Key takeaways
- Healthline has vetted over 100 multivitamins, consulted with a dietitian, and personally tested more than 20 to select the best multivitamins for women.
- We chose Nature Made’s Multi for Her as the best because it is cheap and contains all the right nutrients.
- Runner-ups include Ritual Essential for Women 18+ for a more basic option and Mindbodygreen Ultimate Multivitamin+ for higher potency.
- If you already get a lot nutrients through food: Ritual Essential for Women 18+ Multivitamin | Skip to review
- Reasonably priced with built-in omegas and collagen: Perelel Women's Daily Vitamin Trio | Skip to review
- A highly potent option for bigger nutrient gaps: Mindbodygreen Ultimate Multivitamin+ | Skip to review
- Best if organic ingredients are your priority: Garden of Life Organics Women's Multi Tablets | Skip to review
Healthline editors, dietitians, and medical integrity team members have vetted more than 100 products to decide on the best multivitamin for women. (Note: Sex and gender exist on spectrums. This article uses “women” to refer to a person’s sex assigned at birth.)
Hot take“When it comes to supplements, the price is not always a good reflection of the quality,” says Kelli McGrane, MS, RD.
“There are plenty of expensive multivitamins that aren’t third-party tested for purity and potency or that contain types or amounts of nutrients that simply aren’t necessary for everyone. On the flip side, brands like Nature Made are more affordable, yet have extensive quality control measures and offer comprehensive formulations.”
It does have a few shortcomings to consider. We cover those below, along with our other picks, and advice from a dietitian on the various nutrient forms.
We recommend these women’s multivitamins if you don’t have any specific nutrient or life stage concerns and are simply looking for a quality multivitamin with general coverage.
Disclaimer: Some of the products tested below were provided for free to Healthline editors or writers. Our opinions are ours alone and have not been reviewed, approved, or otherwise endorsed by the product manufacturers.
Here’s a quick look at how our top picks compare when it comes to some of the key nutrients:
Here are other multivitamins we tested that didn’t quite make the cut:
Note: We’ll be testing MegaFood Women’s Daily in June 2025 as a contender. We like that it’s affordable at a lower price point and contains real food ingredients and nutrient forms the body can absorb well. However, it’s not as rigorously tested. We’re reaching out for more information and testing it to consider against current picks.
- Garden of Life mykind Organics Women’s Once Daily Tablets: If you want an organic multivitamin, this is a good option. It’s also third-party tested for purity and potency, certified NSF gluten-free, Non-GMO Project verified, certified carbon neutral, and certified vegan. It checks all the boxes nutrient-wise, but we did find the tablets to be on the larger side.
- Love Wellness Daily Love Multivitamin: This woman-owned brand is third-party tested and easy to find online. However, our tester ultimately preferred other brands over this one, and our dietitian commented that it has very high doses of some vitamins. Additionally, it contains chasteberry, an herbal supplement that can interact with common medications like birth control pills, and ashwagandha, which isn’t safe for people who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
- Mela Vitamins Daily Essentials for Women: It provides 300% of the DV for vitamin D, an essential nutrient that people of color are
more likely to be deficient in. It’s likely only necessary if you’re low in Vitamin D. Our tester found the pills easy to swallow, and they helped her nails grow, but they didn’t provide the same energy boost she’s used to with other multivitamins. - Smartypants Women’s Multi: These gummy vitamins have a subtle orange flavor that our tester enjoyed. They’re another good option if you’re looking for a gummy rather than a pill or capsule, but they do contain 6 g of added sugar.
- Olly Women’s Multi is another gummy option. It provides several nutrients, including B vitamins, vitamin D, and chromium. It’s also free of iron, so it may be
more appropriate for some postmenopausal women. But because it’s a gummy, it contains 2 g of added sugar. - Future Kind Essential Vegan Multivitamin includes only the nutrients that vegans tend to lack in their diet: vitamin B12, vitamin D, and omega-3s. It’s a great supplement for vegans who tend to eat most nutrients from food and don’t need the extra frills. It’s a quality vitamin that’s third-party tested, but since it only appeals to vegan diets, we didn’t include it in our top picks.
We break down why and all our multivitamin picks for women over 50 here.
We rounded up the best multivitamins for women based on the following criteria that we believe to be important indicators of safety, quality, and transparency:
- Nutrient quality: We looked for products that use highly absorbable forms of nutrients.
- Ingredients: We included products made from quality ingredients and free of artificial additives. We also paid close attention to the types and amounts of nutrients included in each product.
- Health concerns: We looked for products to suit a variety of needs.
- Quality testing: We prioritized products tested for purity and potency, ideally by a third-party lab.
- Brand reputation: Every product on our list is produced by a medically credible company. We also ensured that every brand is compliant with labeling requirements per the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
- Vetting: All the multivitamins on our list have been vetted to ensure they align with Healthline’s brand integrity standards and approach to well-being. You can read more about our vetting process.
Once we had our list, we had testers try each vitamin for at least a week, if not longer, so they could comment on things like pill size and any positive or negative effects.
Our Medical Standards and Insights team has carefully researched and vetted over 11,000 products and services. We fact-check health claims, evaluate ingredients, and look into each brand’s reputation before sharing products and services on Healthline.
To choose the products on this page, we considered all the multivitamins that passed our vetting process. Then, we personally tested some of them to narrow down our list even further.
Meet the expert
Kelli McGrane, MS, RD, is a registered dietitian and cookbook author with Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Nutritional Science from Boston University.
She has worked as a clinical dietitian at two Boston hospitals, a nutrition researcher for the University of Colorado and Children’s Hospital, and as a freelance nutrition writer and editor for several online publications.
Before beginning any new supplement, we recommend talking with a healthcare professional. Not everyone needs to take multivitamins, and a doctor may recommend a single-nutrient vitamin instead.
There are many essential nutrients. However, some are particularly important to look for in a multivitamin, either because the nutrients play a key role in women’s health specifically or because women are more likely to consume inadequate amounts of them in their diets.
These nutrients include:
Still, keep in mind that depending on your diet, you may not need a supplement that contains all the nutrients listed above. Additionally, nutrient needs and amounts vary depending on your stage of life, among other factors.
Other useful supplements
Looking to round out your wellness routine? Or didn’t see what you were looking for? Be sure to check out our other supplement roundups for women’s health:
Multivitamins can help certain people meet their nutrient needs. However, they can also increase nutrient intakes beyond the levels that are considered safe.
In terms of improving overall health and preventing chronic diseases, multivitamins may play a role, but more research is needed.
Research has also shown that healthy people are more likely to regularly take a multivitamin than those who have nutritional deficiencies. For this reason, the research on whether a multivitamin can improve health outcomes is inconclusive.
However, a doctor may still recommend a multivitamin to help fill any nutrient gaps in your diet.
Taking a multivitamin daily can help some people meet their needs, while it may lead to excessive intake of nutrients in others.
For this reason, it’s important to carefully read supplement labels and identify any nutrients you’re already consuming regularly, either through your diet or through other supplements.
It’s a good idea to check with a healthcare professional before beginning any new supplement, including a multivitamin.
Some vitamins, such as water-soluble vitamins, can be absorbed on an empty stomach. However, multivitamins also typically contain fat-soluble vitamins, which require dietary fat for absorption, so it’s best to take them with a meal or snack.
To make it easier to remember to take your multivitamin, try taking your vitamin with the same meal each day.
Multivitamins can help fill nutritional gaps for people who have difficulty meeting their nutrient needs through diet alone, as well as for people who are pregnant or nursing or have certain dietary restrictions.
But not everyone needs a multivitamin, and regularly consuming some nutrients in excess can be detrimental to overall health. Also, keep in mind that multivitamins have the potential to interact with other supplements or prescription medications.
Be sure to check with a healthcare professional before beginning any new supplements, including a multivitamin.