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Iron, vitamins & minerals
Vitamins & Minerals Blood Test
A full iron workup read alongside the core vitamins and minerals behind everyday energy. Iron, ferritin, transferrin, transferrin saturation and TIBC, plus B12, folate, vitamin D and magnesium.
£159 · one-off · free UK delivery included
UKAS-accredited UK labs · Finger-prick at home · Results in about 5 working days from when the lab receives your sample
- Finger-prick at home
- Clinician-checked
Is this the one for me?
Who Vitamins & Minerals is for.
Choose this if
- You are tired and someone has mentioned iron, but you have only ever had a single iron reading.
- You eat vegetarian or vegan and want to see how iron, B12 and folate are holding up.
- You have been taking supplements for months and want to know whether anything has actually moved.
Choose something else if
- you want thyroid, cortisol and cholesterol in the picture as wellGeneral Energy & Wellness, £149
- your question is mainly about your thyroidThyroid & Vital Organs, £159
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Why this panel
Your iron and core nutrients, read together.
A single iron reading moves with the day and rarely tells the whole story. This panel reads the full iron picture together: ferritin reflects your iron stores, while transferrin, transferrin saturation and total iron binding capacity describe how iron is being carried around the body. Around them it checks the nutrients most often behind low energy in the UK, vitamin B12, folate, vitamin D and magnesium. Where your data suggests a marker is outside its optimal range, the report says so plainly and points you to the next sensible step rather than a shopping list.
What you actually get
A report you can actually read.
Every marker comes back with your value, the optimal range from the published research, and a line on what it means for you. Then a qualified clinician reads the whole set before it reaches you.
What “optimal range” means
The lab reference range is drawn wide, across the whole population, to catch disease. The optimal range is narrower, drawn from published research on healthy adults. Sitting outside either is a prompt to look closer, never proof on its own that something is medically wrong.
Illustrative example · Not a real person’s results
What this panel measures
Every marker in Vitamins & Minerals.
9 markers, each measured from a single finger-prick you take at home and read against optimal ranges from the published research, then checked by a qualified clinician.
- Iron
- Ferritin
- Transferrin
- Transferrin saturation
- Total iron binding capacity (TIBC)
- Vitamin B12
- Folate
- Vitamin D
- Magnesium
Clinician review
A qualified clinician reads the whole set.
Your markers are checked together before your results reach you, never one at a time in isolation. Where something sits outside its optimal range, the report says what that usually means and when a GP conversation is the sensible next step.
Where every pound goes
One price, with nothing hidden behind it.
No add-ons at the till, no surprise fees. Here is exactly what your Vitamins & Minerals test pays for.
What is included
- Your home test kitA finger-prick collection kit posted to your door, with everything you need and prepaid return.
- Laboratory analysisYour sample processed and measured by an accredited UK laboratory.
- Qualified-clinician reviewEvery result checked by a qualified clinician before it reaches you.
- Your results, clearly explainedResults showing where each marker sits, and what it means for you.
Total for Vitamins & MineralsEverything above, included in the price
£159You collect the sample yourself with a simple finger-prick, and we show you exactly how. That is the only step we ask of you, and it is what keeps the price this honest.
How it arrives
A finger-prick at your kitchen table.
The kit lands in a slim box: a lancet, a small sample vial, a wipe and a card that walks you through it. A few drops, back in the prepaid post, and your reading comes to you in about 5 working days from when the lab receives your sample.
- 01Order
- 02Finger-prick
- 03Post it back
- 04Read your result
Keep reading
Guides on iron, vitamins & minerals.
Honest limits
What this panel can and cannot tell you.
Worth knowing before you pay, not after.
Iron moves through the day and jumps after an iron supplement. Take a morning sample and leave that day's supplement off, or the reading will not reflect your usual level.
This is not a full anaemia screen. That also needs a full blood count and a clinical judgement, so the report shows how your iron and vitamin markers sit rather than reaching a diagnosis.
Ferritin rises with inflammation as well as with iron stores, so one high reading is not the full story. The report reads it alongside your other iron markers.
This is a wellness service. It is not intended to diagnose, prevent, monitor or treat any medical condition.
Questions and answers
Common questions about Vitamins & Minerals.
What does the Vitamins & Minerals blood test include?
The Vitamins & Minerals panel measures nine markers: a full iron workup (iron, ferritin, transferrin, transferrin saturation and total iron binding capacity) read alongside vitamin B12, folate, vitamin D and magnesium. Together they show whether the nutrients behind everyday energy are well stocked and how iron is being stored and carried.
Why measure the whole iron workup, not just iron?
A single iron reading moves through the day and can mislead on its own. Ferritin reflects how much iron your body has in store, while transferrin, transferrin saturation and total iron binding capacity describe how iron is being transported. Reading them together gives a fuller picture of your iron status than any one number, which is why the panel measures all five.
Can this test tell me if I have anaemia?
No single panel diagnoses anaemia. This test measures your iron markers plus B12 and folate, which are part of the picture, but a full anaemia screen also needs a full blood count, and diagnosis is a clinical judgement. If your data suggests a marker is outside its optimal range, the report says so plainly and suggests discussing it with a qualified clinician rather than reaching a conclusion for you.
Should I fast before the Vitamins & Minerals blood test?
Iron readings are most consistent from a morning sample, ideally before taking any iron supplement that day, so leave iron supplements off on the morning of your test. A strict overnight fast is not required for these markers. Water is always fine, and note the timing when you register your sample so the report can read your values in context.
How is this different from the General Energy & Wellness panel?
General Energy & Wellness is a broad baseline covering thyroid, cortisol, inflammation and a cholesterol panel, and it includes vitamin B12, vitamin D and magnesium. It does not carry the iron markers. The Vitamins & Minerals panel is built around a full iron workup and adds folate, so choose it when your focus is iron status and the core nutrients behind low energy specifically.
Ready when you are
Your clearest read yet,
one finger-prick from here.
- UKAS-accredited UK lab
- Abnormal results reviewed by a qualified clinician