Our favourite vegan multivitamins and supplements

A well-planned vegan diet that includes fortified foods and supplements can meet all of your nutrition needs.¹ However, if you don’t plan your plant-based diet properly, you may experience deficiencies in some essential vitamins and minerals.^1-3 Supplements can help you bridge the gap to ensure you get all the nutrients you need to stay healthy.

Let’s take a closer look at some of the best vegan multivitamins and supplements you can take to complement your plant-based lifestyle.

Research has shown that a whole-food, plant-based diet can provide all the protein you need and improve your health and longevity.^4-6 Cutting meat out of your diet may also contribute to weight loss,^7,8 better cardiovascular health^5,9 and may lower your risk of developing type 2 diabetes.^10,11 

Despite these health benefits, there are some key things to be mindful of when choosing a vegan diet. Plant-based foods – while rich in many vitamins, minerals and antioxidants – don’t always meet our needs of some essential nutrients your body needs, including vitamin B12, vitamin D, iron, calcium, iodine, selenium and omega-3 fatty acids.^1,2 

Read on to learn our top six picks for vegan-friendly supplements to support a healthy vegan lifestyle.

Despite the many health benefits of plant-based diets, it takes careful planning to ensure you get an adequate amount of all the essential vitamins and minerals your body needs.^{3, 5-11} Vegans must be particularly mindful of their intake of vitamin B12, vitamin D, calcium, omega-3 fatty acids and iron.^1,2 

Some vegans opt for an easy broad-spectrum multivitamin, while others choose to supplement with just the essential vitamin they may be missing, e.g. B12.^12-14

Although a whole-food approach to getting essential nutrients is best, supplements can help ensure you’re getting everything you need when following a vegan diet. We recommend that you speak with your GP, healthcare professional or registered dietician who specialises in plant-based nutrition to decide which supplements are best for you.