High-dosage, complete and well balanced
These three characteristics to a considerable extent determine the quality (and price) of a multivitamin/mineral preparation. Plantina Multi clearly fulfils these requirements. The scientific staff at the Ortho Institute have developed this multi product based on the ideas of twice Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling. The special feature of the Plantina Multi is that it contains a sufficiently high dose of all minerals. In this respect, Plantina Multi differs from many other multi products, where the emphasis is often exclusively on the vitamin content. The Plantina Multi is complete in the sense that it contains only vitamins and minerals, to the exclusion of all other substances, such as herbs. As a result, optimum use can be made of the space available in the already large tablet.The high dose, the excellent balance and the completeness of the product make Plantina Multi unique.

Europe is not America. The majority of high-dosage food supplements are imported from the United States. These are produced for the American population, with their own customs and habits. The Plantina Multi product was developed by a Dutch research institute, and is available from pharmacies, drugstores and health shops..

It is no easy task to produce a well-balanced multi product. Unavoidably, certain concessions must be made, often to the detriment of the minerals, above all magnesium. This one substance takes up a considerable amount of space in a tablet, making it an unpopular ingredient amongst tablet makers. Nonetheless, for European men and women, specifically magnesium is an essential substance. A good multi product contains at least 100 mg of magnesium.
Also minerals, of which the importance to health has only just been discovered, such as borium, molybdenum. strontium and vanadium, need to be in balance with the other nutrients in a multi.

The B complex is particularly important for good health. Some people swear by taking a B complex. But did you know that Plantina Multi contains the entire B complex, at a sufficiently high dosage? In other words, the Plantina Multi can be viewed as an extended B complex with all the other necessary vitamins and minerals, at practically no higher cost. The same applies for the antioxidants, as for the B complex. The Plantina Multi contains the important antioxidants beta-carotene (vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E and selenium).

The Plantina Multi contains only vitamins and minerals. This is a deliberate choice, because the vitamins and minerals are essential for the body. In this connection, essential means 'necessary for life', in other words: if you do not ingest these nutrients, you will develop a deficiency disease. Because the dosages of the vitamins and minerals are high, making the tablet large, selecting only the essential ingredients was a deliberate choice. As a consequence, the Plantina Multi contains no substances which the human body itself can produce such as for example the coenzymeQ10 and carnitine. The vitamins and minerals contained in the Plantina Multi are indeed essential to allow the body to produce these substances!

The law imposes requirements on the quantity of vitamin A in a preparation, as a result of which the risk of a vitamin A overdose is excluded. Naturally, Plantina products comply with these requirements.

The importance of folic acid for health has above all been increasingly recognised over the last few years, on the basis of a great deal of scientific research. For this reason, the multi contains the adequate dosage of 400 µg.

No magnesium oxide!
Magnesium oxide (insoluble in water) is practically impossible to absorb via the gastrointestinal system. The Plantina Multi contains the absorbable and therefore effective chelated form of magnesium, in a sufficiently high dosage!

Vitamin B6 as pyridoxal-5'-phosphate
Various forms of vitamin B6 are available. Pyridoxal-5'-phosphate is biologically the most active.
This pyridoxal-5'-phosphate form has been chosen for the Plantina Multi product (vitamin B6 is above all important for women, in combination with magnesium).

Vitamin E as d-alpha-tocopheryl succinate
There are numerous forms of vitamin E (tocopherol). The d-alpha-tocopheryl succinate is the most effective form of vitamin E. Because the vitamin E molecule is in compound with the succinate, the vitamin E is protected inside the tablet (i.e. before ingestion) against the oxygen in the air. Once the tablet has been swallowed, the vitamin E molecule is separated from the succinate, then releasing its full antioxidant effect.

Beta carotene: from the alga Dunaliella salina
Beta carotene from the alga Dunaliella salina not only contains the so-called 'all-trans' beta carotene, but also other forms. This mixture makes the action of beta-carotene far more effective. This form of beta-carotene is however more expensive.

Chromium as polynicotinate
In the Plantina Multi product, chromium is combined with vitamin B3 (nicotinic acid). Both chromium and vitamin B3 are components of the glucose tolerance factor (GTF), the active form of chromium, which supports the working of insulin in the body.

Selenium as L-selenomethionine
The absorption and effect of selenium in the body depends heavily on the form in which this mineral is supplied. Selenium is combined with the amino acid methionin. This L-selenomethionine is the form best absorbed by the body.

Contains relatively little iron
The Plantina Multi contains less iron because recent research has demonstrated that this mineral can play a role in free radical reactions. In addition, the absorption of iron in the body is more dependent on the presence of sufficient vitamin C and copper, than that actual availability of iron.

Plantina Multi is availiable in packaging units of 90 or 240 tablets.

For adults and children from 12 years: 1 tablet during or shortly after the meal, preferably at breakfast (some people prefer not to take the tablet in the evening, to avoid sleeping difficulties).

When selecting the ingredients, we have of course opted for the best quality. There are other aspects that make the Plantina Multi tablet unique. See below.

The importance of folic acid for health has above all been increasingly recognised over the last few years, on the basis of a great deal of scientific research. For this reason, the multi contains the adequate dosage of 400 µg.

Just like in an orchestra where the string section, the pianist, the wind section and even the timpanist each have their own role, all vitamins and minerals are necessary in order to guarantee good health.

Time release is unnecessary for vitamin preparations, because the majority of vitamins and minerals are absorbed almost entirely high up in the gastrointestinal system. As a result, in a TR preparation, the valuable nutrients leave the body, unused. In addition, the TR process is unnecessarily costly.

There are two different algae in the Plantina Multi, the Dunaliella salina and the Chlorella pyrenoïdosa alghinata. These algae ensure a natural basis for the tablet. As a consequence, they contain the essential trace elements lutein, lycopene and other carotenoids, iodine and omega 3-fatty acids.