Metagenics Alternatives Australia 2026: Liver, Glutathione and More

Last updated: November 1, 2026 · Originally published: October 27, 2026 · By Eternal Elixir Editorial

Last updated: October 27, 2026 · By Eternal Elixir Editorial · 8 products compared

Your naturopath once recommended a Metagenics liver formula, and now the bottle is empty. You open metagenics.com.au, see $50.95 for 60 tablets, read the label and realise the directions ask for four tablets a day. That bottle lasts 15 days. This is the moment most people start looking for Metagenics alternatives, and it is the question this guide answers with numbers.

Metagenics is one of the best-known practitioner brands in Australia. It sells under its own name and through Ethical Nutrients, and part of its range is only available once a practitioner links your account. The rest is sold online and in pharmacies. We read the labels and prices of the four Metagenics and Ethical Nutrients products that overlap with what Eternal Elixir makes, on 27 October 2026, and lined them up against the Metagenics alternatives you can order in Australia today.

Eternal Elixir makes four of the products on this list, and they are our picks. Every figure for the other products is taken from their own labels and the Metagenics website.

Metagenics Alternatives Compared on Cost Per Day

The table ranks eight Metagenics alternatives and originals for the four jobs these products are bought for: liver health, glutathione, resveratrol and ginseng. Price per day is the shelf price divided by the number of days a pack lasts at the label’s own directions. Where a product has one clear active ingredient, the second price column shows what each gram of it costs, so a 250 mg capsule and a 2,000 mg serve can be compared fairly.

Prices read 27 October 2026 from eternalelixir.com.au and metagenics.com.au, including GST. Metagenics charges $13.95 for express delivery under $80. Ginseng extract figures are not like-for-like across brands because extract ratios differ, so the per-gram figure for ginseng is shown for the Eternal Elixir product only.

Can You Buy Metagenics Over the Counter in Australia?

Partly. Search for Metagenics in Australia and the first page is almost all the brand’s own pages, a social profile, a review site and one stockist. None of them compares the products with anything else, so there is no easy way to price Metagenics alternatives side by side.

The Metagenics website splits its range in two. Some products sit in a collection called “Available Through Practitioners”, and the site asks you to connect your account with a practitioner using a referral code before you can buy them. The rest, including all four products in this guide, can be bought by anyone online. Ethical Nutrients is the brand’s retail line and is sold the same way.

Here is what the four overlapping labels say, read on 27 October 2026:

• Phyto Liver Care (formerly Phyto Pro, 60 tablets, $50.95): per tablet, broccoli sprout powder 375 mg, milk thistle extract 18 mg (standardised to 15 mg of flavanolignins as silybin), globe artichoke extract 50 mg, schisandra extract 100 mg and BCM-95 turmeric extract 30 mg. Directions: two tablets twice daily.
• Glutathione 30 Capsules ($34.95): 250 mg of glutathione per capsule. Directions: one capsule daily with food, adults only.
• Resveratrol Healthy Ageing (30 tablets, $65.95): per tablet, quercetin 200 mg, Polygonum root extract standardised to 300 mg of resveratrol, and BCM-95 turmeric extract 152 mg. One tablet daily.
• Ethical Nutrients Ginseng 5 Exhaustion Relief (60 capsules, $52.95): per capsule, two Siberian ginseng extracts (90 mg and 60 mg), Withania extract 60 mg, and 100 mg each of Korean, Chinese and American ginseng extracts. One capsule twice daily.

A fifth overlap, Ethical Nutrients Liver Detox and Support (milk thistle and schisandra, $39.95 for 30 tablets), showed as sold out on the Metagenics site on the day we checked, so it is not ranked. If you are weighing Metagenics against other companies rather than one bottle, our guide to the top Australian supplement brands compares the local names on range and price. For the wider liver picture, see our liver support supplements guide, and for another practitioner brand compared the same way, our Seeking Health alternatives comparison.

#1. Eternal Elixir TUDCA 500mg — Best for a single-ingredient liver health capsule

Eternal Elixir TUDCA 500mg is the Metagenics alternative we would start with for liver health. TUDCA (tauroursodeoxycholic acid) is a bile acid your body already makes in small amounts. Each capsule holds 500 mg of it and nothing else apart from the vegetarian capsule shell.

The difference from Phyto Liver Care is the approach. The Metagenics formula combines five plant ingredients, each at a modest dose, and asks for four tablets a day. TUDCA is one compound at one capsule a day, which makes it easier to stick with and easier to judge. If you want to know what you are taking and how much, a single ingredient is simpler to track.

Key specs: 90 vegetarian capsules per bottle, 1 capsule (500 mg) daily with a meal, 90 serves, $59.99. That works out at $0.67 a day, so one bottle lasts three months against 15 days for a Phyto Liver Care bottle. Every batch is third-party lab tested, and the batch Certificate of Analysis is sent on request. Orders are dispatched in 1 business day, and shipping is free over $100.

Pros:

• One capsule a day, so a bottle lasts 90 days
• Lowest daily cost of the liver options here at $0.67
• A single, clearly dosed ingredient
• Third-party lab tested with the batch COA available on request

Cons:

• Higher shelf price than Phyto Liver Care ($59.99 against $50.95)
• Contains no milk thistle or schisandra, if those herbs are what you want
• Free shipping starts at $100, higher than the Metagenics $80 threshold

TUDCA may support liver health and healthy bile flow. The label says to take it with a meal. Our TUDCA dosage guide explains how people use the 500 mg serve, and our TUDCA, NAC and milk thistle comparison sets the bile acid against the herb in the Metagenics blend.

Best for: Australians who want a once-a-day liver health supplement with one ingredient. Try TUDCA 500mg.

#2. Eternal Elixir Reduced L-Glutathione 2000mg — Best for the lowest glutathione cost per gram

Eternal Elixir Reduced L-Glutathione 2000mg is the glutathione pick among our Metagenics alternatives: eight times the glutathione of a Metagenics capsule at a lower price per day. Glutathione is an antioxidant made in every cell, and the reduced form (GSH) is the one your body uses directly.

The Metagenics capsule holds 250 mg. That matches the lower dose in the six-month trial below, so it is a reasonable entry point. The Eternal Elixir serve is 2,000 mg, which covers the higher 1,000 mg dose in that trial twice over, or lets you take one capsule (1,000 mg) a day and stretch the bottle to 90 days.

A six-month randomised trial in 54 non-smoking adults, published in the European Journal of Nutrition (Richie and colleagues, 2015), gave 250 mg or 1,000 mg of oral glutathione a day. Blood glutathione rose at both doses. In the 1,000 mg group, levels in red blood cells, plasma and lymphocytes were 30 to 35% higher at six months, and they returned to baseline after a one-month break.

Key specs: 90 capsules, 2 capsules (2,000 mg) per serve on an empty stomach, 45 serves, $39.99. That is $0.89 a day, or $0.44 per gram of glutathione against $4.66 per gram for the Metagenics capsule. Every batch is third-party lab tested.

Pros:

• Lowest daily and per-gram glutathione cost in this comparison
• Reduced form, the form used in the trial above
• Serve can be split to one capsule a day

Cons:

• Two capsules per full serve
• Label suggests an empty stomach, which some people find less convenient
• Shelf price is $5.04 more than the Metagenics bottle

Best for: anyone comparing Metagenics glutathione on value. Order Reduced L-Glutathione 2000mg, or read our glutathione dosage guide for how people split the serve.

#3. Eternal Elixir Trans-Resveratrol 1200mg — Best for high-dose resveratrol on its own

Eternal Elixir Trans-Resveratrol 1200mg gives four times the resveratrol of a Metagenics Resveratrol Healthy Ageing tablet, for $0.87 less per day. Each capsule holds 600 mg of trans-resveratrol at 98% purity from Polygonum cuspidatum, the same plant source Metagenics uses.

The Metagenics tablet is a three-ingredient formula. Alongside 300 mg of resveratrol it adds 200 mg of quercetin and 152 mg of turmeric extract. That suits people who want one tablet with several antioxidants. If your aim is resveratrol itself at a higher dose, a single-ingredient capsule gives you more of it and lets you decide the dose yourself.

Key specs: 90 capsules, 2 capsules (1,200 mg) daily with or without food, 45 serves, $59.99. That is $1.33 a day, or $1.11 per gram of resveratrol against $7.33 per gram in the Metagenics tablet. Every batch is third-party lab tested, with the batch COA available on request.

Pros:

• Most resveratrol per daily serve in this list (1,200 mg)
• One ingredient at 98% purity
• Lower cost per day and per gram than the Metagenics tablet

Cons:

• No quercetin or turmeric, if you want them in the same product
• Two capsules for the full serve

Our resveratrol dosage guide covers how people start lower and build up.

Best for: people who want resveratrol on its own at a high dose. View Trans-Resveratrol 1200mg.

#4. Eternal Elixir Korean Panax Ginseng 1600mg — Best for standardised Korean ginseng

Eternal Elixir Korean Panax Ginseng 1600mg is the ginseng choice among these Metagenics alternatives: one species, Panax ginseng, standardised to 5% ginsenosides. A serve is two capsules (800 mg each) taken in the morning.

Ethical Nutrients Ginseng 5 takes a different route. It blends five plants, and three of them are Panax species at 100 mg of extract each per capsule, so a day’s dose has 200 mg of Korean ginseng extract alongside the rest. That spreads the dose across several plants, including Withania, which is not a true ginseng.

Panax ginseng is the species with the most human research. In a randomised, placebo-controlled crossover trial of 30 healthy young adults, published in Human Psychopharmacology (Reay and colleagues, 2010), a 400 mg dose of the G115 Panax ginseng extract improved calmness ratings and mental arithmetic over eight days. Effects in other people and at other doses may differ.

Key specs: 90 capsules, 2 capsules (1,600 mg) each morning, 45 serves, $44.99. That is $1.00 a day against $1.77 for Ginseng 5. Every batch is third-party lab tested.

Pros:

• One species at a stated standard (5% ginsenosides)
• Lower daily cost than Ginseng 5
• 45 serves per bottle

Cons:

• No Siberian or American ginseng, if you want a blend
• Best taken in the morning, so it does not suit every routine

Our Korean Panax ginseng guide explains what the research covers.

Best for: people who want Korean ginseng on its own. Buy Korean Panax Ginseng 1600mg.

#5. Metagenics Phyto Liver Care — Best for a five-herb liver blend from one brand

Metagenics Phyto Liver Care, formerly sold as Phyto Pro, is the brand’s main liver formula. It combines milk thistle, schisandra, globe artichoke, turmeric and broccoli sprout powder. The label says milk thistle and turmeric are traditionally used in Western herbal medicine to support the detoxifying capacity of the liver, and schisandra is used the same way in Chinese medicine.

Key specs: 60 tablets, 2 tablets twice daily, $50.95 on metagenics.com.au. At four tablets a day the bottle lasts 15 days, so it costs $3.40 a day, five times the daily cost of the Eternal Elixir TUDCA capsule. Each tablet has 18 mg of milk thistle extract standardised to 15 mg of flavanolignins, so a day’s dose gives 60 mg.

Pros:

• Five liver-related herbs in one product
• Uses BCM-95, a turmeric extract made for better absorption
• Free express shipping on Metagenics orders over $80

Cons:

• Four tablets a day, and a bottle lasts about two weeks
• Highest daily cost in this comparison at $3.40
• Each herb is at a modest dose, so it is hard to tell which one you respond to
• The label warns that in very rare cases Curcuma species may harm the liver, and lists symptoms to stop for

Best for: people who specifically want a traditional herbal blend and accept the higher daily cost. Our roundup of TUDCA supplements sold in Australia covers single-ingredient options on price.

#6. Metagenics Glutathione 30 Capsules — Best for the lowest shelf price in this list

Metagenics Glutathione is the cheapest bottle on this page at $34.95. It holds 30 vegetarian capsules of 250 mg, taken once a day with food. The label calls it bioavailable antioxidant support and asks adults only to take it.

Key specs: 30 capsules, 1 capsule daily, $34.95. That is $1.17 a day, or $4.66 per gram of glutathione. The bottle lasts a month, against 45 days at the full Eternal Elixir serve or 90 days at one Eternal Elixir capsule a day.

Pros:

• Lowest shelf price in this list
• One capsule a day with food
• 250 mg matches the lower dose in the six-month trial

Cons:

• Costs more per day and over ten times more per gram than the Eternal Elixir capsules
• Only 30 capsules, so you reorder monthly
• Label does not state whether the glutathione is the reduced form

Best for: people who want a small daily dose and the lowest upfront cost. Our full comparison of glutathione supplements in Australia covers liposomal and powder formats too.

#7. Metagenics Resveratrol Healthy Ageing — Best for resveratrol with quercetin and turmeric

Metagenics Resveratrol Healthy Ageing puts three ingredients in one daily tablet: 300 mg of resveratrol from Polygonum root, 200 mg of quercetin and 152 mg of BCM-95 turmeric extract. The label says the formula supports healthy ageing of cardiovascular and immune function.

Key specs: 30 tablets, 1 tablet daily, $65.95. That is $2.20 a day, or $7.33 per gram of resveratrol, the highest of the four resveratrol and glutathione products here.

Pros:

• One tablet a day covers three antioxidants
• Resveratrol and turmeric amounts are stated clearly

Cons:

• Highest price per gram of resveratrol in this list
• 300 mg of resveratrol, a quarter of the Eternal Elixir serve
• Carries the same rare Curcuma liver warning as Phyto Liver Care, and is not recommended in pregnancy

Best for: people who want quercetin and turmeric with their resveratrol in one tablet. Our resveratrol supplements guide compares more single-ingredient options.

#8. Ethical Nutrients Ginseng 5 — Best for several ginseng types in one capsule

Ethical Nutrients Ginseng 5 Exhaustion Relief is sold by Metagenics under its retail brand. Each capsule blends Siberian ginseng root and stem extracts, Withania (sometimes called Indian ginseng) and 100 mg each of Korean, Chinese and American ginseng extracts. The label says it supports concentration and the body’s ability to cope with daily stress.

Key specs: 60 capsules, 1 capsule twice daily, $52.95. The bottle lasts 30 days, so it costs $1.77 a day. A subscription on the Metagenics site takes 7 to 15% off.

Pros:

• Five plants in one capsule for people who want a blend
• Vegan, and free from gluten, dairy and nuts per the label
• Subscription discount on the Metagenics site

Cons:

• 200 mg of Korean ginseng extract a day, spread across a blend
• Higher daily cost than the Eternal Elixir ginseng ($1.77 against $1.00)
• Withania is not a Panax species, so check it suits you

Best for: people who prefer a multi-ginseng blend. Our Korean red ginseng comparison covers single-species options in Australia.

Single Ingredients or Herbal Blends: What the Metagenics Labels Show

Three of the four Metagenics and Ethical Nutrients products here are blends. That is a deliberate choice by the brand and it suits people who like a practitioner-style formula. It also changes the maths. When a tablet holds five herbs, each one gets a small share of the dose, and the number of tablets per day goes up.

Here is the pattern once you line up the labels:

• Liver: Phyto Liver Care needs four tablets a day for 60 mg of milk thistle flavanolignins plus four other herbs. Eternal Elixir TUDCA needs one capsule for 500 mg of one bile acid.
• Glutathione: both are single ingredients. The difference is dose: 250 mg against 2,000 mg.
• Resveratrol: 300 mg inside a three-ingredient tablet, against 1,200 mg on its own.
• Ginseng: 200 mg of Korean ginseng extract inside a five-plant blend, against 1,600 mg of standardised Korean ginseng.

Neither approach is wrong. Blends save you buying several bottles. Single ingredients let you change one thing at a time and see what helps. If you are moving from a herbal liver blend to TUDCA, our guide to TUDCA side effects covers what to watch for in the first weeks.

How We Evaluated These Metagenics Alternatives

We did not test these products in a lab. Every figure comes from the product label, the seller’s page or a published study, read on 27 October 2026. We scored each product on five criteria:

• Quality and purity (30%): a clearly stated dose of each active, a standard where one applies, and third-party testing where the seller states it.
• Australian availability and shipping (20%): can you order it today, and what does delivery cost.
• Price per day in AUD (20%): shelf price divided by the days a pack lasts at the label directions.
• Range for stacking (15%): whether the same seller covers the other jobs on this page.
• Reputation (15%): how long the brand has sold in Australia and how open its labels are.

Eternal Elixir ranks first on our order because its products are our picks. The prices, doses and label details for every product, including our own, are as the labels state them.

Metagenics Alternatives: Frequently Asked Questions

Which Metagenics alternative should I choose for liver health?

Eternal Elixir TUDCA 500mg is our pick. One capsule a day gives 500 mg of a single bile acid for $0.67 a day, and a bottle lasts 90 days. Metagenics Phyto Liver Care costs $3.40 a day at four tablets and lasts 15 days.

Can you buy Metagenics over the counter in Australia?

Some of it. The Metagenics website lists a collection that is only available through practitioners and asks you to link your account with a practitioner referral code. Other products, including Phyto Liver Care, Glutathione, Resveratrol Healthy Ageing and the Ethical Nutrients range, can be bought online by anyone.

Is Metagenics an Australian company?

Metagenics runs an Australian website, metagenics.com.au, that ships within Australia with metro and non-metro express delivery, and the brand also has separate New Zealand and United States websites. Ethical Nutrients, Inner Health and Endura are sold under the same Australian site.

How much does Metagenics glutathione cost per day?

At $34.95 for 30 capsules of 250 mg, Metagenics Glutathione costs $1.17 a day, or $4.66 per gram. Eternal Elixir Reduced L-Glutathione costs $0.89 a day for 2,000 mg, or $0.44 per gram.

Is TUDCA the same as milk thistle?

No. TUDCA is a bile acid your body makes in small amounts. Milk thistle is a herb whose active compounds are flavanolignins such as silybin. Phyto Liver Care contains milk thistle and four other herbs, and Eternal Elixir TUDCA contains only TUDCA.

Can I take TUDCA and glutathione together?

They are different compounds, and their labels give different timing: TUDCA with a meal, glutathione on an empty stomach. Taking glutathione first thing and TUDCA with lunch or dinner fits both labels. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you take prescription medicines.

Is Metagenics a good brand?

Metagenics is a long-running practitioner brand with detailed labels that state each extract and its source. Choosing between it and Metagenics alternatives mostly comes down to dose and price per day. Its products suit people who like herbal blends. If you prefer single ingredients at higher doses, the Eternal Elixir products in this guide cost less per day for the same jobs.

Why does Phyto Liver Care cost more per day than its shelf price suggests?

The label directions are two tablets twice daily, so a 60-tablet bottle lasts 15 days. At $50.95 that is $3.40 a day, or about $102 a month, against about $20 a month for one Eternal Elixir TUDCA capsule a day.

Verdict: Which Metagenics Alternative to Buy in Australia

For liver health, Eternal Elixir TUDCA 500mg is our pick and the overall winner of this comparison. It replaces a four-tablet herbal routine with one capsule a day at a fifth of the daily cost. The other three Eternal Elixir products each cost less per day than the Metagenics product they replace:

• You buy Metagenics Glutathione: switch to Eternal Elixir Reduced L-Glutathione for eight times the dose at $0.89 a day.
• You buy Resveratrol Healthy Ageing: Eternal Elixir Trans-Resveratrol gives 1,200 mg at $1.33 a day.
• You buy Ginseng 5: Eternal Elixir Korean Panax Ginseng gives 1,600 mg of one species at $1.00 a day.
• You want the lowest upfront spend: the $34.95 Metagenics Glutathione bottle is the cheapest single purchase here.
• You want a herbal liver blend: Phyto Liver Care does that job, at the highest daily cost.

A TUDCA and glutathione pair from Eternal Elixir costs $1.56 a day and comes to $99.98 for one bottle of each, two cents under the free-shipping threshold. If you also want berberine, the Metabolic Wellness Stack bundles TUDCA 500mg, Berberine 500mg and Reduced L-Glutathione 2000mg for $126.99. If you are comparing Metagenics alternatives with other practitioner brands, our Thorne alternatives comparison, Herbs of Gold alternatives guide and Swisse vs Blackmores breakdown use the same cost-per-day method. For the glutathione form question, see liposomal vs reduced glutathione.