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The best vitamin C from Holland & Barrett: 16 products by price per capsule
The short answer. Of the 16 products that pass this filter, the highest scoring is Holland & Barrett Vitamina C 1000mg Alta Potencia - 240 Comprimidos from Holland & Barrett: €0.108/capsule and verification level 1 out of 4. The selection runs from €0.108/capsule to €0.633/capsule, with a median of €0.299/capsule.
The 16 vitamin C products sold by Holland & Barrett, scored with the same score as the rest of the site. Its median is €0.299/capsule, 92 % above the median of the 11 stores compared (€0.156/capsule).
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The three that stand out
Holland & Barrett Vitamina C 1000mg Alta Potencia - 240 Comprimidos
€0.108/capsuleNo third-party seal
€0.108 per capsule: the cheapest of those that meet the category's requirements and are not underdosed.
Score 60 out of 100: the highest mark, with 35 % of the weight on price per capsule.
At Holland & Barrett · see how its score breaks down
The full selection
16
products compared
from €0.108 to €0.633
per capsule
0
at verified level 4
Filter and sort
| # | Product | Store | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Holland & Barrett Vitamina C 1000mg Alta Potencia - 240 Comprimidos · 2/2 requirements | Holland & Barrett+€4.99 delivery | €25.99 | €0.108 /capsule | 60 |
| Holland & Barrett+€4.99 delivery | €17.99 | €0.150 /capsule | 57 | ||
Holland & Barrett Vitamina C 1000mg Alta Potencia - 60 Comprimidos · 2/2 requirements | Holland & Barrett+€4.99 delivery | €11.99 | €0.200 /capsule | 54 | |
| 02 | Holland & Barrett+€4.99 delivery | €29.99 | €0.125 /capsule | 58 | |
| Holland & Barrett+€4.99 delivery | €19.99 | €0.167 /capsule | 56 | ||
| 03 | Solgar Vitamina C 1500mg con escaramujo - 90 Comprimidos · 2/2 requirements | Holland & Barrett+€4.99 delivery | €29.99 | €0.333 /capsule | 52 |
| 04 | Holland & Barrett Vitamina C Suave 1000mg de Alta Potencia - 60 Comprimidos · 2/2 requirements | Holland & Barrett+€4.99 delivery | €19.99 | €0.333 /capsule | 51 |
| 05 | Holland & Barrett+€4.99 delivery | €5.99 | €0.299 /capsule | 51 | |
| 06 | Solgar Arándano Rojo con Vitamina C – 60 Cápsulas vegetales · 2/2 requirements | Holland & Barrett+€4.99 delivery | €28.99 | €0.483 /capsule | 51 |
| 07 | Holland & Barrett Vitamina C + Quercetina - 60 Comprimidos · 2/2 requirements | Holland & Barrett+€4.99 delivery | €27.99 | €0.466 /capsule | 50 |
| 08 | Solgar Ester-C Plus 500mg con Vitamina C - 50 Cápsulas Vegetales · 2/2 requirements | Holland & Barrett+€4.99 delivery | €28.99 | €0.580 /capsule | 49 |
| 09 | Solgar Ester · C Plus 1000mg con Vitamina C · 90 comprimidos · 2/2 requirements | Holland & Barrettfree delivery | €56.99 | €0.633 /capsule | 49 |
| 10 | Holland & Barrett Hierro 15mg + Vitamina C, B y Minerales - 180 Comprimidos · 2/2 requirements underdosed | Holland & Barrett+€4.99 delivery | €22.49 | €0.125 /capsule | 40 |
| 11 | Holland & Barrett+€4.99 delivery | €12.79 | €0.142 /capsule | 40 | |
| Holland & Barrett+€4.99 delivery | €7.99 | €0.266 /capsule | 35 | ||
| 12 | Holland & Barrett+€4.99 delivery | €12.79 | €0.426 /capsule | 32 |
No product makes that cut
Out of the 16 in this table, none meets every filter that is currently set at the same time.
16 products in this table
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 | Holland & Barrett | All other stores |
|---|---|---|
| Vitamin CEvidence-backed dose: from 80 mg per serving | 1 g13 of 16 contain it · 9 reach the dose | 1 g15 of 111 contain it · 15 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
Holland & Barrett costs 114 % more per capsule than All other stores (€0.299/capsule against €0.140/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, products with declared additives.
| Factor | Holland & Barrett | All other stores |
|---|---|---|
| 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: All other stores is cheaper both ways. | €0.333 | €0.135 |
| Capsules per pack (median)All other stores 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. | 90 caps. | 100 caps. |
| Different brands in the catalogueHolland & Barrett mostly sells one brand, Holland & Barrett: 75 % of its catalogue in this category. All other stores spreads its own across 52 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. | 2 (75 % Holland & Barrett) | 52 (30 % Desconocida) |
| Products with declared additivesWhat the pages of both declare: anti-caking agents, colourings, artificial sweeteners. An additive is not fraud, but it takes up grams that are not active ingredient and is cheaper than the active ingredient: where more additive is declared, the price per capsule drops without the product being better. | 75 % | 8 % |
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.
This is a filter, not another ranking. The score that sorts this table is exactly the same as in the full vitamin C comparison: the only thing removed here is the products that do not meet the criterion above. How it is calculated.
Questions about this vitamin C selection
Answered with the data on this page
- Which is the best vitamin C in this selection?
- Holland & Barrett Vitamina C 1000mg Alta Potencia - 240 Comprimidos from Holland & Barrett, with 60 points out of 100 at €0.108/capsule. The 16 vitamin C products sold by Holland & Barrett, scored with the same score as the rest of the site. Its median is €0.299/capsule, 92 % above the median of the 11 stores compared (€0.156/capsule).
- Which is the cheapest per capsule?
- Holland & Barrett Vitamina C 1000mg Alta Potencia - 240 Comprimidos from Holland & Barrett, at €0.108/capsule (240 capsules pack for €25.99). It is at verification level 1 out of 4: price is only 35 % of the mark.
- How was this selection made?
- The 16 vitamin C products sold by Holland & Barrett, scored with the same score as the rest of the site. Its median is €0.299/capsule, 92 % above the median of the 11 stores compared (€0.156/capsule). The order within the table is the usual score: 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. Affiliate links do not enter the calculation. Prices collected on October 15, 2026.
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