{"id":2814,"date":"2022-08-09T19:32:48","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T19:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/?p=2814"},"modified":"2024-03-21T18:11:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T18:11:26","slug":"liquid-vitamins-vs-pills-which-is-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/health-and-wellness\/liquid-vitamins-vs-pills-which-is-better\/","title":{"rendered":"Liquid Vitamins vs. Pills: Which Is Better?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When it comes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodrx.com\/healthcare-access\/medication-education\/why-do-some-medications-come-as-pills-and-others-as-injections\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"nutritional supplements (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rank-math-link\">nutritional supplements<\/a>, there are lots of options. Power-packed pills like capsules or tablets vs. liquid <a aria-label=\"vitamins (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/health-and-wellness\/13-essential-vitamins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rank-math-link\">vitamins<\/a> including extracts. Here are the benefits for each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Header0\">In This Healthy Insight:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"#Header1\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Benefits of liquid extracts<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Header2\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Benefits of pills: capsules and tablets<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"    src=\"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/liquid-vitamins-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"woman drinking liquid vitamins\" class=\"wp-image-8204\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/liquid-vitamins-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/liquid-vitamins-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/liquid-vitamins-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/liquid-vitamins-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Header1\">Benefits of liquid extracts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Ready, fast absorption.<\/strong> Within a minute a liquid extract touches your tongue, it gets to work in the bloodstream.<\/li><li><strong>Easy to digest.<\/strong>  Due to a variety of reasons, certain individuals may have <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/Liquid-Extracts\/\">difficulty digesting capsules and tablets<\/a><\/span>,&nbsp;making liquid extracts an ideal option.<\/li><li><strong>Ease of taking<\/strong>. Simply mix them with water, juice, tea or favorite beverage.<\/li><li><strong>Greater potency<\/strong>. Just the plant and its beneficial nutrients in their most potent state.<\/li><li><strong>Taste<\/strong>. Many of them are flavorful and soothing including <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/liquid-extracts\/Ginger-Root-Liquid-Extract-1-oz.axd\">Ginger<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/liquid-extracts\/Cranberry-Liquid-Extract-1-oz.axd\">Cranberry<\/a><\/span><\/strong> and <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/liquid-extracts\/Green-Tea-Leaf-Liquid-Extract-1-oz.axd\">Green Tea<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/li><li><strong>Flexible dose.<\/strong> Easily cut the dosage down to a drop or half-drop and adjust from there.<\/li><li><strong>Customized to your needs<\/strong>. Want to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/Immune-Support\/\">support your <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">immune system<\/span><\/a>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/heart-health\/\">heart health<\/a><\/span> plus <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/Digestive-Health\/\">digestion<\/a><\/span>? Mix various liquid extracts to address each of those concerns into a single, customized dose.<\/li><li><strong>Longer shelf life.<\/strong> When stored in a cool, dark cabinet out of direct sunlight or near heat, liquid extracts can last two to five years.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"    src=\"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/liquid-vitamins-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"pills\" class=\"wp-image-8205\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/liquid-vitamins-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/liquid-vitamins-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/liquid-vitamins-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/liquid-vitamins-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Header2\">Benefits of pills: capsules and tablets <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Commonly accepted as a <strong>typical format<\/strong>. Most <a aria-label=\"vitamins and supplements (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/vitamins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rank-math-link\">vitamins and supplements<\/a> are in capsule or tablet form.<\/li><li>Often have a <strong>lower cost<\/strong> due to simplified manufacturing processes.<\/li><li><strong>Portability<\/strong>. Pills are easy to put in your pocket, purse or suitcase so you can take anywhere.<\/li><li>Can offer a <strong>unique blend<\/strong> of custom ingredients. There are formulas that combine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/vitamins\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">vitamins<\/span><\/a>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/minerals\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">minerals<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/herbs\" class=\"rank-math-link\">herbs<\/a><\/span> and other nutrients for      condition-specific needs like circulation, blood pressure or digestion. <\/li><li>Sometimes they\u2019re <strong>chewable <\/strong>or <strong>dissolvable<\/strong>. This applies mainly to tablets, which can get to work right away as their ingredients are absorbed into your system.<\/li><li>Easy to <strong>adapt<\/strong> to your needs. Capsules can be broken apart and tablets can be crushed and added to a smoothie or yogurt.<\/li><li><strong>Coated<\/strong> for ease of swallowing. High-quality supplements usually use inactive ingredients that assist in absorption as does the natural coating of tablets.<\/li><li>Capsules are <strong>odorless and tasteless<\/strong>. Since all the nutrients are inside a hard gelatin, most capsules have no aroma or taste.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p> Tablets and capsules are the typical choice for supplementation, but liquid extracts are exploding in popularity. Whatever your health need, you&#8217;ll find a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/liquid-extracts\/\">huge variety of liquid extracts to support it<\/a>. Check them out today! <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/Liquid-Vitamins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"    src=\"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/liquid-cta.jpg\" alt=\"Browse liquid vitamins\" class=\"wp-image-8146\" width=\"240\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/liquid-cta.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/liquid-cta-168x300.jpg 168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to nutritional supplements, there are lots of options. Power-packed pills like capsules or tablets vs. liquid vitamins including extracts. Here are the benefits for each.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":8207,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[24],"class_list":["post-2814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-and-wellness","tag-best-healthy-insights"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2814"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2814"}],"version-history":[{"count":52,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2814\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9168,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2814\/revisions\/9168"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}