The nutrients come from natural, organic ingredients such as acerola (vitamin C), spinach (folate), reindeer lichen (vitamin D3), curry leaf (iron), guava (vitamin B3), shiitake (vitamin B12), and sea lettuce (magnesium).

The vitamins and minerals are in food form, which means they occur as in nature – including natural co-factors. Many of these forms are bioavailable and well recognized by the body. Examples include: Folate (B11) instead of synthetic folic acid. Vitamin B12 in fermented form from shiitake, with natural combinations of methyl-, adenosyl-, and hydroxycobalamin. Vitamin D3 from natural reindeer lichen, not synthetic cholecalciferol.

Synthetic vitamins are isolated molecules, often produced in laboratories, separate from their natural environment. Food-derived vitamins contain, in addition to the vitamin itself, other substances like phytonutrients, enzymes and co-factors. This often makes them more broadly effective and better absorbed.

An extract ratio like 11:1 means that 11 parts fresh plant are used for 1 part extract. This increases the concentration of nutrients, without losing the natural character. Nature’s Way uses these concentrated extracts without chemical solvents.