Centrum Women vs Thorne Basic Prenatal

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Centrum Women
Price: $59.99
Cost per day: $0.24
Active ingredients: 26
Buy Centrum Women from GoSupps

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 Women (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	75 mg	150 mg	100% ↑	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	15.8 mg	33.5 mg	112% ↑	Vitamin E
Vitamin K	50 µg	100 µg	100% ↑	Vitamin K
Thiamin	1.1 mg	5 mg	355% ↑	Thiamine
Riboflavin	1.1 mg	5 mg	355% ↑	Riboflavin
Niacin	14 mg	30 mg	114% ↑	Niacin
Vitamin B6	2 mg	12 mg	500% ↑	Vitamin B6
Folate DFE (400 mcg Folic Acid)	667 mcg DFE	1.7 mg DFE	2449% ↑	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	200 mg	180 mg	-10% ↓	Calcium
		90 mg		Calcium Citrate
		90 mg		Calcium Malate
Iron	18 mg	45 mg	150% ↑	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	8 mg	25 mg	212% ↑	Zinc
Selenium	18 µg	50 µg	178% ↑	Selenium
Copper	0.5 mg	2 mg	300% ↑	Copper
Manganese	1.8 mg	5 mg	178% ↑	Manganese
Chromium	32 µg	100 µg	212% ↑	Chromium
Molybdenum	50 µg		↓
Chloride	72 mg		↓
Potassium	80 mg		↓
		110 mg	↑	Choline
		1 mg	↑	Boron

Nutrients exclusive to Centrum Women

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

Nutrients exclusive to Thorne Basic Prenatal

	Dose: Adult
Choline	110 mg
Boron	1 mg

Other ingredients

Centrum Women	Thorne Basic Prenatal
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.	Hypromellose (Cellulose), Calcium Laurate

Centrum Women

Thorne Basic Prenatal

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.

Hypromellose (Cellulose), Calcium Laurate