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Healthycell’s Bioactive Multi delivers more than 20 vitamins, minerals and antioxidants in a daily gel pack at around $50, with a headline claim of 165 percent more absorption than tablets and over 18,000 five-star reviews. The gel format is a genuine advantage for a specific group of people. The absorption claim needs more careful reading than it usually gets.
What It Is
A daily multivitamin supplied as a flavoured gel in single-serve packs rather than as tablets or capsules, marketed for brain, heart, immune, energy, skin and hair support. A 30-pack is the standard month’s supply.
The Gel Format Is the Real Advantage
GLP-1 medications delay gastric emptying, and large capsules can sit uncomfortably or provoke nausea as a result. A gel sidesteps that entirely — which is a practical benefit that has nothing to do with absorption percentages.
This is the honest case for the product, and it is a decent one. Plenty of people struggle with swallowing tablets generally, and appetite suppression makes the experience worse. A supplement you can take without discomfort is a supplement you will keep taking, and adherence decides whether any daily product does anything at all — the same argument that partly redeems Grüns gummies.
There is also a reasonable case for a multivitamin during GLP-1 treatment specifically. When total intake falls sharply, micronutrient gaps become more plausible than they were before — see our guide to eating on a GLP-1. A multivitamin is cheap insurance in that context, though food remains the better answer where you can manage it.
Reading the 165% Absorption Claim
“165 percent more absorption than tablets” is a comparison, not an outcome. Absorbing more of a nutrient only produces a benefit if you were previously absorbing too little — and for most nutrients in a standard multivitamin, tablet absorption in a healthy gut is already sufficient.
Water-soluble vitamins in particular are excreted once you have enough; absorbing more vitamin C than you need produces more expensive urine, not better health. The absorption figure is therefore a measure of the delivery system rather than evidence that the product improves anything a person would notice.
This is the same surrogate-marker problem we describe for NAD+ supplements and biological age scores: something measurable changed, which is not the same as a benefit occurring. It matters more if you have a genuine absorption problem — bariatric surgery, inflammatory bowel disease, coeliac disease — where enhanced delivery has a real rationale.
Product Facts
| Active ingredient | Amount per serving |
|---|---|
| Vitamins, minerals and antioxidants | More than 20 included; individual amounts not verified by us |
| Manufacturer | Healthycell |
|---|---|
| Serving size | One gel pack (about 25ml) |
| Servings per container | 30 packs; a 14-pack is also sold |
| Other ingredients | Flavoured gel base; full list not verified by us |
| Intended use | Daily multivitamin support |
| Directions | One gel pack daily per the label |
| Warnings | Contains a full multivitamin — do not stack with another without checking totals, particularly fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K. Discuss with a clinician if pregnant or on prescription medication. |
| Allergens | Not verified by us |
| Pricing | About $50 for 30 gel packs, roughly $1.67 a day |
| Subscription options | Subscription options offered; terms not verified by us |
| Refund policy | Not verified by us |
| Shipping | Direct and through major retailers |
Price
At about $50 a month this is expensive for a multivitamin — a conventional tablet costs a few dollars, and Nutricost sells budget multivitamins with a decent independent testing record. It is cheaper than Grüns at $59 to $80.
The question is what the premium buys. If it is a format you can actually take when tablets make you gag, that is worth paying for. If you swallow tablets without difficulty, it mostly is not.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Gel format avoids the discomfort of capsules on a slowed stomach
- More than 20 vitamins, minerals and antioxidants
- Genuine rationale for people with absorption disorders
- Over 18,000 five-star reviews reported
- Reasonable multivitamin insurance during much-reduced intake
- Cheaper than some premium gummy competitors
Cons
- The absorption claim is a comparison, not a demonstrated benefit
- Extra absorption is wasted if intake was already adequate
- About $50 a month against a few dollars for a tablet
- Individual nutrient amounts not published in sources we could verify
- Marketed across brain, heart, skin and hair on general multivitamin content
- No weight-management benefit
Who Should Use It, and Who Should Look Elsewhere
Healthycell suits you if you cannot comfortably swallow tablets — a real issue on a GLP-1 — or if you have a diagnosed absorption problem where enhanced delivery genuinely matters. On those grounds the premium is defensible.
Look elsewhere if tablets are fine for you, where a conventional multivitamin from a tested budget brand delivers the same nutrients for a fraction of the price. And do not buy it expecting the absorption figure to translate into a noticeable effect.
Limitations of This Review
This review is based on retailer listings and independent coverage checked on 7 August 2026. We could not verify individual nutrient amounts, the full ingredient list, allergens or refund terms, nor examine the study behind the 165 percent absorption claim — we cannot say what it measured, in whom, or against which comparator. The review count is as reported. We have not taken the product.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does 165% more absorption mean it works better?
Not necessarily. Absorbing more of a nutrient only helps if you were not absorbing enough before. For most vitamins and minerals in a standard multivitamin, tablet absorption is already adequate in a healthy gut, so the additional amount may simply be excreted.
Is a gel multivitamin worth it on a GLP-1?
Possibly, for practical rather than absorption reasons. These medications delay gastric emptying and can make swallowing large capsules uncomfortable, and a gel avoids that. Whether you need a multivitamin at all depends on how restricted your intake has become.
How much does it cost?
About $50 for a 30-pack, so roughly $1.67 a day — expensive for a multivitamin.
What is in it?
More than 20 essential vitamins, minerals and antioxidants marketed for brain, heart, immune, energy, skin and hair support.
Verdict
3.2 / 5
A well-liked multivitamin in a format that genuinely helps some people, sold on an absorption statistic that mostly does not matter.
Buy this for the gel, not the percentage. If tablets are uncomfortable — a common and under-discussed problem on medication that slows the stomach — a format you can actually take is worth a premium, and a multivitamin is reasonable insurance while eating far less than usual.
But absorbing 165 percent more of something you already had enough of achieves nothing, and at $50 a month against a few dollars for a tablet, the format is the only thing justifying the difference. If swallowing pills is not a problem for you, it does not.
Supplement Disclaimer & Review Date
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Dietary supplements are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Dietary supplements are not FDA-approved medications, are not reviewed by the FDA for safety or effectiveness before they go on sale, and are not a substitute for prescription treatment.
Nothing on this page is medical advice, and nothing here should be read as a promise of weight loss or of any particular result. Supplements can interact with prescription medications and are not appropriate for everyone. Talk to a doctor or pharmacist who knows your medical history before starting any supplement — particularly if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, take prescription medication, manage a chronic condition, or are already taking a GLP-1 medication.
Details about Healthycell Bioactive Multi come from the manufacturer's own published materials as of the date below. Ingredients, amounts, pricing, and policies change frequently — check the current label and product page before purchasing.
Last reviewed: August 7, 2026
Worth It Only if Pills Are the Problem
On a GLP-1 that is a real possibility. If capsules go down fine, a tested budget multivitamin does the same job for a fraction of the price.