THORNE Basic Nutrients 2/Day – Comprehensive Daily Multivitamin with Optimal Bioavailability – Vitamin & Mineral Formula – Gluten, Dairy & Soy-Free – 60 Capsules – 30 Servings

Great multivitamin…if you can tolerate it
Good: Decent, honest vitamin/mineral stack. Imho excessively high B12 and chromium doses, but quite good otherwise. (I say “honest” because the Thorne product does not pad its ingredient list with dozens of dubious plant extracts in doses far too small to be useful – an annoying trend in this market.) Thorne’s claims of quality and bioavailability seem to be on target; I definitely notice the difference when I skip taking them for a few days.Bad: You definitely don’t want to take these on an empty stomach. I popped two immediately after I received my first order, and that was the first and last time I did so. They’re easily tolerated if you take one each with morning and evening meals. Get more than an hour or so away from meal time, however, and you can count on a bout of queasiness. Price is about mid-range for similar stacks from other brands, but their claimed quality control might make it worth the higher price.Ugly: Oh dear god, that SMELL! It isn’t like B vitamins smell all that good to start with, but opening one of these bottles is like stepping into an organic chemical factory. I find it hard to believe they can’t find a way to mitigate this.Bottom line: Once you find a way to choke it down, this seems to be pretty good stuff. I definitely have more energy and focus when taking it regularly. They have to do something about the smell and taste though. Five stars, barely.

Fantastic Ingrediants
I’ve been on my health and fitness journey for a few years now and am constantly researching online and talking with fitness friends about supplements. The one brand name that has continued to pop in so many of my work and social circles is Thorne. They are just known across the more serious fitness gurus as the top-notch name brand to go with.I have been taking a multi-vitamin for decades and have switched over that time between many different name brands (Klean, GNC, Centrum, and others). All are fantastic, but some of these have caused a little upset stomach to me and my stomach rarely has any digestion issues. I also often wonder about the ingredients as these brands do not have the reputation that Thorne does. I switched about four months ago over to this Thorne multi-vitamin and I am not certain if it is a placebo effect or real, but wow has this multi-vitamin changed and improved my energy level. I never had issues with energy before, but with these multi-vitamins I feel so much more aware and ready to take on the world. Definitely will be staying with this as my multi-vitamin going forward!The only downside I do need to bring up that I have ready so many other posts about and agree with is the taste. I can’t quite describe the taste and smell other than that it is pretty foul. However, if you take it quickly with your drink of the day you will not get a whiff or taste of the pill as you take it. Definitely worth the trade off for taking a high quality multi-vitamin.

SMELL
Great vitamin. Makes me a little nauseous if i dont take with food. I trust this brand is quality. Only down side is the SMEELLLL. Its absolutely awful, smells like old lady urine mixed with antibiotics. I packed these in a suitcase and my whole bag smelled like the vitamins. I have to say, the smell makes it difficult to take these every morning but I am powering through it bc I know its a good quality supplement.

All ok so far thanks

I’ve been taking these daily for a few weeks, but I’ve come to the point where I can no longer stand the putrid musty/sour smell from the bottle and the capsules.