Comment · Sun, January 17, 2021 · ND Owner
CoQH-CF Softgels | 100mg Ubiquinol Supplement
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S85D · 17 points
Looking at buying my next bottle of Ubiquinol from ND but it's significantly more expensive than getting Jarrow brand from Amazon.
Is there a compelling reason to pay more to get this from ND?
Thank you!
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Socialfilterdvit · 2 points
I still buy stuff from ND for sure but have been surprised at the quality of NOW, Drs. Best, and even CVS pharmacy. My stack has changed some but so far I like Now N.A.C., Dr. Best Mag Glycinate, and CVS curcumin & egcg. Those are off the top of my head ive tried some mushroom blends from OM that I liked too but cant remember right now. Ill prob always use ND for certain things theyre just a great company imo but $ is really tight atm
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner
Are you referring to the CVS Tumeric Curcumin that isn't actually curcumin? It's just tumeric, which is only ~3% curcumin by weight.
https://www.cvs.com/shop/cvs-health-turmeric-capsules-500mg-60ct-prodid-1013104
That one? You will only get 15mg of curcumin per capsule with theirs. You will get 475mg per capsule with ours. Theirs is WAAAAAY more expensive than ours if you are wanting actual curcumin. This is a game most brands play. They either use cheap tumeric and confuse people by saying curcumin on the label, or they use mostly cheap tumeric and put a small amount of curcumin in alongside it. This strategy works, too. People buy tons of this cheap stuff not knowing what is actually in it. We don't play those games.
Also, I assume you are referring to this EGCG?
https://www.cvs.com/shop/cvs-health-super-green-tea-extract-softgels-250mg-90ct-prodid-471857
To start, those are not decaffeinated like ours are, so be careful taking those late in the day. Also, they are 250mg non-enteric-coated softgels. Ours are 500mg enteric coated tablets with piperine. Ours are $14.99 for 60ct of the 500mg. Theirs are $13.49 for 90ct, but only 250mg. So that is only 45 doses if you take the equivalent dose, and you don't get the piperine or enteric coated. When normalized for dose, theirs are 29.9 cents per dose and ours are 24.9 cents per dose. So ours are cheaper and more bioavailable. So you are paying more for the CVS stuff.
Also, CVS was cited by Consumer Reports for higher than ideal heavy metals. They specifically called out the "CVS Health Turmeric Curcumin"
and "CVS Health Echinacea" products.