Is It Still A Vitamin When It's Mostly Sugar?

   I have heard people mentioning good things about taking Goli Nutrition for their health, so I was very excited when I saw them on the TikTok Shop for half price and double the bottles! I was able to use my TikTok referral awards on them so they were actually no out of pocket cost for me! The kit included two bottles of each: Ashwagandha, Matcha Mind, and Apple Cider Vinegar Gummies. 

   When the vitamins arrived, I got right to taking them. Upon trying each of them, the first thing I noticed was how sweet all of these are! This prompted me to actually pay attention to the nutrition facts on the back. I know that should have been one of the first things I checked, but the excitement got too far ahead of me. Now the flavor of each are fine, but I couldn't shake the feeling that I was just eating little candy gummies every morning. 

   So let's take a look at Goli's nutrition facts. 

   The Ashwagandha Gummies have 30 servings per container with the serving size: 2 Gummies. In 2 Gummies there are a total of 25 Calories, 7g Carbs, 4g Sugars, 25mcg of Vitamin D2, and 300mg of Ashwagandha Root Extract; You take these twice a day.

 

   In the Matcha Mind Gummies, there are 20 servings per container, where you take 3 gummies once daily. In those 3 gummies, there are 30 Calories, 9g Carbs, 6g Sugars, 100mg of Matcha Powder, and 250mg of Cognizin Citicoline. 

   In the Apple Cider Vinegar Gummies, there are 30 servings where you take 1-2 gummies 3 times a day. Each serving contains 25 Calories, 6g Carbs, 4g Sugars, 400mcg Folic Acid, 2.4mcg Vitamin B12, and 1000mg of Apple Cider Vinegar. If I were to calculate all of the calories and sugars you would get in a total day, by taking these as directed, you would be consuming 235 Calories and 38g of Sugars. 

   That's 9.5 teaspoons of sugar, just from vitamins! Something that is supposed to be healthy for you! According to American Heart Association, that's more than the recommended amount of sugar we should be eating a day. After digesting this, and weighing out my reasons for originally deciding to take these vitamins, I decided that I would discontinue my use of them, as I am sure you can find better nutrition from something with a bit less sugars.