GEM Vitamins Review

GEM Vitamins are a unique way to consume vitamins. Pills can be boring and somewhat gross, but GEM is a new supplement company that makes their vitamins in whole food form easy and tasty to consume. If you have struggled with consuming multivitamin pills and are looking for a fun way to get vitamins in, this might be your best bet! Plus they are made from whole foods!

About the brand:

Sara Cullen founded GEM Vitamins in 2018. Her mentality is: food is medicine and that supplements should be made from whole foods. Unlike most vitamins in a capsule, tablet, or powder, GEM Vitamins are chewy bites that use natural food ingredients. Some ingredients include pumpkin seeds and quinoa. Plus, GEM Vitamins are vegan and do not contain soy, gluten, artificial colors, binders, or fillers.

GEM Vitamin Pros:

easy to consume
whole food ingredients
sustainable
vegan and do not contain soy, gluten, artificial colors, binders, or fillers

GEM Vitamin Cons:

No third party tested for purity
It is not a complete multivitamin

How do GEM Vitamins work?

GEM Vitamins require a monthly subscription. You can choose your delivery date as well as cancel at any time. Each order is good for 25 days and auto-renewed unless you say otherwise.

My Experience with GEM Vitamins Products:

There are three different products:

GEM Daily Essentials
GEM Sleep Essentials
GEM Calm Essentials

GEM Daily Essentials

Flavors: cacao, lemon raspberry, citrus ginger
Vitamins and minerals:

vitamin D
biotin
folate
niacin
riboflavin
thiamine
magnesium
iron
potassium
vitamins B5, B6, and B12

Nutritional information:

Calories: 35–40
Carbs: 5 grams
Sugar: 3 grams
Fiber: 1 gram
Fat: 1.5 grams
Protein: 1 gram

The Daily Essentials is the GEM Vitamins staple product. It’s designed as a multivitamin and supports energy balance and mental clarity. Although intended to help fill nutrient gaps, it does not give you 100% of your daily need.

The premise is that you are probably getting some, not all, of your daily vitamins. You won’t typically “feel” a difference with a multivitamin, but I appreciate getting vitamins that I sometimes miss. Hopefully, they will include more vitamins in their signature product.

Plus, Citrus Ginger does contain probiotics. This is my favorite flavor anyway, but I do appreciate there are probiotics designed for gut health. Do I notice a huge difference when taking GEM Vitamins? No, but I never really notice a difference when taking a multivitamin. I’ve found that probiotic pills are not always my favorite to consume (seriously why are most big and bulky?). With the GEM Essentials, I don’t have to worry about that and can even consume without water. It tastes so good, it almost feels like a treat.

GEM Sleep Essentials

Vitamins and minerals:

vitamin D
calcium
iron
potassium
magnesium

Nutritional Value:

Calories: 35
Carbs: 5 grams
Sugar: 3 grams
Fiber: 1 gram
Fat: 1 gram
Protein: 1 gram

The GEM Vitamins Sleep Essentials is a chocolate cherry-flavored bite meant to be consumed before bed to promise a more restful sleep. Plus support your mood and stress level. I enjoy the chocolate cherry flavor; it tastes like candy, so it’s hard to only consume one. I’m not sure if I had more restful sleep when using the product, but I felt more relaxed and slept fine. I have mine shortly before bed and because it tastes so good, it almost tastes like a little treat.

GEM Calm Essentials:

Flavor: Banana Cinnamon

The GEM Calm Essentials is the newest to the lineup. It’s designed to relieve cognitive cloudiness, stress overload, and irritability. The banana cinnamon is my favorite of the GEM flavors, which is funny because, typically, I’m not a banana cinnamon type of person. But it tastes good; it makes it hard to eat just one.

I don’t know if it’s a placebo, but I feel better and “calmer” when discussing the GEM Calm essentials. It’s not a huge difference and will not make a huge difference, but I find myself relaxed when I consume one.

Overall, I think there are many benefits to the GEM Vitamins, especially sleep, and calm. I would love to see more minerals and vitamins in the daily essentials to make them more competitive with other multivitamins. But if you are looking for a multivitamin that tastes good and is actually “fun” to consume, consider GEM Vitamins.

Cost:

Compared to a regular multivitamin, GEM Vitamins are not cheap. They are much more at $55 monthly for one product or $110 for both. They regularly have sales and at the time of writing this they had several sales including 28 days for $55 and some products had a subscribe and save that gave you 20% off.

GEM Vitamins Conclusion:

Who should buy GEM Vitamins? If you are looking for a multivitamin, probiotic, or sleep aid and want something other than a pill. They do taste great.

Who should not purchase GEM Vitamins? If you are looking for a comprehensive multivitamin or on a tight budget.

In all, I’m a fan of the GEM Vitamins. I appreciate that they taste good and are a “fun way” to consume vitamins. I wish they were third-party tested because it rules out many people who often get drug tested consuming them. Plus, you want to know what is in your vitamin!