Super greens and multivitamins go head-to-head on the nutritional aisle but are complementary products.

Multivitamins offer isolated nutrients in precise doses, while super greens provide a complex matrix of vitamins, minerals, and plant compounds in their natural form.

For instance, a typical multivitamin might give you 100% of your daily vitamin C. However, a serving of super greens could provide vitamin C alongside antioxidants, chlorophyll, and enzymes from whole food sources.

Also, while you can buy individual superfood powders like spirulina, chlorella, and maca root, these only contain one ingredient.

This is where super greens shine, with blends like vybey Braincare Smart Greens incorporating multiple ingredients you won't find in standard multivitamins and standalone supplement powders, such as:

•         Spirulina: A blue-green algae packed with protein and antioxidants
•         Chlorella: Known for its detoxifying properties
•         Adaptogenic mushrooms (Reishi) that could help combat stress

The bottom line: a multivitamin can ensure you're hitting specific nutrient targets, while super greens can fill in the gaps with whole food nutrition.

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What sets super greens apart?

Super greens are powdered supplements from whole foods, including ground-down fruits, vegetables, and natural extracts.

Preserving the structure of these ingredients ensures super greens powder delivers a complex array of vitamins, minerals, and helpful compounds like antioxidants in a form that's easy for your body to absorb, making them a perfect addition to your diet.

Why pick super greens over other supplements?

More beneficial compounds than multivitamins

Powders from concentrated whole foods like fruits, vegetables, herbs, fungi, and algae contain more beneficial compounds than multivitamins.

Of course, a multivitamin provides a more concentrated dose of certain vitamins and minerals. Still, it lacks antioxidants and compounds naturally occurring in foods like broccoli, kale, spirulina, and Matcha green tea powder.

More ingredients than standalone powders

Wholefood nutrient complexes and superfood blends contain helpful compounds from various plant sources, such as adaptogenic herb blends with stress-fighting botanicals and comprehensive antioxidant formulas with protective compounds.

Some protein powders now come fortified with additional nutrients, and wholefood meal replacements like vybey Complete Meal Powder aim to provide complete nutrition.

But even these powders lack the vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and useful compounds of super greens powder.

Adding greens powder provides more ingredients and health benefits, giving you a powerful way to enhance your overall well-being.

Add them to your shakes and wet foods

Multivitamins are easy to take with water or any other drink in capsule or tablet form. You can add super greens powder to your meal replacement, protein shake, porridge, or yoghurt to create a nutritious meal or snack anytime.

Nutrient-dense powders designed to replace a full meal are perfectly combined with super greens to deliver a massive nutritional boost.

Fantastic value

vybey Braincare Smart Greens is excellent value, coasting between £2.00 and £1.58 per serving (larger packs equal better value).

For instance, our 720g pack gives you 60 servings for less than £90 – significantly less than buying powders for each ingredient you like.

Unique and exotic ingredients

Super greens contain ingredients you can't get from standard multivitamins or even your local supermarket. vybey Braincare Smart Greens, for example, includes:

•         Spirulina: A blue-green algae packed with protein, vitamins, and minerals with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
•         Chlorella: Known for its detoxifying abilities, chlorella is a green alga rich in chlorophyll, which is thought to support the body's natural detoxification processes.
•         Reishi mushroom: Revered in traditional medicine, this adaptogenic fungus is believed to enhance immune function and may help combat stress and fatigue.
•         Matcha green tea: It's loaded with antioxidants and provides a gentle caffeine boost coupled with L-theanine.
•         Maca root: Contains enzymes that help boost energy metabolism, stamina, and mood by balancing hormones.
•         Turmeric: The golden spice of India, turmeric contains curcumin, a potent anti-inflammatory compound linked to improved brain function and reduced risk of chronic diseases.
•         Acai Berry: These small purple berries are rich in antioxidants that help combat oxidative stress, support brain health, and even aid in weight management.
•         Bacillus Coagulans: A hardy 'good' bacterium that can survive stomach acid to improve digestive health and reduce bloating.

Using super greens alongside other supplements

Of course, super greens don't contain every superfood, and there's nothing stopping you from adding other powders and whole foods to your diet.

For example, lion's mane is a powerful standalone nootropic that can improve your focus, memory, and thinking skills.

Studies show lion's mane has anxiolytic and antidepressant effects, which could help calm the mind and make it easier to fall and stay asleep [1].

It also has strong immunomodulatory effects from a protein called HEP3 [2], which has anti-inflammatory activity in cell cultures and animal models of IBD.

You might also want to add aloe vera, manuka honey, bilberry, and primrose oil supplements to your health arsenal.

So, while super greens deliver abundant vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and other compounds that can improve your health, they aren't the endgame – they are merely one supplement to try alongside others.  

Summing up

Greens powders blend fruits, vegetables, and natural extracts that amplify raw ingredients to deliver a unique approach to nutrition.

While multivitamins might include antioxidants like vitamin C or E, super greens go above and beyond with a diverse array of plant-based antioxidants. These compounds, such as those found in spirulina, chlorella, and various fruit powders, work synergistically to combat oxidative stress and support overall health.

Super greens and multivitamins aren't mutually exclusive, and most nutritionists and health enthusiasts use both, leveraging the broad-spectrum nutrition of super greens alongside the targeted supplementation of multivitamins.

You can give super greens a go with one of our starter packs and bundle in vybey Complete Meal Powder and Braincare Smart Focus, or you can just go for Braincare Smart Greens from as little as £1.58 per serving.

Sources

1. Therapeutic Potential of Hericium erinaceus for Depressive Disorder - PMC (nih.gov)