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HSN or PromoFarma for vitamin E: which is better value per capsule
The short answer. For vitamin E, HSN lists 6 products and PromoFarma another 14. By price per capsule, HSN’s median is €0.128/capsule and PromoFarma’s is €0.211/capsule. The highest scoring across both catalogues is HSN Essential Series Vitamina E 400UI 120 perlas from HSN, with 71 out of 100 at €0.090/capsule. The cheapest per capsule is Mensan Onagra + Vitamina E 660 mg 220 caps from PromoFarma, at €0.082/capsule. Neither has products at verification level 4: for vitamin E the ceiling today is a lab report published by the brand itself, and that is not a certification.
Both stores measured on the same criterion: price per capsule and certification verification level. There is no overall winner because there isn’t one: one can win on price and the other on certification, and here you see both separately.
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Both stores at a glance
6 vitamin E products
€0.128/capsulemedian
From €0.090/capsule to €0.140/capsule. 0 at verification level 4 and 0 at level 3.
Its best score: HSN Essential Series Vitamina E 400UI 120 perlas, 71/100 at €0.090/capsule.
14 vitamin E products
€0.211/capsulemedian
From €0.200/capsule to €0.697/capsule. 0 at verification level 4 and 0 at level 3.
Its best score: Mensan Onagra + Vitamina E 660 mg 220 caps, 68/100 at €0.082/capsule.
HSN against PromoFarma, figure by figure
The same numbers for both
| Figure | HSN | PromoFarma |
|---|---|---|
| Products compared | 6 | 14 |
| Median per capsule | €0.128/capsule | €0.211/capsule |
| Cheapest per capsule | €0.090/capsule | €0.200/capsule |
| Dearest per capsule | €0.140/capsule | €0.697/capsule |
| Best score | 71 | 68 |
| Level 4 (certification backed by a third party) | 0 of 6 | 0 of 14 |
| Level 3 (the brand’s own lab report) | 0 of 6 | 0 of 14 |
The median is not the price you will pay. It is the midpoint of that store’s catalogue in this category, and it tells you whether a store is dear or cheap overall. For buying, the specific row in the table below is what counts.
What each tub contains
Median dose per serving
Price per kilo does not tell you how much active ingredient is inside the kilo. This table does: for each ingredient, the median dose per serving at each store and how many products reach the dose backed by studies (the same reference this site scores with).
| Ingredient | HSN | PromoFarma |
|---|---|---|
| Vitamin EEvidence-backed dose: from 12 mg per serving | 268 mg6 of 6 contain it · 6 reach the dose | 8 mg1 of 14 contain it · 0 reach the dose |
The dose is per serving, not per tub. A big tub with a short dose forces you to take two scoops to get the same, and then it lasts half as long: that is why the price per dose in the next section does not match the price per kilo.
Why one is cheaper than the other
Factor by factor, with both stores’ data
PromoFarma costs 65 % more per capsule than HSN (€0.211/capsule against €0.128/capsule, medians of both catalogues). That difference does not come out of nowhere. These are the data that explain it, with each store’s figure alongside: capsules per pack (median), different brands in the catalogue.
| Factor | HSN | PromoFarma |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of one effective dosePrice per capsule and price per dose point to the same store, so the dose does not erase the label difference: HSN is cheaper both ways. | €0.128 | €1.045 |
| Capsules per pack (median)HSN sells bigger packs, and a big pack spreads the same tub, the same label and the same shipping over more capsules. Part of the price gap per capsule is this and not a discount: comparing one store’s small pack with the other’s large one inflates the gap. | 100 caps. | 60 caps. |
| Different brands in the catalogueHSN mostly sells one brand, Swanson: 50 % of its catalogue in this category. PromoFarma spreads its own across 12 brands. A store selling its own brand skips the manufacturer’s margin and can cut the price without touching the formula; a reseller pays that margin and passes it on, and in exchange carries brands the other does not sell. | 3 (50 % Swanson) | 12 (14 % Mensan) |
| Median rating at the storeBased on 284 reviews at HSN and 11 at PromoFarma. These are the store’s own ratings, which is judge and party: they help spot a product that arrives damaged or tastes awful, not decide which formula is better. | 4.8/5 | 5/5 |
None of these factors is an accusation. They are medians of what each store publishes on its pages on the day prices were collected: where a page does not declare a figure, that store does not count in that row instead of counting as a zero. A specific product can contradict its store’s median, and that is what the full table is for. How all of this is calculated.
All 20 products from both stores
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| # | Product | Store | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | HSN+€3.99 delivery | €10.77 | €0.090 /capsule | 71 | |
| 02 | Mensan Onagra + Vitamina E 660 mg 220 caps · 1/2 requirements | PromoFarma | €18.13 | €0.082 /capsule | 68 |
| 03 | HSN+€3.99 delivery | €10.43 | €0.104 /capsule | 68 | |
| 04 | Obire Borraja y Onagra + Vitamina E 500 mg 110 caps · 1/2 requirements | PromoFarma | €9.48 | €0.086 /capsule | 67 |
| 05 | HSN+€3.99 delivery | €12.78 | €0.128 /capsule | 64 | |
| HSN+€3.99 delivery | €6.49 | €0.108 /capsule | 62 | ||
| 06 | HSN+€3.99 delivery | €13.65 | €0.137 /capsule | 63 | |
| 07 | HSN+€3.99 delivery | €7.01 | €0.140 /capsule | 63 | |
| 08 | Naturbite Vitamina E 400 UI Natural 60 caps · 2/2 requirements | PromoFarma | €12.69 | €0.211 /capsule | 58 |
| 09 | PromoFarma | €18.00 | €0.200 /capsule | 55 | |
| 10 | Mensan Onagra Vitamina E 1300 mg 90 caps · 1/2 requirements | PromoFarma | €15.19 | €0.169 /capsule | 55 |
| 11 | Naturmil Vitamina E 400 ui 30 Perlas · 1/2 requirements | PromoFarma | €5.19 | €0.173 /capsule | 55 |
| 12 | PromoFarma | €14.59 | €0.292 /capsule | 55 | |
| 13 | Biotech Usa Vitamin E 200 100 Perlas · 0/2 requirements | PromoFarma | €14.72 | €0.147 /capsule | 52 |
| 14 | Giphar Magnésium & Vitamine B6 30 caps · 0/2 requirements | PromoFarma | €5.72 | €0.191 /capsule | 49 |
| 15 | PromoFarma | €11.15 | €0.223 /capsule | 47 | |
| 16 | Drasanvi Nutrabasics Vitamina E 90 Perlas · 0/2 requirements | PromoFarma | €22.29 | €0.248 /capsule | 46 |
| 17 | Waydiet Natural Q10 + Vitamina E 30 caps · 1/2 requirements | PromoFarma | €20.21 | €0.674 /capsule | 46 |
| 18 | Lamberts Astaxantina 8mg con Vitamina E 30caps · 2/2 requirements | PromoFarma | €20.90 | €0.697 /capsule | 44 |
| 19 | Drasanvi Vitamina E 30 Perlas · 0/2 requirements | PromoFarma | €13.79 | €0.460 /capsule | 42 |
No product makes that cut
Out of the 20 in this table, none meets every filter that is currently set at the same time.
20 products in this table
Questions about HSN and PromoFarma for vitamin E
Answered with the data on this page
- HSN or PromoFarma for vitamin E?
- On price per capsule, HSN: its median is €0.128/capsule against €0.211/capsule at PromoFarma, which is 65 % dearer. The median does not decide on its own: most of the rest of the mark is certification, and there HSN has 0 products at level 4 and PromoFarma has 0.
- Which is the cheapest vitamin E across the two stores?
- Mensan Onagra + Vitamina E 660 mg 220 caps from PromoFarma, at €0.082/capsule (220 capsules pack for €18.13), at verification level 1 out of 4.
- Why don’t HSN and PromoFarma cost the same?
- PromoFarma costs 65 % more per capsule than HSN (€0.211/capsule against €0.128/capsule, medians of both catalogues). That difference does not come out of nowhere. These are the data that explain it, with each store’s figure alongside: capsules per pack (median), different brands in the catalogue. Price per capsule and price per dose point to the same store, so the dose does not erase the label difference: HSN is cheaper both ways. HSN sells bigger packs, and a big pack spreads the same tub, the same label and the same shipping over more capsules. Part of the price gap per capsule is this and not a discount: comparing one store’s small pack with the other’s large one inflates the gap.
- Which of the two stores scores better?
- HSN Essential Series Vitamina E 400UI 120 perlas from HSN, with 71 out of 100. The score is 35 % price per capsule against the cheapest in the category, 35 % verifiable quality (certification, purity and additives), 20 % the category's own requirements and 10 % the buyers' rating at the store, and it is computed without looking at affiliate links. Prices from October 15, 2026.
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