1 A whole food vitamin will typically run you about $30 or so for a month’s supply which is a good bit more expensive than other brands. 2  Less dense. 3  To get a full serving you’ll often have to take 3 to 6 pills,which can be a little inconvenient at times.
http://blog.healthkismet.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-whole-food-vitamins
Whole Food Multivitamin +Plus Vital Minerals is a high-potency multivitamin—more comprehensive than Whole Food Multivitamin … in the same natural, whole food base and produced with the highest manufacturing and quality control practices in place.
http://products.mercola.com/whole-foods-multivitamin/
1 More expensive. 2  A whole food vitamin will typically run you about $30 or so for a month’s supply which is a good bit more expensive than other brands. 3  Less dense. 4  To get a full serving you’ll often have to take 3 to 6 pills,which can be a little inconvenient at times.
http://blog.healthkismet.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-whole-food-vitamins
With the limitations of multivitamins in mind, I think I’d go with Mega Food over the other competitors. I say this because it has the most experience making this type of product and they pay the most attention to the handling of the ingredients used in their vitamins.
http://blog.healthkismet.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-whole-food-vitamins
1 It’s made from food broths. 2  Traditional vitamins are often made from various synthetic materials. 3  A whole food vitamin is typically made from boiling different foods in water and then extracting the nutrients out of the broth and putting in the pill.
http://blog.healthkismet.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-whole-food-vitamins
But what may be the ace of all of them is this -- being approved for Good Manufacturing Processes (GMP) certification. They are committed to making the world a safer place for consumers. They work hard to make sure that you don't have to question the safety -- or quality -- of your product, my Whole Food Multivitamin.
http://products.mercola.com/whole-foods-multivitamin/
As you can see the synergy vitamin has a deep green color from the foods used to make them. Whole food vitamins will frequently dissolve when put in water because they’re not manufactured with the array of plastics and adhesives that go into regular vitamins.
http://blog.healthkismet.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-whole-food-vitamins
Synthetic alternatives to whole foods are known as isolates. Your body will only absorb a small percentage of an isolate form of vitamins and minerals -- and utilize even less (Your body absorbs much more of the whole food form.) On top of that, there may be side effects, depending on the quality of the isolate.
http://products.mercola.com/whole-foods-multivitamin/
There is a better way to get real nutrition from multivitamins. It's called food-based nutrition, and it means that all the vitamins and minerals in the supplement come from genuine food-based sources.
http://www.naturalnews.com/040265_multivitamins_nutrition_food-based_nutrients.html
However, the manufacturer I chose for Whole Food Multivitamin is YEARS ahead of the curve, as it has already been certified! And it did so voluntarily... But this is the technical side of choosing a quality multivitamin.
http://products.mercola.com/whole-foods-multivitamin/
what is a food based multivitamin
A food based multivitamin is, in which all the vitamins and minerals in the supplement come from genuine food-based sources.