Balance of Nature secures the second spot on my list. This product is well known, but in our personal opinion it may have some notable shortcomings, especially given its much higher price.
The ingredients in the Balance of Nature capsules are listed in alphabetical order. This isn’t really helpful for customers because it may actually hide which vegetables and fruits are the most prevalent in the formula. While many supplements have proprietary blends, the main ingredients by weight or concentration are generally listed first on the supplement panel in a formula blend.
Getting Two (2) bottles and taking Six (6) capsules DOES NOT necessarily mean more nutritional value to the consumer!!!
With fruits and veggies supplements, you have to trust that the company hasn’t bulked up the cheaper ingredients, such as the use of apple fiber or soybean as fillers while adding much smaller amounts of the more nutritious ones. This may be done just so the nutritious ingredients can be listed on the supplement label, regardless of whether their amounts are sufficient. It is difficult for me to understand what fillers Balance of Nature uses when reading their supplement panel.
KaraMD’s Pure Nature has a higher dose of healthy nutrients disclosed on it’s panel. Dr. Kara has carefully engineered a powerful 2,800 milligram delivery of healthy nutrients into ONLY Four (4) Capsules Per Day at a much better price!!!
Unfortunately, Balance of Nature also contains soybeans...what on earth were they thinking including soybean in their formula? Soy is an estrogenic ingredient that is thought to lead to health issues. Soybeans are low in nutrition value, can contain problematic substances like phytic acid, can cause allergies, and are already in many processed foods.
In our personal opinion, Balance of Nature falls short of the mark in several respects since it is very difficult for us to clearly understand the level of its key ingredients, which in our opinion appears to be less than experts recommend, and it contains soybeans.
From an economic standpoint, Balance of Nature is also significantly more expensive at $99.95 for JUST a 30-day supply.