Centrum Women vs Centrum Kids

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

Centrum Kids
Price: $9.86
Cost per day: $0.12
Active ingredients: 23
Buy Centrum Kids from eVitamins
Centrum Women
Price: $35.10
Cost per day: $0.14
Active ingredients: 26
Buy Centrum Women from GoSupps

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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	Centrum Women (Daily Dose)	Centrum Kids (Daily Dose)	Difference	Matched Ingredient
Vitamin A (29% as Beta-Carotene)	1050 µg	450 µg	-57% ↓	Vitamin A (53% as Beta-Carotene)
Vitamin C	75 mg	60 mg	-20% ↓	Vitamin C
Vitamin D3	25 µg	10 µg	≈	Vitamin D (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	15.8 mg	13.5 mg	-15% ↓	Vitamin E
Vitamin K	50 µg	10 µg	-80% ↓	Vitamin K
Thiamin	1.1 mg	1.5 mg	36% ↑	Thiamin
Riboflavin	1.1 mg	1.7 mg	55% ↑	Riboflavin
Niacin	14 mg	20 mg	43% ↑	Niacin
Vitamin B6	2 mg	2 mg	=	Vitamin B6
Folate DFE (400 mcg Folic Acid)	667 mcg DFE	667 mcg DFE	=	Folate (400mg Folic Acid)
Vitamin B12	6 µg	6 µg	=	Vitamin B12
Biotin	40 µg	45 µg	12% ↑	Biotin
Pantothenic Acid	15 mg	10 mg	-33% ↓	Pantothenic Acid
Calcium	200 mg	108 mg	-46% ↓	Calcium
Iron	18 mg	8 mg	-56% ↓	Iron
Phosphorus	20 mg	50 mg	150% ↑	Phosphorus
Iodine	150 µg	150 µg	=	Iodine
Magnesium	100 mg	40 mg	-60% ↓	Magnesium
Zinc	8 mg	15 mg	88% ↑	Zinc
Selenium	18 µg		↓
Copper	0.5 mg	2 mg	300% ↑	Copper
Manganese	1.8 mg	1 mg	-44% ↓	Manganese
Chromium	32 µg	20 µg	-38% ↓	Chromium
Molybdenum	50 µg	20 µg	-60% ↓	Molybdenum
Chloride	72 mg		↓
Potassium	80 mg		↓

Nutrients only in Centrum Women

	Dose: Adult
Selenium	18 µg
Chloride	72 mg
Potassium	80 mg

Nutrients only in Centrum Kids

	Dose: Child

Other ingredients

Centrum Women	Centrum Kids
Calcium Carbonate, Magnesium Oxide, Potassium Chloride, Dibasic Calcium Phosphate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Ascorbic Acid (Vit. C), Ferrous Fumarate, DL-alpha Tocopheryl Acetate (Vit. E), Maltodextrin, Crospovidone. Contains <2% of: Beta-Carotene, BHT (to preserve freshness), Biotin, Blue 2 Lake, Calcium Pantothenate, Cholecalciferol (Vit. D3), Chromium Picolinate, Copper Sulfate, Corn Starch, Cyanocobalamin (Vit. B12), Folic Acid, Gelatin, Lecithin (soy), Magnesium Stearate, Manganese Sulfate, Modified Corn Starch, Niacinamide, 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 Molybdate, Sodium Selenate, Talc, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vit. B1), Titanium Dioxide, Tocopherols (to preserve freshness), Vitamin A Acetate, Yellow 6 Lake, Zinc Oxide.	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.

Centrum Women

Centrum Kids

Calcium Carbonate, Magnesium Oxide, Potassium Chloride, Dibasic Calcium Phosphate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Ascorbic Acid (Vit. C), Ferrous Fumarate, DL-alpha Tocopheryl Acetate (Vit. E), Maltodextrin, Crospovidone. Contains <2% of: Beta-Carotene, BHT (to preserve freshness), Biotin, Blue 2 Lake, Calcium Pantothenate, Cholecalciferol (Vit. D3), Chromium Picolinate, Copper Sulfate, Corn Starch, Cyanocobalamin (Vit. B12), Folic Acid, Gelatin, Lecithin (soy), Magnesium Stearate, Manganese Sulfate, Modified Corn Starch, Niacinamide, 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 Molybdate, Sodium Selenate, Talc, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vit. B1), Titanium Dioxide, Tocopherols (to preserve freshness), Vitamin A Acetate, Yellow 6 Lake, Zinc Oxide.

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.