Centrum Adults vs Dr Whitaker Forward Plus Daily Regimen

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Centrum Adults
Price: $25.05
Cost per day: $0.08
Active ingredients: 31
Order Centrum Adults from eVitamins
Dr Whitaker Forward Plus Daily Regimen
Price: $44.99
Cost per day: $1.50
Active ingredients: 45
Buy Forward Plus Daily Regimen from Healthy Directions

Complete nutritional comparison

Ingredient	Centrum Adults(Daily Dose)	Dr Whitaker Forward Plus Daily Regimen(Daily Dose)	Difference	Matched Ingredient
Vitamin A (29% as Beta-Carotene)	3500 IU	4500 µg	?	Vitamin A (90% as beta-carotene, 10% as retinyl palmitate)
Vitamin C	60 mg	1000 mg	1567% ↑	Vitamin C (as magnesium and calcium ascorbates, ascorbic acid)
Vitamin D	1000 IU	20 µg	?	Vitamin D (as cholecalciferol)
Vitamin E	30 IU	134 mg	?	Vitamin E (as d-alpha tocopheryl succinate)
Vitamin K	25 µg		↓
Thiamin	1.5 mg	50 mg	3233% ↑	Thiamine (as mononitrate)
Riboflavin	1.7 mg	50 mg	2841% ↑	Riboflavin
Niacin	20 mg	100 mg	400% ↑	Niacin (as niacinamide, niacin)
Vitamin B6	2 mg	76 mg	3700% ↑	Vitamin B6 (as pyridoxine hydrochloride)
Folic Acid	400 µg	1330 µg	≈	Folate	Both folic acid and folate are forms of vitamin B9. Sources: • "Small Molecule Pathway Database (SMPDB): Folate metabolism" Genome Alberta, Genome British Columbia & Genome Canada SMPDB: Folate Metabolism • "Folate fact sheet for health professionals" Office of Dietary Supplements - National Institutes of Health - USA Folate fact sheet for Health Professionals
Vitamin B12	6 µg	150 µg	2400% ↑	Vitamin B12 (as cyanocobalamin)
Biotin	30 µg	300 µg	900% ↑	Biotin
Pantothenic Acid	10 mg	50 mg	400% ↑	Pantothenic Acid (as calcium pantothenate)
Calcium	200 mg	1000 mg	400% ↑	Calcium (as carbonate, ascorbate)
Iron	18 mg		↓
Phosphorus	20 mg		↓
Iodine	150 µg	150 µg	=	Iodine (as potassium iodide)
Magnesium	50 mg	500 mg	900% ↑	Magnesium (as oxide, ascorbate)
Zinc	11 mg	30 mg	173% ↑	Zinc (as monomethionine)
Selenium	55 µg	200 µg	264% ↑	Selenium (as selenomethionine)
Copper	0.5 mg	2 mg	300% ↑	Copper (as gluconate)
Manganese	2.3 mg	10 mg	335% ↑	Manganese (as gluconate)
Chromium	35 µg	200 µg	471% ↑	Chromium (as polynicotinate)
Molybdenum	45 µg	130 µg	189% ↑	Molybdenum (as ascorbate)
Chloride	72 mg		↓
Potassium	80 mg		↓
Boron	75 µg		↓
Nickel	5 µg		↓
Silicon	2 mg	26 mg	≈	Silica (as silicon dioxide)	Silica contains silicon. Sources: • "Tool for calculating molecular weights" bywebqc.org, webqc.org Web QC - Molecular Weight Calculation Tool
Tin	10 µg		↓
Vanadium	10 µg		↓
		200 mg	↑	Choline (as bitartrate)
		250 mg	↑	Citrus Bioflavonoid Complex
		100 mg	↑	Gamma Tocopherol
		50 mg	↑	Rutin
		50 mg	↑	Para-Aminobenzoic Acid (PABA)
		40 mg	↑	Inositol
		30 mg	↑	Alpha Lipoic Acid
		10 mg	↑	Delta Tocopherol
		10 mg	↑	Mixed Tocotrienols (from palm oil)
		10 mg	↑	Trace Mineral Complex
			↑	O-3 Essentials®
		2 g	↑	Fish Oil Concentrate
		540 mg		EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid)(as ethyl ester)
		360 mg		DHA (docosahexaenoic acid)(as ethyl ester)
			↑	PhytoNutrient Essentials®
		1000 mg	↑	Cinnamon (as Cinnamomum cassia, bark)
		200 mg	↑	Proprietary Fruit Blend
				Grape Seed Extract
				Red Raspberry Concentrate
				Plum Concentrate
				Strawberry Concentrate
				Tart Cherry Concentrate
				Wild Blueberry Powder
				Wild Billberry Concentrate
				Cranberry Concentrate
		8 mg	↑	Resveratrol (from Japanese knotweed, root)
		1000 µg	↑	Lutein (from marigold flower)
		1000 µg	↑	Lycopene (from tomato fruit)

Nutrients only in Centrum Adults

	Dose: Adult
Vitamin K	25 µg
Iron	18 mg
Phosphorus	20 mg
Chloride	72 mg
Potassium	80 mg
Boron	75 µg
Nickel	5 µg
Tin	10 µg
Vanadium	10 µg

Nutrients only in Dr Whitaker Forward Plus Daily Regimen

	Dose: Adult
Choline (as bitartrate)	200 mg
Citrus Bioflavonoid Complex	250 mg
Gamma Tocopherol	100 mg
Rutin	50 mg
Para-Aminobenzoic Acid (PABA)	50 mg
Inositol	40 mg
Alpha Lipoic Acid	30 mg
Delta Tocopherol	10 mg
Mixed Tocotrienols (from palm oil)	10 mg
Trace Mineral Complex	10 mg
O-3 Essentials®
Fish Oil Concentrate	2 g
EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid)(as ethyl ester)	540 mg
DHA (docosahexaenoic acid)(as ethyl ester)	360 mg
PhytoNutrient Essentials®
Cinnamon (as Cinnamomum cassia, bark)	1000 mg
Proprietary Fruit Blend	200 mg
Grape Seed Extract
Red Raspberry Concentrate
Plum Concentrate
Strawberry Concentrate
Tart Cherry Concentrate
Wild Blueberry Powder
Wild Billberry Concentrate
Cranberry Concentrate
Resveratrol (from Japanese knotweed, root)	8 mg
Lutein (from marigold flower)	1000 µg
Lycopene (from tomato fruit)	1000 µg

Other ingredients

Centrum Adults	Dr Whitaker Forward Plus Daily Regimen
Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, Dibasic Calcium Phosphate, Magnesium Oxide, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Ascorbic Acid (Vit. C), Ferrous Fumarate, dl-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate (Vit. E), Maltodextrin. Contains < 2% of: Beta-Carotene, BHT (to preserve freshness), Biotin, Calcium Pantothenate, Cholecalciferol (Vit. D3), Chromium Picolinate, Corn Starch, Crospovidone, Copper Sulfate, Cyanocobalamin (Vit. B12), Folic Acid, Gelatin, Hydrogenated Palm Oil, Magnesium Stearate, Manganese Sulfate, Modified Corn Starch, Niacinamide, Nickelous Sulfate, Phytonadione (Vit. K), Polyethylene Glycol, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Potassium Iodide, Pregelatinized Corn Starch, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vit. B6), Riboflavin (Vit. B2), Silicon Dioxide, Sodium Ascorbate (to preserve freshness), Sodium Metavanadate, Sodium Molybdate, Sodium Selenate, Stannous Chloride, Talc, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vit. B1), Titanium Dioxide, Tocopherols (to preserve freshness), Vitamin A Acetate, Yellow 6 Lake, Zinc Oxide.	Gelatin, ethyl vanillin, microcrystalline cellulose, magnesium stearate, silica, potassium aspartate, purified water, natural lemon flavour, antioxidant blend for freshness (mixed tocopherols, rosemary extract, ascorbyl palmitate) CONTAINS: FISH (anchovy, sardine)

Centrum Adults

Dr Whitaker Forward Plus Daily Regimen

Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, Dibasic Calcium Phosphate, Magnesium Oxide, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Ascorbic Acid (Vit. C), Ferrous Fumarate, dl-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate (Vit. E), Maltodextrin. Contains < 2% of: Beta-Carotene, BHT (to preserve freshness), Biotin, Calcium Pantothenate, Cholecalciferol (Vit. D3), Chromium Picolinate, Corn Starch, Crospovidone, Copper Sulfate, Cyanocobalamin (Vit. B12), Folic Acid, Gelatin, Hydrogenated Palm Oil, Magnesium Stearate, Manganese Sulfate, Modified Corn Starch, Niacinamide, Nickelous Sulfate, Phytonadione (Vit. K), Polyethylene Glycol, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Potassium Iodide, Pregelatinized Corn Starch, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vit. B6), Riboflavin (Vit. B2), Silicon Dioxide, Sodium Ascorbate (to preserve freshness), Sodium Metavanadate, Sodium Molybdate, Sodium Selenate, Stannous Chloride, Talc, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vit. B1), Titanium Dioxide, Tocopherols (to preserve freshness), Vitamin A Acetate, Yellow 6 Lake, Zinc Oxide.

Gelatin, ethyl vanillin, microcrystalline cellulose, magnesium stearate, silica, potassium aspartate, purified water, natural lemon flavour, antioxidant blend for freshness (mixed tocopherols, rosemary extract, ascorbyl palmitate) CONTAINS: FISH (anchovy, sardine)