Rank #3 · Updated August 2026
NOW Foods Berberine Glucose Support with MCT Oil, 90 Softgels
Berberine paired with MCT oil softgels for better oral uptake.
$21.99
$0.24 / softgel
TL;DR
A sensible mid-priced attempt at the absorption problem. Good value per serving, but still three softgels a day through a digestive system that removes most of it.
- MCT oil carrier improves oral bioavailability compared with dry powder capsules.
- 90 softgels at $21.99 is strong value per serving.
- Softgels are noticeably easier to swallow than large capsules.
- Multi-dose daily schedule is the main adherence obstacle.
- 4.5 stars from 5.7K ratings and a long-standing GMP-tested brand.
Good fit if…
- Capsule users wanting better absorption without a premium price
- People who dislike swallowing large dry capsules
- Buyers who value an established, widely stocked brand
- Anyone testing berberine for the first time on a budget
Skip it if…
- People who forget midday doses
- Anyone with existing digestive sensitivity
- Buyers wanting a full metabolic formula rather than glucose support
- Anyone who has already failed on oral berberine
Specifications
- Format
- Softgel
- Count
- 90 softgels
- Carrier
- MCT oil
- Price
- $21.99 ($0.24 per softgel)
- Amazon rating
- 4.5 / 5 from 5.7K ratings
- Testing
- GMP manufacturing, in-house labs
- Editor's score
- 8.5 / 10
The MCT idea
Berberine is poorly absorbed partly because of how it behaves in an aqueous gut environment. Suspending it in MCT oil is a legitimate, well-understood way to improve uptake of a difficult compound, and it is cheaper to manufacture than a phytosome.
It is a real improvement over plain powder in a shell — it just operates within the same fundamental constraint as every other swallowed dose.
Value and quality
NOW has been manufacturing supplements for decades and runs its own testing laboratories. At $0.24 a softgel this is one of the better value-per-quality propositions in the category.
The 4.5-star average across 5.7K ratings is consistent with a product that does what it says without overpromising.
The adherence problem
Ninety softgels sounds generous until you divide by a two-to-three-per-day schedule and land at roughly a month. More importantly, the midday dose is the one people miss, and inconsistent dosing is the most common reason a supplement produces nothing.
A regimen you complete 60% of the time is not the regimen anyone studied.
What it does not include
This is berberine plus a carrier. There is no chromium, cinnamon, L-glutamine or B-complex doing the surrounding metabolic work. If you want those, you are buying and timing additional products.
Who should buy it
A good choice if you want to test oral berberine properly without spending Thorne money, and you are realistic about hitting a multi-dose schedule.
If daily consistency is your weak point, a once-daily format will beat a better formula you keep forgetting.
Alternatives we tested
Still our #1 pick overall
LifeGauge Berberine Patches scored 9.9 because they solve the absorption problem every capsule here still has.
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