Compare Kids Vitamins
SmartyPants Kids Formula Multi & Omegas scores higher on safety - here's why.
R3 scored the EllaOla Kids' Essential Multivitamin 7.3/10 and the SmartyPants Kids Formula Multi & Omegas 8.5/10 on the same kids vitamins scoring system, weighing safety, efficacy, and usability. The SmartyPants Kids Formula Multi & Omegas comes out ahead, led by its safety score (8.6/10 vs 7.3/10).
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Everything you need to make the call - who each one is for, and who should skip it.
Go for it if you...
Your child refuses gummies and chewables and needs a flavorless powder
You want broad nineteen-nutrient coverage with no sugar
An iron-free formula with low overdose risk matters to you
You can mix a stick pack into food or a drink each day
You want one of the best independently certified options, including certified allergen-free
You want omega-3 included alongside the vitamins in a single gummy
Your child will only reliably take a gummy, not a tablet
The main thing to know
EllaOla says it tests for heavy metals but publishes no results and has no independent product purity seal, and at over a dollar and a half per serving it is the priciest pick here.
As a gummy it carries about 4 grams of added sugar per serving, more than experts suggest for a daily children's product, so it is best treated as a vitamin rather than a daily sweet.
Skip this if you...
You want a published heavy-metal test or an independent purity seal
Price per serving is a deciding factor
Your child will happily take a gummy and a powder is unnecessary
You are trying to keep added sugar out of your child's daily vitamin
You would rather give a sugar-free tablet
Neither of these quite what you're looking for?
I've reviewed all Kids Vitamins options at every price pointEvery Kids Vitamins in our database is scored using R3's deterministic scoring system - the same inputs always produce the same score. For this comparison, we evaluated EllaOla and SmartyPants across 3 independent criteria: Safety (99%), Efficacy (1%), Usability (1%). No sponsored rankings. No paid placements.
Straight answers - no sponsored content, no filler.
I'd start with SmartyPants SmartyPants Kids Formula Multi & Omegas - it scored 8.5/10 overall in our scoring system. Safety is our top-weighted scoring pillar, followed by efficacy, and usability. Check which pillar matters most to your family and compare those specific scores.
R3 uses a deterministic scoring system - the same inputs always produce the same score. We evaluate each Kids Vitamins across Safety, Efficacy, Usability using independently verified data. No sponsored rankings. No paid placements. Every score is fully reproducible.
Not necessarily. The overall score reflects how we weight those three pillars, but your priorities may differ. If you care most about safety, compare the safety scores directly. If budget drives your decision, the prices tell a clearer story. The "right" pick is the one that matches what matters most to your family.
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