Whole food vitamins acquired their name due to the source of their nutrient and vitamin content. The philosophy behind whole food vitamins lies in a synergistic view of nature. Whole food vitamins are created based on the view that an orange is not simply a host for vitamin C, but a complex array of molecules, micronutrients, vitamins, enzymes, minerals, phytochemicals, bioflavonoids, natural sugar and fiber.
It is the synergistic relationship of all of these elements that comprise an orange. The goal of whole food vitamins is to capture this natural ratio of vitamins to their other counterparts. By following nature's original recipe, whole food vitamins are thought to be more bio available than their traditional synthetic vitamin counterparts.
Vitamins found in nature are always accompanied by cofactors such as enzymes, minerals, bioflavonoids, natural sugars, amino acids and fats.