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MegaFood
Overview
MegaFood is an international, online vendor and distributor for farm-fresh, organic multivitamins and supplements. They offer health-oriented products for men, women, and children, as well as for those in pregnancy. They cater to several different niches including beauty and skin, digestion, healthy aging, immune health, inflammation, and more. In addition to supplements that promote specific health benefits, MegaFood also carries a wide array of multivitamins that promote optimal health. MegaFood products largely come in the form of traditional pills and capsules, but they also offer gummies, chewables, and powders.
Price
$15 - $58
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MegaFood is an international, online vendor and distributor for farm-fresh, organic multivitamins and supplements. They offer health-oriented products for men, women, and children, as well as for those in pregnancy. They cater to several different niches including beauty and skin, digestion, healthy aging, immune health, inflammation, and more. In addition to supplements that promote specific health benefits, MegaFood also carries a wide array of multivitamins that promote optimal health. MegaFood products largely come in the form of traditional pills and capsules, but they also offer gummies, chewables, and powders.
MegaFood places a high priority on the cleanliness and quality of their products, which is exemplified by their nine certifications for purity and safety, displayed on all of their labels and shoppable product pages. They place a strong emphasis on protecting regenerative agriculture. As well as being a certified B corporation, MegaFood is also independently verified as non-GMO, glyphosate residue-free, gluten-free, dairy- and soy-free, vegan, vegetarian, kosher, and doctor-formulated. The brand has also been tested for over 125 pesticides and herbicides. MegaFood has publicly committed to being a sustainable company, being completely transparent in the ingredients they use. They have also stated that they would hold their suppliers, farmers, co-manufacturers, and themselves accountable for maintaining this standard of quality.
The manufacturing facility for MegaFood is cGMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) certified by NSF and all products are tested vigorously in their ISO 9001 certified laboratory. The brand purchases over 700,000 pounds of real, fresh produce each year from a variety of trusted partners, which is delivered to their distribution center in New Hampshire. Once delivered, the fruits and vegetables are crushed entirely and moved through a series of tanks where more vitamins and minerals are added for potency. Then, using Refractance Window Drying·technology, the vitamin-filled pulp is dried to the exact point of dehydration, preserving sensory qualities like color, scent, and taste.
Along with their environmentally friendly, health-conscious vitamins and supplements, MegaFood also runs an information-based nutrition blog called the ?egaBlog· Carrying the mantra, "blog to inspire our community" the site shares educational product news, health and wellness lifestyle tips, cooking recipes, and notable endeavors by the brand related to sustainability and nourishment. Much of the content on the blog aims to educate consumers about their bodies and their diets, as well as about sustainability-related activism happening around the world.
Pros & Cons
Pros:
MegaFood offers a wider array of products than most of its competitors like Bausch & Lomb PreserVision, Centrum, Airborne, and Vitafusion. Many competitors of MegaFood do not offer organic vitamins or supplements at all, let alone products that have as many certifications of purity and safety as MegaFood. MegaFood's products are designed to be as precise as possible with their consumer base, categorizing products by age, gender, and health benefit. MegaFood offers more specific products than their competitors like their ?ver 40·and "over 55" multivitamins. Their competitors mostly only offer one type of multivitamin for adults and one type of multivitamins for elders, not several age-specific ones.
Megafood has a jam-packed website that offers all the information a customer needs to make an informed purchase. On each product page, the supplemental facts, additional features, an educational video, and customer reviews are provided. Unlike many of their competitors, customers can also purchase products directly from the MegaFood website and even research the benefits of their product through the MegaBlog. They also offer free shipping on most of their products.
MegaFood is a reputable brand that has been dedicated to its mission of providing clean, organic supplements since 1973. They have almost 39,000 followers on Instagram and 6,000 followers on Twitter.
With their extreme commitment to sustainability and transparency, there is no guilt needed when buying from MegaFood. On their website, they explain their manufacturing process in detail and have background information available about the four farms they source from.
Cons:
One competitor that has many of the same products and a similar standard of quality as MegaFood is Garden of Life, which offers multivitamins for men, women, children, and for pre/post-natal care, as well as specific benefit vitamins like for sleep, strength, pain relief and more. Garden of Life is certified as USDA Organic, non-GMO, gluten-free, NSF gluten-free, OU kosher, Star-K kosher, Pareve kosher, NSF for sport, informed choice, LEED gold, Green-e energy, and they are a certified B-corp. They currently have more certifications of purity and safety than MegaFood.
Compared to many of the big multivitamin and supplement brands in the United States, MegaFood's products are a bit more expensive. For instance, right now, it is $47.82 for a 90-ct pack of "ten One Daily" multivitamins. In comparison, it is only $9.74 for a 160-ct pack of "ten Tablet" multivitamins on Walmart.
Though the MegaFood website is filled with tons of information, it is a bit confusing to navigate through. Many of the products in certain categories and subcategories overlap with each other, making it slightly difficult to find what you need. It is particularly confusing why there is both a "Vitamins & Supplements" tab and a "Health Needs" tab when they are essentially the same thing.
The overall website is a bit bland visually. The green-colored theme fits well with the goals and values of the brand. However, there is a ton of empty space, the font is extremely basic, and the words are very small and hard to read in some spots.