Centrum Adults vs Swanson Kids Multivitamin Gummies

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Centrum Adults
Price: $25.05
Cost per day: $0.06
Active ingredients: 26
Order Centrum Adults from eVitamins

Swanson Kids Multivitamin Gummies
Price: $5.28
Cost per day: $0.29
Active ingredients: 12
Buy Swanson Kids Multivitamin Gummies from iHerb

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Complete nutritional comparison

Ingredient	Centrum Adults (Daily Dose)	Swanson Kids Multivitamin Gummies (Daily Dose)	Difference	Matched Ingredient
Vitamin A (29% as Beta-Carotene)	1050 µg	400 mcg RAE	-62% ↓	Vitamin A (as retinyl acetate)
Vitamin C	60 mg	20 mg	-67% ↓	Vitamin C (as ascorbic acid)
Vitamin D (1,000 IU)	25 µg	10 µg	-60% ↓	Vitamin D (as cholecalciferol)
Vitamin E	13.5 mg	7.4 mg	≈	Vitamin E (as dl-alpha tocopheryl acetate)	Dl alpha tocopherol is a form of vitamin E. Sources: • "Vitamin E Factsheet for Health Professionals" Office of Dietary Supplements - National Institutes of Health - USA Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Vitamin E • "Technical article on vitamin E: function and metabolism" by REGINA BRIGELIUS-FLOHÉ and MARET G. TRABER Vitamin E: function and metabolism • "Article on the benefits of mixed tocopherols" Smart Publications Are you taking the wrong Vitamin E? - Smart Publications • "Dietary supplement ingredient database: unit conversion tables" National Institute of Health Unit conversions for vitamins
Vitamin K	25 µg		↓
Thiamin	1.5 mg		↓
Riboflavin	1.7 mg		↓
Niacin	20 mg		↓
Vitamin B6	2 mg	2 mg	=	Vitamin B6 (as pyridoxine HCl)
Folate (400 mcg Folic Acid)	667 mcg DFE	200 mcg DFE	-70% ↓	Folate (120 mcg folic acid)
Vitamin B12	6 µg	2.4 µg	-60% ↓	Vitamin B12 (as cyanocobalamin)
Biotin	30 µg	60 µg	100% ↑	Biotin
Pantothenic Acid	10 mg	3 mg	-70% ↓	Pantothenic Acid (as d-calcium pantothenate)
Calcium	200 mg		↓
Iron	18 mg		↓
Phosphorus	20 mg		↓
Iodine	150 µg	42 µg	-72% ↓	lodine (from potassium iodide)
Magnesium	50 mg		↓
Zinc	11 mg	2.7 mg	-75% ↓	Zinc (from zinc sulfate)
Selenium	55 µg		↓
Copper	0.5 mg		↓
Manganese	2.3 mg		↓
Chromium	35 µg		↓
Molybdenum	45 µg		↓
Chloride	72 mg		↓
Potassium	80 mg		↓
		5 mg	↑	Sodium
		40 µg	↑	Inositol (inositol niacinate)

Nutrients exclusive to Centrum Adults

	Dose: Adult
Vitamin K	25 µg
Thiamin	1.5 mg
Riboflavin	1.7 mg
Niacin	20 mg
Calcium	200 mg
Iron	18 mg
Phosphorus	20 mg
Magnesium	50 mg
Selenium	55 µg
Copper	0.5 mg
Manganese	2.3 mg
Chromium	35 µg
Molybdenum	45 µg
Chloride	72 mg
Potassium	80 mg

Nutrients exclusive to Swanson Kids Multivitamin Gummies

	Dose: Child
Sodium	5 mg
Inositol (inositol niacinate)	40 µg

Other ingredients

Centrum Adults	Swanson Kids Multivitamin Gummies
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, Copper Sulfate, Corn Starch, Crospovidone, Cyanocobalamin (Vit. B12), Folic Acid, Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate, Manganese Sulfate, Modified Corn Starch, Niacinamide, Phytonadione (Vit. K), Polyethylene Glycol, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Potassium Iodide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vit. B6), Riboflavin (Vit. B2), Silicon Dioxide, Sodium Ascorbate (to preserve freshness), Sodium Molybdate, Sodium Selenate, Talc, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vit. B1), Titanium Dioxide, Tocopherols (to preserve freshness), Vitamin A Acetate, Yellow 6 Lake, Zinc Oxide.	Glucose syrup, sugar, water, annatto extract (color), choline bitartrate, citric acid, coating (coconut oil, carnauba wax), fruit and vegetable juice (color), natural cherry, natural lemon, natural orange, natural strawberry and natural flavors, pectin, sodium citrate.

Centrum Adults

Swanson Kids Multivitamin Gummies

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, Copper Sulfate, Corn Starch, Crospovidone, Cyanocobalamin (Vit. B12), Folic Acid, Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate, Manganese Sulfate, Modified Corn Starch, Niacinamide, Phytonadione (Vit. K), Polyethylene Glycol, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Potassium Iodide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vit. B6), Riboflavin (Vit. B2), Silicon Dioxide, Sodium Ascorbate (to preserve freshness), Sodium Molybdate, Sodium Selenate, Talc, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vit. B1), Titanium Dioxide, Tocopherols (to preserve freshness), Vitamin A Acetate, Yellow 6 Lake, Zinc Oxide.

Glucose syrup, sugar, water, annatto extract (color), choline bitartrate, citric acid, coating (coconut oil, carnauba wax), fruit and vegetable juice (color), natural cherry, natural lemon, natural orange, natural strawberry and natural flavors, pectin, sodium citrate.