Carlson Super 2 Daily vs NOW Foods Liquid Multi Gels

All of the differences set out neatly so that you can make a choice between them.

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The Complete Nutritional Comparison shows matched nutrients side-by-side with the following symbols:

  • -58% ↓ OR  43% ↑ OR = (the differences in the amount of the ingredient)
  • ~ (means ingredients are similar nutritionally)
  • (beside ingredients in the first multi with no match in the second multi) OR  (for ingredients that are only present in the second multi)
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Complete nutritional comparison


Ingredient
Carlson Super 2 Daily (Daily Dose)NOW Foods Liquid Multi Gels (Daily Dose)

Difference


Matched Ingredient
Vitamin A (as beta carotene)3000 mcg RAE3000 µg?Vitamin A (60% as Beta-Carotene and 40% as Retinyl Palmitate)
Vitamin C (from calcium ascorbate)600 mg300 mg-50% ↓Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid)
Vitamin D3 (as cholecaciferol)40 µg10 µgVitamin D (as Cholecalciferol) (400 IU)
Vitamin D3 is a form of vitamin D.
Sources:
• "Explains the relationship between different forms of Vitamin D and how they are processed in the body."
Office of Dietary Supplements - National Institutes of Health - USA
Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Vitamin D
• "Vitamin D sources, methods of activiation in the body and uses"
byJane Higdon, Ph.D and Victoria J. Drake, Ph.D, Linus Pauling Institute
LPI - Micro Nutrient Info Center - Vitamin D
• "On Vitamin D chemistry, sources, biological actions and clinical significance"
byRichard S. Bak, Ph.D., Warde Medical Laboratory
Vitamin D and Metabolites
• "Human trial comparing potencies of Vitamins D2 and D3"
byRobert P. Heaney Robert R. Recker James Grote Ronald L. Horst Laura A. G. Armas, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
JCEM - Vitamin D3 Is More Potent Than Vitamin D2 in Humans
Vitamin E (as d-alpha tocopherol from soy)268 mg268 mg=Vitamin E (as d-alpha Tocopherol)
Thiamin (Vitamin B-1) (from thiamin mononitrate)15 mg50 mg233% ↑Thiamin (from Thiamin HCl) (Vitamin B-1)
Riboflavin (Vitamin B-2)17 mg25 mg47% ↑Riboflavin (Vitamin B-2)
Niacin (as niacinimide)40 mg50 mg25% ↑Niacin (as Niacinamide) (Vitamin B-3)
Vitamin B-6 (as pyridoxine HCl)20 mg50 mg150% ↑Vitamin B-6 (from Pyridoxine HCl)
Folate (as 400mg folic acid)680 mcg DFE1360 mcg DFE100% ↑Folate (800 mcg folic acid)
Vitamin B-12 (as cyanocobalamin)120 µg100 µg-17% ↓Vitamin B-12 (as Cyanocobalamin)
Biotin300 µg300 µg=Biotin
Pantothenic Acid (from d-calcium pantothenate)40 mg50 mg25% ↑Pantothenic Acid (from Calcium Pantothenate)
Calcium (from calcium ascorbate, dicalcium phosphate and d-calcium pantothenate)70 mg100 mg43% ↑Calcium (from Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Citrate and Calcium Amino Acid Chelate)
Iodine (from potassium iodide)300 µg150 µg-50% ↓Iodine (from Potassium Iodide)
Magnesium (from magnesium oxide)100 mg100 mg=Magnesium (from Magnesium Oxide and Magnesium Citrate)
Zinc (from zinc glycinate chelate)15 mg15 mg=Zinc (from Amino Acid Chelate)
Selenium (from selenomethionine)210 µg70 µg-67% ↓Selenium (from L-Selenomethionine)
Copper (from copper chelate and copper carbonate)2 mg1 mg-50% ↓Copper (from Amino Acid Chelate)
Manganese (from manganese glycinate chelate)3 mg2 mg-33% ↓Manganese (from Amino Acid Chelate)
Chromium (from chromium nicotinate)240 µg120 µg-50% ↓Chromium (from Amino Acid Chelate)
Molybdenum (from molybdenum glycinate chelate)75 µg25 µg-67% ↓Molybdenum (from Sodium Molybdate)
Lutein800 µg250 µg-69% ↓Lutein (from Marigold Extract)
Boron (from boron glycinate chelate)2 mg500 µg-75% ↓Boron (from Boron Citrate)
Vanadium (from Bis-Maltolato Oxo Vanadium)400 µg25 µg-94% ↓Vanadium (from Vanadyl Sulfate)
Norwegian Fish Oil800 mg800 mgOrganic Flaxseed Oil (Linum usitatissimum)
Fish oil contains DHA (Docosahexaenoic Acid). Both DHA (Docosahexaenoic Acid) and alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) are forms of omega-3 fatty acids. Flaxseed oil contains alpha-linolenic acid (ALA).
Sources:
• "LPI - Essential Fatty Acids"
byJane Higdon, Ph.D., Victoria J. Drake, Ph.D., Giana Angelo, Ph.D., Donald B. Jump, Ph.D., Linus Pauling Institute
LPI - Micronutrient Information Centre - Essential Fatty Acids
• "Summary of test results on 51 fish oil supplements"
Labdoor
Fish oil supplement testing report
• "Essential Fatty Acids - Metabolism and Bioavailability, Biological Activities, Disease Prevention and Treatment"
byJane Higdon, Ph.D and Victoria J. Drake, Ph.D, Giana Angelo, Ph.D. and Barbara Delage, Ph.D., Linus Pauling Institute
Essential Fatty Acids
• "USDA Food Composition Database"
USA Department of Agriculture
USDA Food Data Central
• "Pubmed: Nutritional Value and Functional Properties of Flaxseed - Original article in Russian"
byA N Martinchik, A K Baturin, V V Zubtsov, V Iu Molofeev
Nutritional Value and Functional Properties of Flaxseed
EPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid)130 mg
DHA (Docosahexaenoic Acid)90 µg
9 mgIron (from Ferrochel® Bisglycinate Amino Acid Chelate)
25 mgPotassium (from Potassium Chloride)
30 mgAlpha Lipoic Acid
50 mgPABA (Para-Aminobenzoic Acid)
25 mgInositol
250 µgLycopene (from Natural Tomato Extract)
Nutrients only in Carlson Super 2 Daily
Dose: Adult
Nutrients only in NOW Foods Liquid Multi Gels
Dose: Adult
Iron (from Ferrochel® Bisglycinate Amino Acid Chelate)9 mg
Potassium (from Potassium Chloride)25 mg
Alpha Lipoic Acid30 mg
PABA (Para-Aminobenzoic Acid)50 mg
Inositol25 mg
Lycopene (from Natural Tomato Extract)250 µg
Other ingredients
Carlson Super 2 DailyNOW Foods Liquid Multi Gels
Bees wax, soy lecithin, rice flour, olive oil, soybean oil, medium chain triglyceride oil, ascorbyl palmitate, microcrystalline cellulose, glyceryl stearate, safflower oil.
Soft Gel: Beef gelatin, glycerin, water, carob.
Contains soy and fish (anchovy and sardine)
Softgel Capsule (bovine gelatin, glycerin, water, carob), Beeswax, Soy Lecithin and Natural Vanilla Extract.

Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, milk, egg, fish or shellfish ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.

Iron Ferrochel® is a registered trademark of Albion Labs.

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