Ryker Black put together this tier list of supplement companies. I generally agree although there are some I would move up in the rankings. Bulk supplements wasn’t listed. I’d put it at A.
I would move NOW up to A+ and Doublewood to A.
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Super helpful and surprised to see I have only heard of do not age in his A+ group!
And hmmm, on Renue by science being only a b… i am buying 2 things from them… and no reason to spend that if they are not A+ (maybe he addresses this in the video and I’ll soon watch)
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I like www.consumerlabs.com as they do the testing.
“Brands” are not always a reliable way to rate supplements.
Brand driven purchasing does not always provide the best product for the best price.
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I think you can use it as a rule of thumb though. I think we can all agree that NOW is better than Centrum or Kirkland.
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I like Da Vinci Labs, which often has formulations more closely aligned with what I need.
Thorne, Da Vinci, and Carlson my main sources.
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My thoughts, exactly. Spot on.
I trust and miss hansensupplements on the list. A rather unknown European brand. But it came out on top when the University of singapore tested supplements. I also trust bulksupplements, NOW, DrBest, Lifeextension, Thorn, Swanson.
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I completely agree that ConsumerLab do a good job on the supplements they test but they don’t cover the whole market. I subscribe to them, US$5/mth, to help support good 3rd party assessments. Just to be clear, they don’t sell product, rather they are an independent organisation that tests, reviews, and rates health and nutrition products, including vitamins, minerals, herbal and supplements, to help consumers and healthcare professionals identify high-quality products.
The key problem is that the supplements market is almost completely unregulated world-wide. The annual revenues were approximately USD 180 billion in 2023 and projected to reach USD 327.42 billion by 2030, growing at a compound annual growth rate 9% from 2024 to 2030. About one third of that market is in the USA. The Now Foods study on Astaxanthin really brought home the problem. Many of the companies reviewed had little or no Astaxanthin in their product! I see nothing in the future that will improve this situation so I’ll support ConsumerLab and pay attention to the worldly wise folks on sites like this.
My personal “go to” suppliers: Now Foods, Thorne, Swanson, Jarrow, Bulk Supplements and Doublewood. They all have a good portfolio, they’ve been around for a decent amount of years and built a reputation that is hard won and easily lost.
There are a few specialist companies that I’d add, Real Mushrooms for Ergo, and Primeadine for Spermadine.
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The biggest takeaway from this video for me is to avoid C supplements and keep my purchases in the A to A+ range as much as possible. Although I do like Nutricost which is a B.
I’ll also give California Gold more credit. That’s iHerbs in house brand and it’s quite cheap.
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