GEM collection: Bioavailable vitamins for better health
When it comes to nutrition, what you consume is only half the equation — what your body actually absorbs makes all the difference. That’s why optimal absorption and bioavailability is key. Bioavailable vitamins ensure your body gets the nutrients it needs in the most effective way possible. GEM takes a real-food approach to deliver vitamins, minerals, and essential nutrients in a delicious, easy-to-digest Bite — free from synthetic fillers, artificial ingredients, and anything your body doesn’t need.
Ready to transform your health with a whole-food, bioavailable supplement? Explore our collection of GEM Bites and discover a new way to nourish your body.
What exactly is bioavailability?
Bioavailability refers to how efficiently your body absorbs and utilizes all the nutrients it needs to thrive. Traditional dietary supplements, especially ones with synthetic vitamins, often have low bioavailability, meaning a lot of what you take is simply excreted. Real-food nutrients, on the other hand, are easily absorbed by the body, allowing you to make the most of every bite.
What factors affect bioavailability?
Several factors influence nutrient absorption, including:
- Source of nutrients: Whole-food vitamins from natural food sources provide superior bioavailability compared to synthetic supplements.
- Nutrient synergy: Vitamins and minerals work best together, like vitamin D, which helps calcium absorption, and vitamin C, which improves iron bioavailability.
- Nutrient interactions: Certain vitamins and minerals, such as calcium and magnesium or vitamin C and vitamin B12, can inhibit nutrient absorption and bioavailability when taken together.
- Digestibility: Pills and powders can be difficult to digest, but the body naturally recognizes food-based forms.
- No binders or fillers: Many traditional vitamins contain artificial ingredients that can interfere with nutrient uptake.
- Digestive health + diet: A healthy gut microbiome and a well-balanced diet are crucial in maximizing absorption.
- Alcohol consumption: Alcohol consumption may hinder nutrient absorption, including water-soluble and fat-soluble vitamins.
- Ascorbic acid absorption: Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, plays a vital role in enhancing iron absorption and supporting immune function. The bioavailability of ascorbic acid is higher when consumed through whole-food sources, like those found in GEM’s Daily Bites, rather than synthetic alternatives.
GEM’s real-food formula contains complementary bioavailable vitamins and minerals, ensuring your body absorbs and uses every single nutrient effectively.
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The GEM Bite
Energy Aid Bite
Chill-Out Bite
Deep Sleep Bite
Bite. Thrive. Repeat.
No more guesswork. Our Bites are made with ingredients you can actually pronounce and absorb!
Daily Bites are gluten-free, soy-free, plant-based, and carefully formulated to support foundational health. Each Bite is packed with nutrient-dense ingredients that work together for optimal absorption. The best part? Our Bites don’t have the unpleasant taste or texture of many dosage forms. Because when it comes to oral supplements, you deserve a daily routine that feels like a treat, not a chore.
Daily Bite - Foundational Health
Designed to be your daily nutritional powerhouse, the Daily Bite delivers 20+ synergistic whole-food vitamins, minerals, probiotics, and prebiotics straight from actual food sources. It’s your foundation for sustained energy, digestive health, and immune support.
Taste: Our original Citrus Ginger flavor is tangy and just-sweet-enough with a satisfying chewy texture. Prefer a different flavor? We also offer Lemon Raspberry, featuring a tangy yet mellow citrus taste with a firm texture and Cacao, a perfect balance of nutty and earthy flavors with a moist, chewy texture.
Energy Bite - Natural Pre-Workout + Daily Fuel
Fuel your day with sustained energy, minus the caffeine crashes or jitters. The Energy Bite is packed with metabolism-boosting nutrients to help you power through workouts and busy days.
Taste: Velvety chocolate with a hint of sea salt and satisfying cacao crunch
Mood Bite - Stress + Mood Support
Life can be stressful, but your nutrition shouldn’t be. The Mood Bite blends magnesium and adaptogens to help ease stress and promote balanced relaxation without drowsiness. It also aids in mental clarity and focus and soothes your digestive system.
Taste: Warm and nutty with a satisfyingly dense texture
Sleep Bite - Restorative Sleep Support
Eat the Sleep Bite one hour before bedtime and wake up refreshed. Formulated with magnesium, valerian root extract, L-theanine, and more, this non-habit-forming Bite supports deep, restorative sleep to help you feel your best every morning.
Taste: Rich and earthy with a hint of tart cherry
Essential bioavailable vitamins and minerals found in our Daily Bites:
Real nutrition comes from real food. Here's a quick look into how we naturally source our ingredients for optimal bioavailability:
Why choose GEM?
The Daily Bite isn’t just a supplement — it’s a revolution in nutrition. Here’s why:
Real food, real absorption: Whole-food vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients your body recognizes and absorbs.
Science-backed + expert formulated: Developed with a holistic Scientific Advisory Board.
No artificial fillers, soy, or gluten: Clean, simple ingredients for optimal health.
Delicious + convenient: No pills, powders, or bitter drinks — just a tasty Bite.
How our Bites work
The nutrients in our Bites are formulated to complement each other and support you at different times throughout your day. Start your day with The GEM Bite and tailor your specific health needs with targeted support.
Foundational support
One delicious Daily Bite is crafted with 20+ whole-food vitamins, minerals, probiotics, and prebiotics — because great health starts with the proper foundation.
Targeted support
Whether you need energy, digestive support, relaxation, or deep sleep, our Targeted Support Bites have you covered — packed with superfoods, herbs, and adaptogens to naturally fuel your day (or night).
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GEM vs. them
| Feature | GEM Bites | Synthetic Multivitamins |
|---|---|---|
| Source | Real food-based | Synthetic ingredients |
| Absorption | High bioavailability | Low bioavailability |
| Form | Tasty, chewable bites | Hard-to-swallow pills |
| Support | Targeted benefits (foundational, energy, sleep, calm) | One-size-fits-all approach |
| No Additives | No artificial binders, fillers, or sweeteners | Often contains additives |
What our Scientific Advisory Board has to say
Our team of experts in the functional, integrative, and holistic medical space has carefully selected bioavailable ingredients backed by science. Clinical studies support the effectiveness of food-based vitamins, making GEM the smarter choice for your daily health routine.
Vanessa Rissetto
Registered Dietician
Here’s what Vanessa has to say about the beta-glucans in our Daily Bite:
"Beta-glucans are soluble fibers that come from the cell walls of bacteria, fungi, and yeast. They're known mostly because it is believed that they help to lower the risk of heart disease by preventing the body from absorbing cholesterol from food."
She also added:
"People ask for supplement recommendations every day. I'm glad we can recommend something that I know is backed by science with quality ingredients."
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Ilene Ruhoy
Board-Certified Neurologist
"Food as medicine is simply that, what we eat each day should nourish us. It should provide the substrates and co-factors our bodies need for the many biochemical processes that take place each minute of the day and night.”
Ilene also explained:
“A largely plant-based diet and appropriate supplementation will help keep our bodies in a natural state of health."
Read full bio
Richard Bruno
Molecular Biologist
Here’s what Richard has to say about following a food-first approach:
"Foods contain a complex mixture of nutrients and other bioactive food components important to health span. While supplements can be a “tool” to bridge the gap between inadequate and adequate nutrition, they often do not contain the complement of bioactive food components found naturally in foods. And, in many cases, isolated dietary constituents packaged in ‘pill’ form often are not equivalent in their bioavailability when consumed in their natural form present in foods."
Read full bio
Rachelle Robinett
Clinical Herbalist
"Food medicine is central to herbalism, so I love food-first remedies, which GEM is! It’s also a great way for those averse to [supplementation] capsules or related to [consuming] nutrients."
Read full bio
Erin Skinner
Integrative & Functional Registered Dietician Nutritionist
When asked about mega-dosing, Erin explains,
"Nutrition is complex in the sense that many nutrients compete with each other. So, taking a large dose of one nutrient can cause the deficiency of another. Also, some nutrients are toxic at high dosing. Additionally, some plants and nutrients have a synergy; they work best together. So, instead of taking large doses of one nutrient, it's actually best to take the right dosing of a complementary set of nutrients."
Read full bio
Jeffrey Egler
Functional Medicine Advisor
Dr. Jeffrey Egler describes bioavailability like this:
"Eating nutrient-packed whole foods allows better absorption and synergy…rather than relying on supplementing independent ingredients. But even in the best of diets, not all the nutrients needed are properly absorbed or consistently delivered depending upon the diversity and consistency of foods. Supplements and vitamins can help to assure that nutrient delivery is consistent while providing adequate levels to better assure proper absorption and assimilation into the body system."
Read full bio
Matthew Posewitz
Biochemist
"Some foods are so processed that the nutritional assets are severely degraded, and even worse, they can actually diminish health.”
Matthew then added:
“GEM seeks to leverage nutrition assets from the world’s oldest organisms in contemporary foods and supplements. It’s a pleasure to combine our efforts to make the world a better, healthier, and more sustainable place."
Read full bio
Vanessa Rissetto
Registered Dietician
Here’s what Vanessa has to say about the beta-glucans in our Daily Bite:
"Beta-glucans are soluble fibers that come from the cell walls of bacteria, fungi, and yeast. They're known mostly because it is believed that they help to lower the risk of heart disease by preventing the body from absorbing cholesterol from food."
She also added:
"People ask for supplement recommendations every day. I'm glad we can recommend something that I know is backed by science with quality ingredients."
Ilene Ruhoy
Board-Certified Neurologist
"Food as medicine is simply that, what we eat each day should nourish us. It should provide the substrates and co-factors our bodies need for the many biochemical processes that take place each minute of the day and night.”
Ilene also explained:
“A largely plant-based diet and appropriate supplementation will help keep our bodies in a natural state of health."
Richard Bruno
Molecular Biologist
Here’s what Richard has to say about following a food-first approach:
"Foods contain a complex mixture of nutrients and other bioactive food components important to health span. While supplements can be a “tool” to bridge the gap between inadequate and adequate nutrition, they often do not contain the complement of bioactive food components found naturally in foods. And, in many cases, isolated dietary constituents packaged in ‘pill’ form often are not equivalent in their bioavailability when consumed in their natural form present in foods."
Rachelle Robinett
Clinical Herbalist
"Food medicine is central to herbalism, so I love food-first remedies, which GEM is! It’s also a great way for those averse to [supplementation] capsules or related to [consuming] nutrients."
Erin Skinner
Integrative & Functional Registered Dietician Nutritionist
When asked about mega-dosing, Erin explains,
"Nutrition is complex in the sense that many nutrients compete with each other. So, taking a large dose of one nutrient can cause the deficiency of another. Also, some nutrients are toxic at high dosing. Additionally, some plants and nutrients have a synergy; they work best together. So, instead of taking large doses of one nutrient, it's actually best to take the right dosing of a complementary set of nutrients."
Jeffrey Egler
Functional Medicine Advisor
Dr. Jeffrey Egler describes bioavailability like this:
"Eating nutrient-packed whole foods allows better absorption and synergy…rather than relying on supplementing independent ingredients. But even in the best of diets, not all the nutrients needed are properly absorbed or consistently delivered depending upon the diversity and consistency of foods. Supplements and vitamins can help to assure that nutrient delivery is consistent while providing adequate levels to better assure proper absorption and assimilation into the body system."
Matthew Posewitz
Biochemist
"Some foods are so processed that the nutritional assets are severely degraded, and even worse, they can actually diminish health.”
Matthew then added:
“GEM seeks to leverage nutrition assets from the world’s oldest organisms in contemporary foods and supplements. It’s a pleasure to combine our efforts to make the world a better, healthier, and more sustainable place."
FAQs
GEM Bites aren’t your typical lab-made pills or tablets — they’re crafted from real food, making them easier for your body to recognize and absorb. No synthetic fillers, no mystery ingredients — just whole-food nutrients that work with your body, not against it. Because, let’s be honest, your body wasn’t designed to digest something straight out of a chemistry lab.
One delicious Bite a day keeps the nutritional gaps away! The Daily Bite is designed for daily use to support your overall wellness. Need an extra boost? Pair it with a Targeted Support Bite for targeted benefits like energy, stress relief, or sleep support.
Absolutely! Whether you're plant-based, gluten-free, soy-free, or just looking to clean up your nutrition, GEM has you covered. No artificial fillers or weird additives, just real food your body will love.
Mix, match, and munch! GEM Bites are designed to work together, so you can combine different Bites to support your needs throughout the day. Whether it’s a morning energy boost or a nighttime wind-down, feel free to adjust your intake to best support your needs.
Think of the Daily Bite as your all-in-one nutritional foundation — packed with essential vitamins, minerals, probiotics, and prebiotics in their purest form. Targeted Support Bites, on the other hand, give you that extra oomph when you need it most — whether that’s a pick-me-up, a chill-out, or a deep sleep. Together, they’re the dream team of daily wellness.
You absolutely can, but here’s the thing — your body can only use so much before it, well...flushes the rest. Ever heard of “expensive pee”? Yeah, let’s avoid that. GEM is designed to give you what you need without the excess, so you can get the good stuff without wasting your money. If you have concerns, consult a healthcare professional to ensure the best approach for your unique needs.
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