Centrum Kids vs Swanson Kids Multivitamin Gummies

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Centrum Kids
Price: $9.86
Cost per day: $0.12
Active ingredients: 23
Buy Centrum Kids 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 Kids (Daily Dose)	Swanson Kids Multivitamin Gummies (Daily Dose)	Difference	Matched Ingredient
Vitamin A (53% as Beta-Carotene)	450 µg	400 mcg RAE	-11% ↓	Vitamin A (as retinyl acetate)
Vitamin C	60 mg	20 mg	-67% ↓	Vitamin C (as ascorbic acid)
Vitamin D (400 IU)	10 µg	10 µg	=	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	10 µg		↓
Thiamin	1.5 mg		↓
Riboflavin	1.7 mg		↓
Niacin	20 mg		↓
Vitamin B6	2 mg	2 mg	=	Vitamin B6 (as pyridoxine HCl)
Folate (400mg 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	45 µg	60 µg	33% ↑	Biotin
Pantothenic Acid	10 mg	3 mg	-70% ↓	Pantothenic Acid (as d-calcium pantothenate)
Calcium	108 mg		↓
Iron	8 mg		↓
Phosphorus	50 mg		↓
Iodine	150 µg	42 µg	-72% ↓	lodine (from potassium iodide)
Magnesium	40 mg		↓
Zinc	15 mg	2.7 mg	-82% ↓	Zinc (from zinc sulfate)
Copper	2 mg		↓
Manganese	1 mg		↓
Chromium	20 µg		↓
Molybdenum	20 µg		↓
		5 mg	↑	Sodium
		40 µg	↑	Inositol (inositol niacinate)

Nutrients exclusive to Centrum Kids

	Dose: Child
Vitamin K	10 µg
Thiamin	1.5 mg
Riboflavin	1.7 mg
Niacin	20 mg
Calcium	108 mg
Iron	8 mg
Phosphorus	50 mg
Magnesium	40 mg
Copper	2 mg
Manganese	1 mg
Chromium	20 µg
Molybdenum	20 µg

Nutrients exclusive to Swanson Kids Multivitamin Gummies

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

Other ingredients

Centrum Kids	Swanson Kids Multivitamin Gummies
Sugar, Dibasic Calcium Phosphate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Mannitol, Calcium Carbonate, Magnesium Oxide, Ascorbic Acid (Vit. C), Mono- and Di-glycerides, Pregelatinized Corn Starch, Stearic Acid, Maltodextrin, DL-alpha Tocopheryl Acetate (Vit. E). Contains <2% of: Aspartame**, Beta-Carotene, BHT (to preserve freshness), Biotin, Blue 2 Lake, Calcium Pantothenate, Carbonyl Iron, Carrageenan, Cholecalciferol (Vit. D3), Chromic Chloride, Citric Acid, Cupric Oxide, Cyanocobalamin (Vit. B12), Dextrose, Folic Acid, Gelatin, Guar Gum, Magnesium Stearate, Malic Acid, Manganese Sulfate, Modified Corn Starch, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Niacinamide, Phytonadione (Vit. K), Potassium Iodide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vit. B6), Red 40 Lake, Riboflavin (Vit. B2), Silicon Dioxide, Sodium Molybdate, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vit. B1), 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 Kids

Swanson Kids Multivitamin Gummies

Sugar, Dibasic Calcium Phosphate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Mannitol, Calcium Carbonate, Magnesium Oxide, Ascorbic Acid (Vit. C), Mono- and Di-glycerides, Pregelatinized Corn Starch, Stearic Acid, Maltodextrin, DL-alpha Tocopheryl Acetate (Vit. E). Contains <2% of: Aspartame**, Beta-Carotene, BHT (to preserve freshness), Biotin, Blue 2 Lake, Calcium Pantothenate, Carbonyl Iron, Carrageenan, Cholecalciferol (Vit. D3), Chromic Chloride, Citric Acid, Cupric Oxide, Cyanocobalamin (Vit. B12), Dextrose, Folic Acid, Gelatin, Guar Gum, Magnesium Stearate, Malic Acid, Manganese Sulfate, Modified Corn Starch, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Niacinamide, Phytonadione (Vit. K), Potassium Iodide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vit. B6), Red 40 Lake, Riboflavin (Vit. B2), Silicon Dioxide, Sodium Molybdate, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vit. B1), 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.