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Folic acid

Also called folic acid, vitamin B9, methylfolate and 4 more

5-mthf, L-methylfolate, quatrefolic, metafolin.

The best price per 400 µg and per month across 9 UK retailers, and where to buy it cheapest. A unit for comparing, not advice.

Comparing folate

Labels give folate in micrograms, and some in milligrams: 400 µg is 400 mcg. We put every product in one unit before pricing it. Folate comes as folic acid and methylfolate (5-MTHF), and each form has its own table, because someone buying one would not usually take another as a like-for-like substitute. Products that combine folate with other ingredients are listed separately, because their price buys more than folate. 400 µg is our unit for comparing prices, not a dose to take: the label’s directions and a pharmacist decide that.

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Folate, Folic acid: products ranked by price per 400 µg
RankProductPer 400 µgPer monthLastsBuyHow it is worked out
1
NOW Foods Folic Acid - 800 mcg
Cheapest per doseFolic Acid - 800 mcgHealf · 250 tablets · 250 servings · 800 µg a servingDetails and price historyAdd to my stackalso contains vitamin b12
1p34p1.4 years£5.73View at Healf (opens in a new tab)Free delivery over £50.00, otherwise £3.99AmazonFind it on Amazon (opens in a new tab)A search, not a matched product. Price not compared.
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  • Servings: 250 ÷ 1 per serving = 250
  • In the pack: 250 × 800 µg = 200 mg
  • £5.73 ÷ 200 mg × 400 µg = 1.15p per 400 µg
  • Amount per serving: stated on the label.
  • Also contains: vitamin b12. The price counts the folate only.
What the retailer's listing says
  • pack units “250 tabs”
  • servings stated “Servings Per Container: 250”
  • units per serving “Serving Size: 1 Tablet”
  • amount per serving “Folate (800 mcg Folic Acid) ; 800 mcg”

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ZipVit Folic Acid 400mcg
Folic Acid 400mcgZipVit · 360 tablets · 360 servings · 400 µg a servingDetails and price historyAdd to my stack
2p75p12 months£8.99View at ZipVit (opens in a new tab)Free deliveryAmazonFind it on Amazon (opens in a new tab)A search, not a matched product. Price not compared.
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  • Servings: 360 ÷ 1 per serving = 360
  • In the pack: 360 × 400 µg = 144 mg
  • £8.99 ÷ 144 mg × 400 µg = 2.5p per 400 µg
  • Amount per serving: stated on the label.
What the retailer's listing says
  • pack units “400mcg - 360. 12 months supply”
  • units per serving “Take 1 tablet daily”
  • amount per serving “Folic Acid ; 400mcg”

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Almus Folic Acid 400UG 6 90 Tablet
Best value under 6 months' supplyFolic Acid 400UG 6 90 TabletAlmus · Lloyds Pharmacy · 90 tablets · 90 servings · 400 µg a servingDetails and price historyAdd to my stack
3p76p3 months£2.29View at Lloyds Pharmacy (opens in a new tab)Free delivery over £30.00, otherwise £2.99AmazonFind it on Amazon (opens in a new tab)A search, not a matched product. Price not compared.
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  • Servings: 90 ÷ 1 per serving = 90
  • In the pack: 90 × 400 µg = 36 mg
  • £2.29 ÷ 36 mg × 400 µg = 2.54p per 400 µg
  • Amount per serving: stated on the label.
What the retailer's listing says
  • pack units “90 Tablet”
  • units per serving “Take one tablet daily”
  • amount per serving “Folic Acid 400ug”

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Simply Supplements Folic Acid 400mcg
Folic Acid 400mcg360 tablets · 360 servings · 400 µg a servingDetails and price historyAdd to my stack
3p81p12 months£9.69View at Simply Supplements (opens in a new tab)Free delivery from £20.00, otherwise £1.99AmazonFind it on Amazon (opens in a new tab)A search, not a matched product. Price not compared.
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  • Servings: 360 ÷ 1 per serving = 360
  • In the pack: 360 × 400 µg = 144 mg
  • £9.69 ÷ 144 mg × 400 µg = 2.69p per 400 µg
  • Amount per serving: stated on the label.
What the retailer's listing says
  • units per serving “Each tablet provides the recommended 400µg dose of folic acid”
  • amount per serving “Folic Acid 400mcg”
  • confirmed values “confirmed from the retailer's own product page, not this listing's text: pack units 360; pack unit type tablet; units per serving 1.0”

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Boots Folic Acid 400ug 60 Tablets (2 month supply)
Folic Acid 400ug 60 Tablets (2 month supply)60 tablets · 60 servings · 400 µg a servingDetails and price historyAdd to my stack
3p£1.002 months£2.00View at Boots (opens in a new tab)Free delivery over £25.00, otherwise £3.95AmazonFind it on Amazon (opens in a new tab)A search, not a matched product. Price not compared.
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  • Servings: 60 ÷ 1 per serving = 60
  • In the pack: 60 × 400 µg = 24 mg
  • £2.00 ÷ 24 mg × 400 µg = 3.33p per 400 µg
  • Amount per serving: stated on the label.
What the retailer's listing says
  • pack units “60 Tablets”
  • units per serving “Take 1 tablet a day”
  • amount per serving “Folic Acid ; 400 μg ; 200”

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Holland & Barrett Folic Acid 400ug 180 Tablets
Folic Acid 400ug 180 Tablets180 tablets · 180 servings · 400 µg a servingDetails and price historyAdd to my stack
3p£1.046 months£6.25View at Holland & Barrett (opens in a new tab)Free delivery over £30.00, otherwise £3.49AmazonBuy a different pack size on Amazon (opens in a new tab)
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  • Servings: 180 ÷ 1 per serving = 180
  • In the pack: 180 × 400 µg = 72 mg
  • £6.25 ÷ 72 mg × 400 µg = 3.47p per 400 µg
  • Amount per serving: stated on the label.
What the retailer's listing says
  • pack units “180 Tablets”
  • units per serving “Take 1 Tablet/tablets per day”
  • amount per serving “[Folic Acid ; 400ug]”

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Boots Folic Acid 400 µg + Vitamin D Tablets
Folic Acid 400 µg + Vitamin D Tablets180 tablets · 180 servings · 400 µg a servingDetails and price historyAdd to my stackalso contains vitamin d3
4p£1.336 months£8.00View at Boots (opens in a new tab)Free delivery over £25.00, otherwise £3.95AmazonFind it on Amazon (opens in a new tab)A search, not a matched product. Price not compared.
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  • Servings: 180 ÷ 1 per serving = 180
  • In the pack: 180 × 400 µg = 72 mg
  • £8.00 ÷ 72 mg × 400 µg = 4.44p per 400 µg
  • Amount per serving: stated on the label.
  • Also contains: vitamin d3. The price counts the folate only.
What the retailer's listing says
  • pack units “180 Tablets”
  • units per serving “Take 1 tablet a day”
  • amount per serving “Folic Acid ; 400 µg ; 200”

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Healthspan Folic Acid
Folic Acid240 tablets · 240 servings · 400 µg a servingDetails and price historyAdd to my stack
5p£1.378 months£10.99View at Healthspan (opens in a new tab)Free delivery over £30.00, otherwise £2.45AmazonFind it on Amazon (opens in a new tab)A search, not a matched product. Price not compared.
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  • Servings: 240 ÷ 1 per serving = 240
  • In the pack: 240 × 400 µg = 96 mg
  • £10.99 ÷ 96 mg × 400 µg = 4.58p per 400 µg
  • Amount per serving: stated on the label.
What the retailer's listing says
  • pack units “240 tablets”
  • units per serving “Swallow 1 tablet”
  • amount per serving “Folic Acid 400 µg”

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Holland & Barrett Folic Acid 400ug 90 Tablets
Folic Acid 400ug 90 Tablets90 tablets · 90 servings · 400 µg a servingDetails and price historyAdd to my stack
5p£1.423 months£4.25View at Holland & Barrett (opens in a new tab)Free delivery over £30.00, otherwise £3.49AmazonBuy this product on Amazon (opens in a new tab)
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  • Servings: 90 ÷ 1 per serving = 90
  • In the pack: 90 × 400 µg = 36 mg
  • £4.25 ÷ 36 mg × 400 µg = 4.72p per 400 µg
  • Amount per serving: stated on the label.
What the retailer's listing says
  • pack units “90 Tablets”
  • units per serving “Take 1 tablet per day”
  • amount per serving “[Folic Acid ; 400µg]”

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10
Natures Aid Folic Acid
Folic AcidNatures Aid · Lloyds Pharmacy · 90 tablets · 90 servings · 400 µg a servingDetails and price historyAdd to my stack
6p£1.923 months£5.75View at Lloyds Pharmacy (opens in a new tab)Free delivery over £30.00, otherwise £2.99AmazonFind it on Amazon (opens in a new tab)A search, not a matched product. Price not compared.
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  • Servings: 90 ÷ 1 per serving = 90
  • In the pack: 90 × 400 µg = 36 mg
  • £5.75 ÷ 36 mg × 400 µg = 6.39p per 400 µg
  • Amount per serving: stated on the label.
What the retailer's listing says
  • pack units “90 Tablets”
  • units per serving “Swallow 1 tablet daily”
  • amount per serving “Folic Acid - 400ug”

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Vitabiotics Ultra Folic Acid 400ug with Vitamin B12 60 Tablets
Ultra Folic Acid 400ug with Vitamin B12 60 Tablets60 tablets · 60 servings · 400 µg a servingDetails and price historyAdd to my stackalso contains vitamin b12claimed: veganclaimed: gluten-free
7p£1.982 months£3.95View at Vitabiotics (opens in a new tab)Free deliveryAmazonFind it on Amazon (opens in a new tab)A search, not a matched product. Price not compared.
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  • Servings: 60 ÷ 1 per serving = 60
  • In the pack: 60 × 400 µg = 24 mg
  • £3.95 ÷ 24 mg × 400 µg = 6.58p per 400 µg
  • Amount per serving: stated on the label.
  • Also contains: vitamin b12. The price counts the folate only.
What the retailer's listing says
  • pack units “60 Tablets”
  • units per serving “ONE TABLET PER DAY WITH YOUR MAIN MEAL”
  • amount per serving “Folic Acid ; 400 µg ; 200”

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Boots Folic Acid 400 µg + Vitamin D 60 Tablets (2 month supply)
Folic Acid 400 µg + Vitamin D 60 Tablets (2 month supply)60 tablets · 60 servings · 400 µg a servingDetails and price historyAdd to my stackalso contains vitamin d3
7p£2.002 months£4.00View at Boots (opens in a new tab)Free delivery over £25.00, otherwise £3.95AmazonFind it on Amazon (opens in a new tab)A search, not a matched product. Price not compared.
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  • Servings: 60 ÷ 1 per serving = 60
  • In the pack: 60 × 400 µg = 24 mg
  • £4.00 ÷ 24 mg × 400 µg = 6.67p per 400 µg
  • Amount per serving: stated on the label.
  • Also contains: vitamin d3. The price counts the folate only.
What the retailer's listing says
  • pack units “60 Tablets”
  • units per serving “Take 1 tablet a day”
  • amount per serving “Folic Acid ; 400 μg ; 200”

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Pure Encapsulations Folic Acid
Folic AcidHealf · 60 capsules · 60 servings · 800 µg a servingDetails and price historyAdd to my stackclaimed: vegetarian
11p£3.384 months£13.54View at Healf (opens in a new tab)Free delivery over £50.00, otherwise £3.99AmazonFind it on Amazon (opens in a new tab)A search, not a matched product. Price not compared.
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  • Servings: 60 ÷ 1 per serving = 60
  • In the pack: 60 × 800 µg = 48 mg
  • £13.54 ÷ 48 mg × 400 µg = 11.3p per 400 µg
  • Amount per serving: stated on the label.
What the retailer's listing says
  • pack units “60 caps”
  • servings stated “Servings Per Container: 60”
  • units per serving “Serving Size: 1 capsule”
  • amount per serving “Folate (as Folic Acid) ; 800 mcg”

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Myvitamins Gentle Iron Bisglycinate + Folic Acid - Unflavoured
Gentle Iron Bisglycinate + Folic Acid - UnflavouredMyprotein · 90 capsules · 90 servings · 400 µg a servingDetails and price historyAdd to my stackUnflavouredalso contains iron, vitamin cclaimed: veganclaimed: vegetarian
12p£3.663 months£10.99View at Myprotein (opens in a new tab)Free delivery over £55.00, otherwise £4.49AmazonFind it on Amazon (opens in a new tab)A search, not a matched product. Price not compared.
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  • Servings: 90 ÷ 1 per serving = 90
  • In the pack: 90 × 400 µg = 36 mg
  • £10.99 ÷ 36 mg × 400 µg = 12.2p per 400 µg
  • Amount per serving: stated on the label.
  • Also contains: iron, vitamin c. The price counts the folate only.
What the retailer's listing says
  • pack units “90 Capsules”
  • servings stated “90servings”
  • units per serving “Per Daily Serving ; 1 Capsule”
  • amount per serving “Folic Acid ; 400 mcg (200%*)”

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Myvitamins Gentle Iron Bisglycinate + Folic Acid - Unflavoured
Gentle Iron Bisglycinate + Folic Acid - UnflavouredMyprotein · 30 capsules · 30 servings · 400 µg a servingDetails and price historyAdd to my stackUnflavouredalso contains iron, vitamin cclaimed: veganclaimed: vegetarian
17p£4.9930 days£4.99View at Myprotein (opens in a new tab)Free delivery over £55.00, otherwise £4.49AmazonFind it on Amazon (opens in a new tab)A search, not a matched product. Price not compared.
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  • Servings: 30 ÷ 1 per serving = 30
  • In the pack: 30 × 400 µg = 12 mg
  • £4.99 ÷ 12 mg × 400 µg = 16.6p per 400 µg
  • Amount per serving: stated on the label.
  • Also contains: iron, vitamin c. The price counts the folate only.
What the retailer's listing says
  • pack units “30 Capsules”
  • servings stated “30servings”
  • units per serving “Per Daily Serving ; 1 Capsule”
  • amount per serving “Folic Acid ; 400 mcg (200%*)”

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Vitabiotics Ultra Folic Acid 400ug with Vitamin B12 60 Tablets
Ultra Folic Acid 400ug with Vitamin B12 60 TabletsLloyds Pharmacy · 60 tablets · 60 servings · 400 µg a servingDetails and price historyAdd to my stackalso contains vitamin b12Out of stock
7p£2.122 months£4.24View at Lloyds Pharmacy (opens in a new tab)Free delivery over £30.00, otherwise £2.99AmazonFind it on Amazon (opens in a new tab)A search, not a matched product. Price not compared.
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  • Servings: 60 ÷ 1 per serving = 60
  • In the pack: 60 × 400 µg = 24 mg
  • £4.24 ÷ 24 mg × 400 µg = 7.07p per 400 µg
  • Amount per serving: stated on the label.
  • Also contains: vitamin b12. The price counts the folate only.
What the retailer's listing says
  • pack units “60 Tablets”
  • units per serving “Take one tablet daily”
  • amount per serving “Ultra Folic Acid 400ug”

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Each shop's folate products, with where its cheapest sits in the market.

How we work out these prices

We count the amount of folate stated on the label, converting between units (for example micrograms and IU) so every product is on the same scale.

Our full method · All folate forms