Centrum Men vs Thorne Basic Prenatal

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Centrum Men
Price: $29.99
Cost per day: $0.15
Active ingredients: 27
Buy Centrum Men from GO Supps

Thorne Basic Prenatal
Price: $30.00
Cost per day: $1.00
Active ingredients: 24
Buy Thorne Basic Prenatal from iHerb

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Complete nutritional comparison

Ingredient	Centrum Men (Daily Dose)	Thorne Basic Prenatal (Daily Dose)	Difference	Matched Ingredient
Vitamin A (29% as Beta-Carotene)	1050 µg	1.05 mg	0%	Vitamin A
		450 µg		Beta-Carotene
		600 µg		Vitamin A Palmitate
Vitamin C	90 mg	150 mg	67% ↑	Vitamin C
Vitamin D3	25 µg	25 µg	0%	Vitamin D	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" by Jane 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" by Richard S. Bak, Ph.D., Warde Medical Laboratory Vitamin D and Metabolites • "Human trial comparing potencies of Vitamins D2 and D3" by Robert 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	20.3 mg	33.5 mg	65% ↑	Vitamin E
Vitamin K	60 µg	100 µg	67% ↑	Vitamin K
Thiamin	1.2 mg	5 mg	317% ↑	Thiamine
Riboflavin	1.3 mg	5 mg	285% ↑	Riboflavin
Niacin	16 mg	30 mg	88% ↑	Niacin
Vitamin B6	2 mg	12 mg	500% ↑	Vitamin B6
Folate DFE (200 mcg Folic Acid)	333 mcg DFE	1.7 mg DFE	5005% ↑	Folate
		1 mg		L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate
Vitamin B12	6 µg	200 µg	3233% ↑	Vitamin B12
Biotin	40 µg	50 µg	25% ↑	Biotin
Pantothenic Acid	15 mg	18 mg	20% ↑	Pantothenic Acid
Calcium	210 mg	180 mg	-14% ↓	Calcium
		90 mg		Calcium Citrate
		90 mg		Calcium Malate
Iron	8 mg	45 mg	462% ↑	Iron
Phosphorus	20 mg		↓
Iodine	150 µg	150 µg	=	Iodine
Magnesium	100 mg	90 mg	-10% ↓	Magnesium
		45 mg		Magnesium Citrate
		45 mg		Magnesium Malate
Zinc	11 mg	25 mg	127% ↑	Zinc
Selenium	100 µg	50 µg	-50% ↓	Selenium
Copper	0.9 mg	2 mg	122% ↑	Copper
Manganese	2.3 mg	5 mg	117% ↑	Manganese
Chromium	35 µg	100 µg	186% ↑	Chromium
Molybdenum	50 µg		↓
Chloride	72 mg		↓
Potassium	80 mg		↓
Lycopene	600 µg		↓
		110 mg	↑	Choline
		1 mg	↑	Boron

Nutrients exclusive to Centrum Men

	Dose: Adult
Phosphorus	20 mg
Molybdenum	50 µg
Chloride	72 mg
Potassium	80 mg
Lycopene	600 µg

Nutrients exclusive to Thorne Basic Prenatal

	Dose: Adult
Choline	110 mg
Boron	1 mg

Other ingredients

Centrum Men	Thorne Basic Prenatal
Calcium Carbonate, Magnesium Oxide, Potassium Chloride, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Ascorbic Acid (Vit. C), Dibasic Calcium Phosphate, dl-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate (Vit. E), Maltodextrin, Modified Corn Starch, Corn Starch. Contains < 2% of: Beta-Carotene, BHT (to preserve freshness), Biotin, Calcium Pantothenate, Cholecalciferol (Vit. D3), Chromium Picolinate, Copper Sulfate, Crospovidone, Cyanocobalamin (Vit. B12), Ferrous Fumarate, Folic Acid, Gelatin, Hydrogenated Palm Oil, Lecithin (soy), Lycopene, Magnesium Stearate, Manganese Sulfate, Niacinamide, Nickelous Sulfate, Phytonadione (Vit. K), Polyethylene Glycol, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Potassium Iodide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vit. B6), Red 40 Lake, 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.	Hypromellose (Cellulose), Calcium Laurate

Centrum Men

Thorne Basic Prenatal

Calcium Carbonate, Magnesium Oxide, Potassium Chloride, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Ascorbic Acid (Vit. C), Dibasic Calcium Phosphate, dl-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate (Vit. E), Maltodextrin, Modified Corn Starch, Corn Starch. Contains < 2% of: Beta-Carotene, BHT (to preserve freshness), Biotin, Calcium Pantothenate, Cholecalciferol (Vit. D3), Chromium Picolinate, Copper Sulfate, Crospovidone, Cyanocobalamin (Vit. B12), Ferrous Fumarate, Folic Acid, Gelatin, Hydrogenated Palm Oil, Lecithin (soy), Lycopene, Magnesium Stearate, Manganese Sulfate, Niacinamide, Nickelous Sulfate, Phytonadione (Vit. K), Polyethylene Glycol, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Potassium Iodide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vit. B6), Red 40 Lake, 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.

Hypromellose (Cellulose), Calcium Laurate