Are Nutrilite Vitamins Organic?

The word "organic" can be confusing when applied to vitamins. In our experience, customers often assume a supplement is either 100% organic or not organic at all. The reality is more nuanced.

Organic certification applies to how crops are grown — without synthetic pesticides, with attention to soil health, and using natural farming methods. A finished supplement may contain organic plant ingredients alongside vitamins and minerals that are not themselves "organic" because they are nutrients, not plants.

Nutrilite's approach is to grow many of its botanicals on certified organic farms. Those plant concentrates are then combined with vitamins and minerals to create the finished product.

Nutrilite owns and operates certified organic farms in locations including Washington State, Mexico, and Brazil. These farms grow the botanicals — like alfalfa, watercress, parsley, and acerola cherry — that become the plant concentrates in many Nutrilite products.

For background on Nutrilite's parent company, see the Wikipedia article on Amway. You can also learn more about how Nutrilite traceability works from seed to supplement.

One thing we commonly find is that customers do not realize most mass-market vitamins use only isolated, synthetic nutrients. Nutrilite takes a different approach by including plant concentrates.

This is why Nutrilite is often described as a plant-based brand rather than simply an "organic" brand. Learn more in our natural vs. synthetic guide.

Based on our real-world experience, customers who care about organic farming and plant-based nutrition tend to appreciate Nutrilite. The brand may not label every product "certified organic," but its farming philosophy is a step above most mass-market brands.

To see how Nutrilite compares to a popular competitor, read our Nutrilite vs. Centrum comparison.