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Folic Acid 400ug 60 Tablets (2 month supply)

£2.00 for 60 tablets at Boots. That works out at 3p per 400 µg, which ranks it 5th of the 16 folic acid products we price across 9 UK retailers.

What it really costs, per 400 µg3pOne 400 µg dose is our comparison unit for folate. It is not a recommendation.
A day3p
A week23p
A month£1.00
A year£12.17

At one 400 µg dose a day, this pack lasts 2 months. A month is 30 days, so twelve of them is not quite a year.

How we worked it out

  • 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
  • A week 3.33p × 7 = 23p · a month × 30 = £1.00 · a year × 365 = £12.17
  • Amount per serving: stated on the label.

The standard dose is a comparison unit, not a recommendation. Always confirm the price on the retailer's site. How we compare everything.

Cheaper folic acid

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Folic AcidCheapest per 400 µgHealf · 800 µg a serving · 34p a month · a pack lasts 1.4 years1p£5.73View at Healf (opens in a new tab)
ZipVitFolic Acid 400mcgZipVit · 400 µg a serving · 75p a month · a pack lasts 12 months2p£8.99View at ZipVit (opens in a new tab)
AlmusFolic Acid 400UG 6 90 TabletLloyds Pharmacy · 400 µg a serving · 76p a month · a pack lasts 3 months3p£2.29View at Lloyds Pharmacy (opens in a new tab)
Folic Acid 400mcgSimply Supplements · 400 µg a serving · 81p a month · a pack lasts 12 months3p£9.69View at Simply Supplements (opens in a new tab)
This productBoots · 400 µg a serving · £1.00 a month · a pack lasts 2 months3pshown above

Switching to the Healf pack saves 66p a month at the same 400 µg dose.

Ranked purely by price per 400 µg. 144 combination products also contain folate.

On the label

Folate · Folic acid
400 µg per serving (stated on the label)
Pack
60 tablets · 60 servings · 1 tablet(s) a serving
Cost per serving
3p (60 servings in the pack)
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What the listing says
“60 Tablets” · “Take 1 tablet a day” · “Folic Acid ; 400 μg ; 200”
Ingredients

Dicalcium Phosphate, Cellulose, Magnesium Sterate, Folic Acid.

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One 400 µg dose is our comparison unit, not a recommendation.

Price history

No price change since 23 September 2026. Checked on 2 days, most recently 15 October 2026.

Price at every check
£2.00Boots
First recorded
£2.0023 Sept
Checked on
2 dayssince 23 Sept
Pack price at each check.
  1. First checked at Boots: £2.00

Questions about this product

How much does Boots Folic Acid 400ug 60 Tablets (2 month supply) cost per 400 µg?

3p per 400 µg, from £2.00 for 60 tablets at Boots, checked on 15 October 2026.

Is it the cheapest folic acid in the UK?

No, it is 5th of 16. Folic Acid at Healf works out at 1p per 400 µg.

How long does one pack last?

2 months at one 400 µg dose. The pack holds 24 mg in total.

About Boots

Founded 1849 · Nottingham, England · Part of The Boots Group

Boots is a pharmacy-led health and beauty retailer founded in 1849, when John Boot opened a herbalist shop in Nottingham, where it is still based. com. It belongs to The Boots Group, owned since August 2025 by the private equity firm Sycamore Partners and Stefano Pessina's family.

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