(WHDH) — Gummy vitamins may be a tasty way to get your nutrients but a new study says the flavor may be all you’re getting.

ConsumerLab.com tested five brands of gummy vitamins and found that three of them did not meet the standards of dietary supplements and were actually lacking key nutrients.

They added that since these taste like candy, this makes it more likely for people – especially children – to take too many of them.

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