Dr. Vaidya’s Men’s Multivitamin Tablet

Dr. Vaidya's Men's Multivitamin presents a comprehensive formula with 33 vitamins, minerals, and additional compounds including BCAAs, lutein, and inulin. At ₹595 for 60 tablets, it costs ₹9.92 per serving—41% below the category average of ₹16.91. The brand delivers complete transparency with all ingredient doses disclosed, which is commendable in the Indian supplement market.

However, the attractive price and long ingredient list mask a critical flaw: nearly every nutrient is severely underdosed compared to clinical standards. While the formula includes beneficial ingredients like vitamin A, D3, and zinc at appropriate levels, most B vitamins, calcium, magnesium, and trace minerals fall far short of effective doses. This makes it a poor choice for anyone seeking meaningful nutritional support, despite the budget-friendly pricing.

The formula attempts to be comprehensive, covering essential vitamins, minerals, amino acids (BCAAs), antioxidants (lutein, zeaxanthin, lycopene), and gut health support (inulin). Vitamin A (900 mcg), vitamin C (90 mg), vitamin E (15 mg), vitamin K (90 mg), and vitamin D3 (5 mcg) are included at or near recommended daily intake levels. Zinc at 10 mg and copper at 1.1 mg are well-balanced to prevent deficiency.

However, several questionable inclusions appear: lycopene at 10 g and phytosterols at 12 g seem like data errors (likely meant to be mg), and nickel at 50 mg raises safety concerns if accurate. The inclusion of 3g inulin provides prebiotic support, while BCAAs (L-leucine, L-isoleucine, L-valine) at 10-12 mg each are present but in trivial amounts. The formula shows ambition but lacks focus on delivering clinically meaningful doses of core nutrients.

The dosing is critically weak across most ingredients:

Adequately dosed: Vitamin A (900 mcg meets RDA), vitamin C (90 mg meets RDA), vitamin E (15 mg meets RDA), vitamin K (90 mcg meets RDA), zinc (10 mg reasonable), copper (1.1 mg adequate), manganese (1.7 mg adequate).

Severely underdosed: Calcium (2.5 mg vs. 1000 mg RDA—99.75% deficient), magnesium (25 mg vs. 400 mg RDA—94% deficient), vitamin B12 (0.001 mg = 1 mcg vs. 2.4 mcg RDA), vitamin B2 (0.3 mg vs. 1.3 mg RDA), vitamin B3 (1.1 mg vs. 16 mg RDA), biotin (4 mcg vs. 30 mcg typical), selenium (4 mcg vs. 55 mcg RDA—93% deficient), molybdenum (4 mcg vs. 45 mcg RDA), iodine (20 mcg vs. 150 mcg RDA), folic acid (0.17 mg = 170 mcg vs. 400 mcg RDA), phosphorus (0.04 mg vs. 700 mg RDA—essentially zero).

BCAAs: At 10-12 mg each, these are token amounts (clinical studies use 5,000+ mg total daily). Lutein at 2 mg and zeaxanthin at 20 mg are reasonable for eye health support.

The dosing score of 2.8/10 is justified—only about 25% of ingredients reach clinically useful levels.

At ₹9.92 per serving, this multivitamin is 41% cheaper than the category average of ₹16.91. On paper, this seems like excellent value. However, value must consider efficacy—you're paying less but receiving subtherapeutic doses of most nutrients. You'd need to take 10-40 tablets daily to reach meaningful doses of calcium, magnesium, or B vitamins, which defeats the purpose.

For the handful of adequately dosed nutrients (vitamins A, C, E, K, zinc), the price is fair. But as a complete multivitamin solution, the poor dosing significantly undermines the value proposition. You're essentially paying ₹10/day for partial coverage of 7-8 nutrients while the remaining 25+ are ineffective window dressing.

Dr. Vaidya's earns full marks here with a 10.0/10 transparency score. Every ingredient is listed with its exact dose—no proprietary blends, no "herbal matrix" hiding poor formulations. You know precisely what you're getting, down to the form of each mineral (borax for boron, specific omega fatty acids). This level of disclosure is rare and appreciated, allowing informed purchasing decisions. However, transparency reveals the dosing problems rather than hiding them.