner for the roles described. No particular conflict is identified.
Partner coverage
No additional ingredient partner is required for the individual nutrient roles described here.
Conflicts
No particular ingredient conflict is identified for this goal.
Effective doses
Iron 9 mg, Vitamin B12 400 mcg, Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 30 mg per serving. Declared amounts alone do not show how much calorie burning will change.
Impact
Moderate effect
Folate · 680 mcgVitamin B6 · 30 mgVitamin D · 5 mcgVitamin B12 · 400 mcgMagnesium · 150 mg
B vitamins, iron, magnesium, zinc and iodine provide nutritional support related to energy metabolism and normal brain function. Any concentration benefit is most relevant to meeting nutritional needs; the botanical amount is not treated as a measured caffeine dose.
How this product is rated for Mental Focus
Ingredient fit56
The formula has broad purposes, with only part of its ingredients closely related to focus. The assessed quantities provide a meaningful but incomplete match to the saved benchmarks.
Goal fit
The formula has broad purposes, with only part of its ingredients closely related to focus.
Dose adequacy
The assessed quantities provide a meaningful but incomplete match to the saved benchmarks.
Pathways0
No direct focus mechanism receives coverage in the saved findings. The saved findings show limited breadth across the assessed focus mechanisms.
Depth
No direct focus mechanism receives coverage in the saved findings.
Breadth
The saved findings show limited breadth across the assessed focus mechanisms.
Evidence100
Magnesium provides the strongest evidence contribution among the assessed ingredients. Qualifying ingredients are recorded as matching studied preparations.
Evidence strength
Magnesium provides the strongest evidence contribution among the assessed ingredients.
Studied preparation
Qualifying ingredients are recorded as matching studied preparations.
Formulation logic100
The assessed ingredients can contribute independently or have their required partners. No ingredient conflict was flagged by the saved checks.
Partner coverage
The assessed ingredients can contribute independently or have their required partners.
Conflicts
No ingredient conflict was flagged by the saved checks.
Effective doses
All counted ingredients meet the saved minimum amount threshold.
Impact
High effect
Biotin · 300 mcgVitamin D · 5 mcgZinc · 7 mgIron · 9 mgVitamin C · 300 mg
Iron can help shedding when low iron intake is involved; vitamin C supports normal collagen formation and iron absorption. Copper contributes to pigmentation and connective-tissue biology, without establishing routine regrowth. The small horsetail-derived silicon amount does not match the preparation-specific hair-strength evidence. Vitamin A is relevant to normal cell biology, but excessive intake can contribute to hair loss.
How this product is rated for Hair Health
Ingredient fit58
The formula's hair relevance and amount support depend on the counted ingredients and their nutritional or preparation limits.
Goal fit
Relevant ingredients share the formula with other actives, making its overall focus broader than hair health.
Dose adequacy
The counted ingredients only partly meet the saved amount comparisons; small or unresolved amounts limit their contribution.
Pathways52
The recorded mechanism coverage is selective and does not by itself establish hair regrowth.
Depth
Antioxidant protection is the strongest represented mechanism; normal antioxidant biology does not establish a hair-growth effect.
Breadth
Antioxidant protection reached the coverage threshold; the other evaluated mechanisms did not.
Evidence77
The saved evidence comparison reflects the counted ingredients; nutritional conditions and preparation differences determine what hair benefits can be expected.
Evidence strength
Iron provides the strongest counted evidence comparison, with benefits limited by the ingredient-specific nutritional or preparation context.
Studied preparation
Some counted materials lack a match to the studied preparations; Iodine limit that match.
Formulation logic100
The counted ingredients satisfy the saved partner and conflict checks, with amount limitations described below.
Partner coverage
The counted ingredients have no unmet partner requirement in the supplied findings.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflict was identified; this finding does not establish overall safety.
Effective doses
All counted ingredients meet the saved minimum amount comparison, which is not a proven clinical effectiveness threshold.
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount per serving | Score |
|---|---|---|
Vitamin A (Beta-Carotene, Vitamin A Palmitate) | 3000 mcg RAE | |
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) | 300 mg | |
Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol) | 5 mcg | |
Vitamin E (D-Alpha-Tocopheryl Acid Succinate) | 67 mg | |
Vitamin K1 | 30 mcg | |
Thiamine (Thiamine Hydrochloride) | 30 mg | |
Riboflavin | 15 mg | |
Niacin (Niacinamide) | 30 mg | |
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine Hydrochloride) | 30 mg | |
Folate | 680 mcg | |
Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin) | 400 mcg | |
Biotin | 300 mcg | |
Pantothenic Acid (Calcium Pantothenate) | 50 mg | |
Calcium (Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Citrate) | 500 mg | |
Iron (Ferrous Fumarate) | 9 mg | |
Iodine (Kelp) | 150 mcg | |
Magnesium (Magnesium Citrate, Magnesium Oxide) | 150 mg | |
Zinc (Zinc Citrate) | 7 mg | |
Selenium (Selenium Chelate) | 50 mcg | |
Copper (Copper Gluconate) | 0.7 mg | |
Manganese (Manganese Citrate) | 7.5 mg | |
Chromium (Chromium Picolinate) | 100 mcg | |
Molybdenum (Molybdenum Citrate) | 12 mcg | |
Inositol | 50 mg | |
Ginger extract | 50 mg | |
Citrus powder (C. paradisi, C. sinensis, Citrus limonum) | 50 mg | |
Green Tea (Camellia sinensis) leaf phytosome | 40 mg | |
Alfalfa Juice | 25 mg | |
Spirulina algae | 25 mg | |
Wheat Grass juice | 25 mg | |
Boron (Boron Citrate) | 0.5 mg | |
Silicon (Horsetail) | 0.5 mg | |
Lutein (Marigold) | 0.5 mg | |
Vanadium (Vanadium Citrate) | 40 mcg |
Manganese (Manganese Citrate) · 7.5 mg OverallScore88
Each serving provides 7.5 mg of manganese. The identified form is manganese citrate, and a whole-product serving costs about $0.47.
How this ingredient is rated
Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability80
The identified manganese form is manganese citrate.
Manganese Chemical Form
The saved facts identify manganese citrate as the manganese form.
Dose, Safety & Label Transparency100
The serving discloses 7.5 mg of manganese.
Manganese Dosage Efficacy & Safety
The serving provides 7.5 mg of manganese.
Elemental Weight Disclosure
The label amount is recorded as 7.5 mg of manganese per serving.
Value80
A whole-product serving costs about $0.47, covering any other ingredients too.
Price per Serving vs. Median
The evaluated price is about $0.47 per whole-product serving.
Iodine (Kelp) · 150 mcg OverallScore70
Each serving provides 150 mcg of iodine from a marine source. Its chemical form and any organic or clean-water source markers are not known from the saved facts.
How this ingredient is rated
Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability34
The iodine comes from a marine source, but its chemical form is unknown, limiting absorption comparisons.
Iodine Form & Bioavailability
The chemical form is unknown, so its absorption cannot be assessed.
Marine Source Purity & Sourcing
A marine iodine source is recorded, but no organic or clean-water origin marker is available in the saved facts.
Dose, Safety & Label Transparency100
The recorded serving contains 150 mcg of iodine. The amount does not exceed the evaluation’s limit for standard consumers, though total intake is unknown.
Dosage Efficacy for Daily Support
The serving provides 150 mcg of iodine, an amount the evaluation considers suitable for basic maintenance.
Dosage Safety & Upper Limits
The serving amount does not exceed the evaluation’s limit for standard consumers; total iodine intake is unknown.
Elemental Iodine Transparency
The iodine amount is recorded as 150 mcg per serving.
Value80
A whole-product serving costs about $0.47.
Price Per Effective Serving
The price is about $0.47 per whole-product serving.
Calcium (Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Citrate) · 500 mg OverallScore71
Each serving supplies 500 mg of calcium from calcium carbonate and calcium citrate. The proportions of the sources are unknown.
How this ingredient is rated
Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability69
The serving declares 500 mg of calcium from calcium carbonate and calcium citrate; the amounts from each source are unknown.
Calcium Form & Absorption Potential
The named sources are calcium carbonate and calcium citrate; their relative proportions are unknown.
Elemental Calcium Transparency
The label declares 500 mg of calcium and identifies its sources.
Dose, Safety & Label Transparency84
A serving supplies 500 mg of calcium. The formulation includes a flow agent.
Absorption-Optimized Serving Dose
A serving supplies 500 mg of calcium.
Formulation Purity & Additives
The formulation includes a flow agent.
Value50
A whole-product serving costs about $0.47.
Price Per Serving Efficiency
A whole-product serving costs about $0.47.
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- [Comparative study of the urinary excretion of boron, calcium, magnesium and phosphorus in postmenopausal women with and without osteoporosis].
- Effect of dietary boron on mineral, estrogen, and testosterone metabolism in postmenopausal women.
- The relationship between boron and magnesium status and bone mineral density in the human: a review.
- Effects of boron supplementation on bone mineral density and dietary, blood, and urinary calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, and boron in female athletes.
- Metabolic responses of postmenopausal women to supplemental dietary boron and aluminum during usual and low magnesium intake: boron, calcium, and magnesium absorption and retention and blood mineral concentrations
- What is the impact of daily oral supplementation of vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) plus calcium on the incidence of hip fracture in older people? A systematic review and meta-analysis.
- Calcium supplementation prevents seasonal bone loss and changes in biochemical markers of bone turnover in elderly New England women: a randomized placebo-controlled trial.
- The effects of calcium supplementation (milk powder or tablets) and exercise on bone density in postmenopausal women.
- The efficacy of calcium supplementation alone in elderly Thai women over a 2-year period: a randomized controlled trial.
- Calcium-enriched foods and bone mass growth in prepubertal girls: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
- The Association between Dietary and Circulating Copper Levels and Osteoporosis: a Scoping Review.
- Association between dietary copper, iron, zinc, selenium intake and osteopenia or osteoporosis in elderly hypertensive patients: a retrospective cohort study.
- Associations of dietary copper intake with total bone mineral density and lumbar spine bone mineral density in American adults.
- The association between dietary mineral intake and bone mineral density: a cross-sectional study.
- Association between dietary copper intake and bone mineral density in children and adolescents aged 8-19 years: A cross-sectional study.
- Association between RBC folate and lumbar bone mineral density in postmenopausal women, a cross-sectional study from NHANES 2009-2018.
- Genetic variants modify the associations of concentrations of methylmalonic acid, vitamin B-12, vitamin B-6, and folate with bone mineral density.
- Adequate Intake and Supplementation of B Vitamins, in Particular Folic Acid, can Play a Protective Role in Bone Health.
- Relation of homocysteine, folate, and vitamin B12 to bone mineral density of postmenopausal women.
- Dietary intake of folate, but not vitamin B2 or B12, is associated with increased bone mineral density 5 years after the menopause: results from a 10-year follow-up study in early postmenopausal women.