Why are multivitamins the same size as other vitamins that may consist of only one vitamin or mineral?

Question

I use to take a zinc table 50mg that is the same size as my current multivitamins which has like a thousand vitamins/minerals compacted in it with relatively same amount of zinc.

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Answer 1

If you put your zinc tablet on a scale and weigh it you’ll see that it’s way more than 50 mg. Most of it is some filler. And that’s the same with multi-mineral tablets.