Stivits prices per amount of active ingredient: comparison with the Latvian market, 13.11.2026

On 13.11.2026 we compared 17 Stivits products with comparable offers on two Latvian price comparison sites, Cenu Depo and MedCena. Counted per the same amount of active ingredient, Stivits is in the top three for 8 of 17 products. Counted by pack price alone, it is in the top three for 1 of 17. The gap comes from pack size and dose: a Stivits pack usually holds 120–180 tablets, not 30–90.

Key points

  • By price per amount of active ingredient, Stivits is first, second or third for 8 of 17 products.
  • By price per tablet or capsule, Stivits is in the top three for 6 of 17 products; by pack price, for 1.
  • The table lists the products where Stivits is in the top three by price per amount of active ingredient.
  • The places were counted on 13.11.2026. Shop prices change, which is why the comparison carries a date.

Why the pack price misleads

Price comparison sites put the cheapest pack first. A pack of 30 capsules of 60 mg almost always costs less than a pack of 180 capsules of 200 mg. But the first holds 1,800 mg of the active ingredient and the second 36,000 mg, 20 times more.

So we count three prices: per pack, per piece and per the same amount of active ingredient. The third one shows what actually costs less.

How we counted

  • We took Stivits products with one active ingredient and a clear dose in the name.
  • On 13.11.2026 we collected 3,499 product cards on Cenu Depo and MedCena.
  • We kept the offers whose name states the same ingredient, the dose and the number of pieces.
  • For each one we counted the price of the dose found in one Stivits tablet or capsule: for example, 4000 IU of vitamin D or 200 mg of Q10.
  • The table lists the products with four or more comparable offers.

Other sellers' prices include promotions and loyalty-card prices, as a shopper saw them on the day of the check. Delivery is not included.

What the comparison leaves out

  • Omega-3, collagen, plant extracts and complexes. A card name does not say how much active ingredient they hold.
  • The quality of raw materials, lab tests and manufacturing. Price comparison sites do not show this.
  • The form of the ingredient. Some Stivits products use a different form from most neighbours in the list: methylfolate rather than folic acid, methylcobalamin, selenomethionine, magnesium bisglycinate. A comparison by amount does not account for that.

Stivits products in the top three by price per ingredient, 13.11.2026

ProductOffersBy pack priceBy price per pieceBy price per ingredientOne dose at StivitsSame dose on the market: lowest and median
Coenzyme Q10 200 mg, 180 Capsules910 of 109 of 102 of 10200 mg: €0.305€0.170 · €0.487
Selenium as L-selenomethionine 100 mcg, 180 tablets1811 of 191 of 193 of 19100 µg: €0.056€0.045 · €0.097
Vitamin B12 Cyanocobalamin 1000 mcg, 120 tablets63 of 71 of 71 of 71000 µg: €0.058€0.066 · €0.258
Methylcobalamin Vitamin B12 1000 mcg, 120 tablets65 of 72 of 72 of 71000 µg: €0.107€0.066 · €0.258
Melatonin 1 mg, 120 tablets2213 of 231 of 232 of 231 mg: €0.047€0.035 · €0.099
Melatonin 1,8 mg, 90 tablets2218 of 235 of 232 of 231.8 mg: €0.087€0.063 · €0.179
L-Methylfolate 800 mcg, 120 tablets96 of 103 of 103 of 10800 µg: €0.057€0.022 · €0.149
Chromium 250 mcg as Picolinate, 200 tablets45 of 52 of 52 of 5250 µg: €0.106€0.041 · €0.186

“2 of 10” means one offer out of ten, Stivits included, costs less than Stivits. “One dose” is the amount of active ingredient in one Stivits tablet or capsule. Stivits prices in the table are those on the day of the check.

Caveats

For magnesium and zinc, the milligrams in a product name mean the weight of the salt for some makers and the weight of the element for others. Stivits states the element: 400 mg of magnesium is magnesium, not the whole magnesium citrate. So the places for magnesium and zinc are approximate.

Offers were matched by card name. An offer with no dose or number of pieces in its name was not counted.

Questions and answers

Where does Stivits stand on price?

It depends on how you count. On 13.11.2026, by price per amount of active ingredient Stivits was in the top three for 8 of 17 products, by price per piece for 6, and by pack price for 1.

Why does Stivits look more expensive on price comparison sites?

Those lists are sorted by pack price, and Stivits packs are larger: 120–180 tablets instead of 30–90. The price per piece and per amount of active ingredient is often lower.

What is the price per amount of active ingredient?

It is the price of the same dose in different products: for example, what 200 mg of Q10 costs in Stivits capsules and in another maker's capsules. To get it, the pack price is divided by the total amount of the ingredient in the pack.

For which Stivits products was the price per ingredient the lowest of those checked?

On 13.11.2026, first place went to vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) 1000 µg. Second place went to Q10 200 mg, vitamin B12 (methylcobalamin) 1000 µg, melatonin 1 mg and 1.8 mg, and chromium 250 µg.

How often is the comparison updated?

The date of the check is in the page heading. On product pages the place is shown until the check goes out of date and for as long as the Stivits price has not gone up.

Where can I see the price per ingredient for a specific product?

On the product page, under the price. It states how much active ingredient the pack holds and what it costs per 100 mg, 1 g or another unit. That price is counted from the current shop price.

Sources

  • Cenu Depo, cenudepo.lv: product cards collected on 13.11.2026.
  • MedCena, medcena.lv: product cards collected on 13.11.2026.
  • Stivits prices: stivits.com, 13.11.2026.