Dr Whitaker Forward Plus Daily Regimen vs xtendlife Total Balance Children’s
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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 | Dr Whitaker Forward Plus Daily Regimen (Daily Dose) | xtendlife Total Balance Children's (Daily Dose) | Difference | Matched Ingredient | |
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Vitamin A (90% as beta-carotene, 10% as retinyl palmitate) | 4500 mcg RAE | 1000 IU | ? | Vitamin A (as Natural mixed carotenoids) | |
Vitamin C (as magnesium and calcium ascorbates, ascorbic acid) | 1000 mg | 69 mg | -93% ↓ | Vitamin C (from | |
40 mg | Calcium ascorbate | ||||
50 mg | Potassium ascorbate | ||||
20 mg | Ascorbyl palmitate) | ||||
Vitamin D (as cholecalciferol 400 IU) | 20 µg | 220 IU | ? | Vitamin D (as Cholecalciferol) | |
Vitamin E (as d-alpha tocopheryl succinate) | 134 mg | 15 IU | ? | Vitamin E | |
(as D-Alpha Tocopheryl Succinate from Vegetable/Soy Oils & Tocotrienol/Tocopherol Complex (from African Oil Palm)) (1 mg = 1.21 IU) | |||||
Thiamine (as mononitrate) | 50 mg | 1.2 mg | -98% ↓ | Thiamin | |
3 mg | (from Thiamin HCl) | ||||
Riboflavin | 50 mg | 1 mg | -98% ↓ | Riboflavin | |
1.9 mg | (from Riboflavin-5-phosphate) | ||||
Niacin (as niacinamide, niacin) | 100 mg NE | 4.6 mg | ? | Niacin (from | |
2.5 mg | Nicotinic acid | ||||
2.5 mg | Niacinamide) | ||||
Vitamin B6 (as pyridoxine hydrochloride) | 76 mg | 1.6 mg | -98% ↓ | Vitamin B6 | |
3 mg | (from Pyridoxal-5-phosphate) | ||||
Folate | 1330 mcg DFE | 107 µg | Folic Acid | Both folate and folic acid are forms of vitamin B9. Sources: • "Small Molecule Pathway Database (SMPDB): Folate metabolism" Genome Alberta, Genome British Columbia & Genome Canada SMPDB: Folate Metabolism • "Folate fact sheet for health professionals" Office of Dietary Supplements - National Institutes of Health - USA Folate fact sheet for Health Professionals | |
Vitamin B12 (as cyanocobalamin) | 150 µg | 2 µg | -99% ↓ | Vitamin B12 (as Cobamamide) | |
Biotin | 300 µg | 80 µg | -73% ↓ | Biotin | |
Pantothenic Acid (as calcium pantothenate) | 50 mg | 5 mg | -90% ↓ | Pantothenic Acid | |
5.6 mg | (from Calcium pantothenate) | ||||
Choline (as bitartrate) | 200 mg | 19 mg | Choline bitartrate | Choline bitartrate contains choline. Sources: • "Tool for calculating molecular weights" bywebqc.org, webqc.org Web QC - Molecular Weight Calculation Tool | |
Calcium (as carbonate, ascorbate) | 1000 mg | 25 mg | -98% ↓ | Calcium (from 50 mg of Calcium (Red Algae (Lithothamnium species), | |
24 mg | Dicalcium Phosphate | ||||
40 mg | Calcium Ascorbate | ||||
5.6 mg | Calcium Panthothenate) | ||||
Iodine (as potassium iodide) | 150 µg | 150 µg | = | Iodine | |
197 µg | (from Potassium iodide) | ||||
Magnesium (as oxide, ascorbate) | 500 mg | 32 mg | -94% ↓ | Magnesium (from | |
100 mg | Magnesium Citrate | ||||
38 mg | Magnesium Stearate) | ||||
Zinc (as monomethionine) | 30 mg | 2.2 mg | -93% ↓ | Zinc | |
7 mg | (from Zinc citrate) | ||||
Selenium (as selenomethionine) | 200 µg | 40 µg | -80% ↓ | Selenium | |
100 µg | (from L-Selenomethionine) | ||||
Copper (as gluconate) | 2 mg | 0.06 mg | -97% ↓ | Copper | |
0.47 mg | (from Copper gluconate) | ||||
Manganese (as gluconate) | 10 mg | 0.58 mg | -94% ↓ | Manganese | |
2 mg | (from Manganese citrate) | ||||
Chromium (as polynicotinate) | 200 µg | 44 µg | -78% ↓ | Chromium | |
367 µg | Chromium Picolinate) | ||||
Molybdenum (as ascorbate) | 130 µg | 12 µg | -91% ↓ | Molybdenum | |
120 µg | (from Molybdenum Glycinate) | ||||
Citrus Bioflavonoid Complex | 250 mg | ↓ | |||
Gamma Tocopherol | 100 mg | 382 µg | Tocotrienol/Tocopherol Complex (from | Both d-gamma-tocopherol and tocopherol tocotrienol mixture are forms of vitamin E. Sources: • "Vitamin E: Function, Deficiency, The RDA, Disease Prevention, Disease Treatment, Sources, Safety and LPI Recommendation" byJane Higdon, Ph.D and Victoria J. Drake, Ph.D, Linus Pauling Institute Micro Nutrient Info Center - Vitamin E • "Article on the benefits of mixed tocopherols" Smart Publications Are you taking the wrong Vitamin E? - Smart Publications | |
2 mg | Tocomin® from African Oil Palm) | ||||
Rutin | 50 mg | 1.9 mg | -96% ↓ | Rutin (from Japanese Sophora Bud) | |
Para-Aminobenzoic Acid (PABA) | 50 mg | 5 mg | -90% ↓ | PABA (p-Aminobenzoic Acid) | |
Inositol | 40 mg | 14 mg | -65% ↓ | Inositol | |
Alpha Lipoic Acid | 30 mg | 9.9 mg | -67% ↓ | Alpha Lipoic Acid | |
Silica (as silicon dioxide) | 26 mg | 8 mg | Horsetail Extract (from Equisetum arvense Leaf & Stem) | Both silica and horsetail extract contain silicon. Sources: • "Tool for calculating molecular weights" bywebqc.org, webqc.org Web QC - Molecular Weight Calculation Tool • "Commercial sources of horsetail typically claim to contain 7.5% silicon and 10:1 concentration" byKaren Walsh, Vitamin Inspector | |
Delta Tocopherol | 10 mg | ↓ | |||
Mixed Tocotrienols (from palm oil) | 10 mg | ↓ | |||
Trace Mineral Complex | 10 mg | ↓ | |||
O-3 Essentials® | ↓ | ||||
Fish Oil Concentrate | 2 g | ↓ | |||
EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid)(as ethyl ester) | 540 mg | ↓ | |||
DHA (docosahexaenoic acid)(as ethyl ester) | 360 mg | ↓ | |||
PhytoNutrient Essentials® | ↓ | ||||
Cinnamon (as Cinnamomum cassia, bark) | 1000 mg | ↓ | |||
Proprietary Fruit Blend | 200 mg | ↓ | |||
Grape Seed Extract | 12 mg | Grape Seed Extract (from Vitis vinifera Seed) | |||
(providing at least 450mg/g phenolics) | |||||
Red Raspberry Concentrate | ↓ | ||||
Plum Concentrate | ↓ | ||||
Strawberry Concentrate | ↓ | ||||
Tart Cherry Concentrate | ↓ | ||||
Wild Blueberry Powder | ↓ | ||||
Wild Billberry Concentrate | 25 mg | Bilberry Extract (from Vaccinum myrtillus Fruit) | |||
6.25 mg | (providing anthoycyanins) | ||||
Cranberry Concentrate | ↓ | ||||
Resveratrol (from Japanese knotweed, root) | 8 mg | 5 mg | -37% ↓ | Trans-resveratrol | Trans-resveratrol is also called resveratrol. Sources: • "Pubchem: resveratrol - Compound Summary (CID 445154)" National Center for Biotechnology Information - USA PubChem: Resveratrol Compound Summary |
10 mg | (from Polygonum cuspidatum (Japanese Knotweed) Extract Root | ||||
Lutein (from marigold flower) | 1000 µg | 500 µg | -50% ↓ | Lutein | |
10 mg | (from Aztec marigold flower) | ||||
Lycopene (from tomato fruit) | 1000 µg | 180 µg | -82% ↓ | Lycopene | |
900 µg | (from Tomato extract) | ||||
50 mg | ↑ | Aloe Vera (from Aloe barbadensis, leaf juice powder) (equivalent to 10,000 mg of Aloe Leaf Juice) | |||
50 mg | ↑ | Black Cumin Extract (from Nigella sativa, seed) (equivalent to 200mg of Black Cumin Seeds) | |||
50 mg | ↑ | Green Tea Extract (from Camellia sinensis, leaf) | |||
36.5 mg | (providing catechins) | ||||
50 mg | ↑ | Milk Thistle Extract (from Silybum marianum, seed) | |||
40 mg | (providing 40 mg of Silymarins) | ||||
50 mg | ↑ | Soy lecithin (a source of Phosphatidyl choline) | |||
50 mg | ↑ | Tumeric extract (from Curcuma longa, root) | |||
47.5 mg | (providing curcuminoids) | ||||
49 mg | ↑ | N-Acetyl L-Cysteine | |||
49 mg | ↑ | Taurine | |||
35 mg | ↑ | Beta Glucan (from yeast) | |||
25 mg | ↑ | L-Arginine HCL | |||
25 mg | ↑ | Dimethylglycine HCL | |||
25 mg | ↑ | Ginger Extract (Zingiber officinale, root) | |||
1.25 mg | (providing Gingerols) | ||||
25 mg | ↑ | L-Tyrosine | |||
24 mg | ↑ | L-Lysine HCL | |||
24 mg | ↑ | L-Methionine | |||
20 mg | ↑ | Bacopa Extract (from Bacopa monnieri, leaf) | |||
6 mg | (providing Bacosides) | ||||
20 mg | ↑ | MSM (Methylsulfonyl Methane) | |||
20 mg | ↑ | Olive Leaf Extract (from Olea europea leaf) | |||
3 mg | (providing Oleuropein) | ||||
20 mg | ↑ | Papain (from Carica papaya (Papaya) Fruit Latex) | |||
19 mg | ↑ | Betain HCl | |||
19 mg | ↑ | L-Cysteine | |||
18 mg | ↑ | Hesperidin (from Citrus aurantium (Bitter Orange) Fruit) | |||
15 mg | ↑ | L-Proline | |||
14 mg | ↑ | L-Ornithine HCL | |||
14 mg | ↑ | Myricetin | |||
20 mg | (from Myrica cerifera (Bayberry), leaf) | ||||
11 mg | ↑ | Tea Polysaccharides Extract | |||
50 mg | Camellia sinensis Leaf) | ||||
10 mg | ↑ | Amylase (from Fermentation of Aspergillus oryzae) | |||
10 mg | ↑ | Bromelain (from Pineapple Stem) | |||
10 mg | ↑ | Guggul Gum Extract (from Commiphora mukul, gum exudate) (a source of guggulsterones) | |||
10 mg | ↑ | Mineral sea salts (providing trace elements including Rubidium, Strontium & Tungsten) | |||
10 mg | ↑ | Masson Pine Bark Extract (from Pinus massoniana Bark) | |||
9.9 mg | ↑ | RNA (Ribonucleic Acid, from Yeast) | |||
9.9 mg | ↑ | N-acetyl Glucosamine (from Crustacean shells) | |||
9.9 mg | ↑ | L-Carnosine | |||
9.9 mg | ↑ | L-Glutamine | |||
9.8 mg | ↑ | Reduced Glutathione | |||
9 mg | ↑ | Luteolin (from Arachis hypogaea (Peanut) shell) | |||
5 mg | ↑ | Alfafa Extract (from Medicago sativa Leaf & stem) equivalent to 60mg fresh alfafa) | |||
5 mg | ↑ | SAMe | |||
9.5 mg | (from S-Adenoslymethionine Tosylate) | ||||
6 mg | ↑ | Lipase (from fermentation of Aspergillus niger) | |||
4.7 mg | ↑ | Piperine (from Piper nigrum (Black Pepper) Fruit Extract) | |||
4 mg | ↑ | Phosphatidyl L-Serine | |||
20 mg | (from Soybean) | ||||
2.9 mg | ↑ | Coenzyme Q-10 | |||
1.6 mg | ↑ | Policosanol | |||
1.7 mg | (from Sugar cane) | ||||
1 mg | ↑ | ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate from Yeast) | |||
372 µg | ↑ | Astaxanthin | |||
11.7 mg | Haematococcus Pluvialis) | ||||
100 µg | ↑ | Boron | |||
2 mg | (from Boron citrate) | ||||
100 µg | ↑ | Zeaxanthin | |||
2 mg | (from Aztec marigold, flower) |
Nutrients only in Dr Whitaker Forward Plus Daily Regimen
Dose: Adult | |
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Citrus Bioflavonoid Complex | 250 mg |
Delta Tocopherol | 10 mg |
Mixed Tocotrienols (from palm oil) | 10 mg |
Trace Mineral Complex | 10 mg |
O-3 Essentials® | |
Fish Oil Concentrate | 2 g |
EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid)(as ethyl ester) | 540 mg |
DHA (docosahexaenoic acid)(as ethyl ester) | 360 mg |
PhytoNutrient Essentials® | |
Cinnamon (as Cinnamomum cassia, bark) | 1000 mg |
Proprietary Fruit Blend | 200 mg |
Red Raspberry Concentrate | |
Plum Concentrate | |
Strawberry Concentrate | |
Tart Cherry Concentrate | |
Wild Blueberry Powder | |
Cranberry Concentrate |
Nutrients only in xtendlife Total Balance Children's
Dose: Child | |
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Aloe Vera (from Aloe barbadensis, leaf juice powder) (equivalent to 10,000 mg of Aloe Leaf Juice) | 50 mg |
Black Cumin Extract (from Nigella sativa, seed) (equivalent to 200mg of Black Cumin Seeds) | 50 mg |
Green Tea Extract (from Camellia sinensis, leaf) | 50 mg |
(providing catechins) | 36.5 mg |
Milk Thistle Extract (from Silybum marianum, seed) | 50 mg |
(providing 40 mg of Silymarins) | 40 mg |
Soy lecithin (a source of Phosphatidyl choline) | 50 mg |
Tumeric extract (from Curcuma longa, root) | 50 mg |
(providing curcuminoids) | 47.5 mg |
N-Acetyl L-Cysteine | 49 mg |
Taurine | 49 mg |
Beta Glucan (from yeast) | 35 mg |
L-Arginine HCL | 25 mg |
Dimethylglycine HCL | 25 mg |
Ginger Extract (Zingiber officinale, root) | 25 mg |
(providing Gingerols) | 1.25 mg |
L-Tyrosine | 25 mg |
L-Lysine HCL | 24 mg |
L-Methionine | 24 mg |
Bacopa Extract (from Bacopa monnieri, leaf) | 20 mg |
(providing Bacosides) | 6 mg |
MSM (Methylsulfonyl Methane) | 20 mg |
Olive Leaf Extract (from Olea europea leaf) | 20 mg |
(providing Oleuropein) | 3 mg |
Papain (from Carica papaya (Papaya) Fruit Latex) | 20 mg |
Betain HCl | 19 mg |
L-Cysteine | 19 mg |
Hesperidin (from Citrus aurantium (Bitter Orange) Fruit) | 18 mg |
L-Proline | 15 mg |
L-Ornithine HCL | 14 mg |
Myricetin | 14 mg |
(from Myrica cerifera (Bayberry), leaf) | 20 mg |
Tea Polysaccharides Extract | 11 mg |
Camellia sinensis Leaf) | 50 mg |
Amylase (from Fermentation of Aspergillus oryzae) | 10 mg |
Bromelain (from Pineapple Stem) | 10 mg |
Guggul Gum Extract (from Commiphora mukul, gum exudate) (a source of guggulsterones) | 10 mg |
Mineral sea salts (providing trace elements including Rubidium, Strontium & Tungsten) | 10 mg |
Masson Pine Bark Extract (from Pinus massoniana Bark) | 10 mg |
RNA (Ribonucleic Acid, from Yeast) | 9.9 mg |
N-acetyl Glucosamine (from Crustacean shells) | 9.9 mg |
L-Carnosine | 9.9 mg |
L-Glutamine | 9.9 mg |
Reduced Glutathione | 9.8 mg |
Luteolin (from Arachis hypogaea (Peanut) shell) | 9 mg |
Alfafa Extract (from Medicago sativa Leaf & stem) equivalent to 60mg fresh alfafa) | 5 mg |
SAMe | 5 mg |
(from S-Adenoslymethionine Tosylate) | 9.5 mg |
Lipase (from fermentation of Aspergillus niger) | 6 mg |
Piperine (from Piper nigrum (Black Pepper) Fruit Extract) | 4.7 mg |
Phosphatidyl L-Serine | 4 mg |
(from Soybean) | 20 mg |
Coenzyme Q-10 | 2.9 mg |
Policosanol | 1.6 mg |
(from Sugar cane) | 1.7 mg |
ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate from Yeast) | 1 mg |
Astaxanthin | 372 µg |
Haematococcus Pluvialis) | 11.7 mg |
Boron | 100 µg |
(from Boron citrate) | 2 mg |
Zeaxanthin | 100 µg |
(from Aztec marigold, flower) | 2 mg |
Other ingredients
Dr Whitaker Forward Plus Daily Regimen | xtendlife Total Balance Children's |
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Gelatin, ethyl vanillin, microcrystalline cellulose, magnesium stearate, silica, potassium aspartate, purified water, natural lemon flavour, antioxidant blend for freshness (mixed tocopherols, rosemary extract, ascorbyl palmitate) CONTAINS: FISH (anchovy, sardine) | Microcrocrystalline cellulose, Dextrose, Enteric coating (Purified Water, Ethylcellulose, Ammonium Hydroxide, Medium Chain Triglycerides, Oleic Acid, Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose, Talc, Polydextrose), Silicon Dioxide, Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose, Tripotassium Citrate, Maltodextrin. |