Dr Whitaker Forward Plus Daily Regimen vs xtendlife Total Balance Unisex Premium
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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)
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Complete nutritional comparison
Ingredient | Dr Whitaker Forward Plus Daily Regimen (Daily Dose) | xtendlife Total Balance Unisex Premium (Daily Dose) | Difference | Matched Ingredient | |
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Vitamin A (90% as beta-carotene, 10% as retinyl palmitate) | 4500 mcg RAE | 5000 IU | ? | Vitamin A (as Natural mixed carotenoids from | |
32.5 mg | Beta-carotene from fermentation of Blakeslea trispora and | ||||
15 mg | mixed carotenoids from Dunaliella salina) | ||||
Vitamin C (as magnesium and calcium ascorbates, ascorbic acid) | 1000 mg | 287 mg | -71% ↓ | Vitamin C (from | |
180 mg | Calcium ascorbate | ||||
200 mg | Potassium ascorbate | ||||
40 mg | Ascorbyl palmitate) | ||||
Vitamin D (as cholecalciferol 400 IU) | 20 µg | 500 IU | ? | Vitamin D (as Cholecalciferol) | |
Vitamin E (as d-alpha tocopheryl succinate) | 134 mg | 103 IU | ? | Vitamin E | |
(as D-Alpha tocopheryl succinate from vegetable oils & Tocotrienol/tocopherol complex (from African Oil Palm)) (1 mg = 1.21 IU) | |||||
Thiamine (as mononitrate) | 50 mg | 12 mg | -76% ↓ | Thiamin | |
13.5 mg | (from Thiamin hydrochloride) | ||||
Riboflavin | 50 mg | 10 mg | -80% ↓ | Riboflavin | |
19.5 mg | (from Riboflavin-5-phosphate) | ||||
Niacin (as niacinamide, niacin) | 100 mg NE | 26 mg | ? | Niacin (from | |
14 mg | Nicotinic acid | ||||
14 mg | Niacinamide) | ||||
Vitamin B6 (as pyridoxine hydrochloride) | 76 mg | 8 mg | -89% ↓ | Vitamin B6 | |
11.7 mg | (from Pyridoxal-5-phosphate) | ||||
Folate | 1330 mcg DFE | 322 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 | 25 µg | -83% ↓ | Vitamin B12 (as Cobamamide) | |
Biotin | 300 µg | 399 µg | 33% ↑ | Biotin | |
Pantothenic Acid (as calcium pantothenate) | 50 mg | 41 mg | -18% ↓ | Pantothenic Acid | |
45.3 mg | (from Calcium pantothenate) | ||||
Choline (as bitartrate) | 200 mg | 95 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 | 47 mg | -95% ↓ | Calcium (from | |
180 mg | Calcium ascorbate | ||||
100 mg | Calcium carbonate (from Lithothamnium algae) | ||||
70 mg | Dicalcium phosphate | ||||
60 mg | Calcium magnesium Inositol hexaphosphate | ||||
45.3 mg | Calcium panthothenate) | ||||
Iodine (as potassium iodide) | 150 µg | 150 µg | = | Iodine | |
197 µg | (from Potassium iodide) | ||||
Magnesium (as oxide, ascorbate) | 500 mg | 68 mg | -86% ↓ | Magnesium (from | |
200 mg | Magnesium citrate, | ||||
110 mg | Magnesium stearate | ||||
60 mg | Calcium magnesium inositol hexaphosphate) | ||||
Zinc (as monomethionine) | 30 mg | 9 mg | -70% ↓ | Zinc | |
31.1 mg | (from Zinc citrate) | ||||
Selenium (as selenomethionine) | 200 µg | 100 µg | -50% ↓ | Selenium | |
250 µg | (from L-selenomethionine) | ||||
Copper (as gluconate) | 2 mg | 0.1 mg | -95% ↓ | Copper | |
0.72 mg | (from Copper gluconate) | ||||
Manganese (as gluconate) | 10 mg | 2 mg | -80% ↓ | Manganese | |
8 mg | (from Manganese citrate) | ||||
Chromium (as polynicotinate) | 200 µg | 106 µg | -47% ↓ | Chromium | |
884 µg | (from Chromium Picolinate) | ||||
Molybdenum (as ascorbate) | 130 µg | 64 µg | -51% ↓ | Molybdenum | |
642 µg | (from Molybdenum Glycinate) | ||||
Citrus Bioflavonoid Complex | 250 mg | ↓ | |||
Gamma Tocopherol | 100 mg | 1.9 mg | 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 | |
10 mg | Tocomin® from African Oil Palm) | ||||
Rutin | 50 mg | 9.85 mg | -80% ↓ | Rutin (from Saphorae japonica, bud) [contained in: Eye Health Blend] | |
Para-Aminobenzoic Acid (PABA) | 50 mg | 50 mg | 0% | PABA (p-Aminobenzoic acid) | |
Inositol | 40 mg | 59 mg | 47% ↑ | Inositol (from 50 mg of Inositol and | |
60 mg | Calcium magnesium inositol hexaphosphate) | ||||
Alpha Lipoic Acid | 30 mg | 49 mg | 63% ↑ | Alpha lipoic acid | |
Silica (as silicon dioxide) | 26 mg | 40 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 | 30 mg | 200% ↑ | Mineral sea salts (providing trace elements including Rubidium, Strontium and Tungsten) | Comparison figures for extracts, concentrates and complexes should not be relied on. The original ingredients and extraction processes may differ widely. |
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 | 30 mg | Grape seed extract (from Vitis vinifera species, seed) | |||
(providing at least 450 mg/g phenolics) | |||||
Red Raspberry Concentrate | ↓ | ||||
Plum Concentrate | ↓ | ||||
Strawberry Concentrate | ↓ | ||||
Tart Cherry Concentrate | ↓ | ||||
Wild Blueberry Powder | ↓ | ||||
Wild Billberry Concentrate | 40 mg | Bilberry extract (Vaccinum myrtillus, fruit) [contained in: Eye Health Blend] | |||
(providing 10 mg of proanthocyanins and | |||||
anthocyanins) | |||||
Cranberry Concentrate | ↓ | ||||
Resveratrol (from Japanese knotweed, root) | 8 mg | 25 mg | 213% ↑ | 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 |
50 mg | (from Polygonum cuspidatum (Japanese knotweed), root extract) | ||||
Lutein (from marigold flower) | 1000 µg | 2.5 mg | 150% ↑ | Lutein [contained in: Eye Health Blend] | |
50 mg | (from Aztec marigold, flower) | ||||
Lycopene (from tomato fruit) | 1000 µg | 900 µg | -10% ↓ | Lycopene | |
4.5 mg | (from Tomato extract) | ||||
180 µg | ↑ | Vitamin K (as Menaquinone-4) | |||
26 mg | ↑ | Phosphorus (from | |||
70 mg | Dicalcium phosphate | ||||
60 mg | Calcium magnesium inositol hexaphosphate | ||||
11.7 mg | Pyridoxal-5-phosphate | ||||
19.5 mg | Riboflavin-5-phosphate) | ||||
74 mg | ↑ | Potassium (from | |||
200 mg | Potassium ascorbate | ||||
100 mg | Tripotassium citrate | ||||
0.2 mg | Potassium iodide) | ||||
150 mg | ↑ | RNA (ribonucleic acid, from yeast) | |||
100 mg | ↑ | Green tea extract (from Camellia sinensis, leaf) | |||
77 mg | (providing catechins) | ||||
100 mg | ↑ | Milk thistle extract (from Silybum marianum, seed) | |||
80 mg | (providing Silymarins) | ||||
100 mg | ↑ | MSM (Methyl sufonylmethane) | |||
100 mg | ↑ | Soy lecithin | |||
(a source of Phosphatidyl choline) | |||||
98 mg | ↑ | Betain HCl | |||
90 mg | ↑ | DMG (Dimethylglycine) HCL | |||
74 mg | ↑ | Hesperidin (from Citrus aurantium (Bitter orange), fruit) | |||
79 mg | ↑ | N-acetyl glucosamine (from Crustacean shells) | |||
74 mg | ↑ | N-acetyl L-cysteine | |||
51 mg | ↑ | SAMe | |||
95 mg | (from S-adenoslymethionine tosylate) | ||||
50 mg | ↑ | Bacopa extract (Bacopa monnieri, leaf) | |||
15 mg | (providing bacosides) | ||||
50 mg | ↑ | Nigella (Black cumin) extract (from Nigella sativa, seed) (equivalent to 190mg of Black cumin seeds) | |||
50 mg | ↑ | Ginkgo extract (from Ginkgo Biloba, leaf) | |||
11 mg | (providing ginkgo flavonoglycosides | ||||
2.7 mg | and terpenelactones) | ||||
50 mg | ↑ | Guggul gum extract (from Commiphora mukul, gum) | |||
1.25 mg | (providing guggulsterones) | ||||
50 mg | ↑ | Masson Pine bark extract (from Pinus massoniana, bark) | |||
47.5 mg | (providing proanthocyanadins) | ||||
50 mg | ↑ | Tumeric extract (from Curcuma longa, root) | |||
47.5 mg | (providing curcuminoids) | ||||
49 mg | ↑ | Myricetin | |||
70 mg | (from Myrica cerifera (Bayberry) extract, leaf) | ||||
30 mg | ↑ | Ginger extract (Zingiber officinale, root) | |||
1.5 mg | (providing gingerols) | ||||
28 mg | ↑ | Piperine | |||
30 mg | (from Piper nigrum (Black pepper) extract, fruit) | ||||
19 mg | ↑ | Coenzyme Q-10 (Kaneka Ubidecarenone Ubiquinone) | |||
18 mg | ↑ | Luteolin (from Arachis hypogaea (Peanut) extract, shell) | |||
10 mg | ↑ | Alfafa extract (from Medicago sativa, aerial parts) equivalent to 120mg fresh alfafa) | |||
10 mg | ↑ | Phosphatidyl L-serine | |||
50 mg | (from Soybean lecithin) | ||||
8 mg | ↑ | Policosanol | |||
8.9 mg | (from Sugar cane extract) | ||||
5 mg | ↑ | ATP (Adenosine triphosphate, from Yeast) | |||
600 µg | ↑ | Boron | |||
12 mg | (from Boron Citrate) | ||||
804 mg | ↑ | Amino Acid Blend | |||
99 mg | ↑ | L-carnosine | |||
90 mg | ↑ | L-arginine HCL | |||
90 mg | ↑ | L-tyrosine | |||
89.19 mg | ↑ | L-lysine HCL | |||
89.19 mg | ↑ | L-methionine | |||
50 mg | ↑ | L-ornithine HCL | |||
49.95 mg | ↑ | L-proline | |||
49.75 mg | ↑ | L-cysteine | |||
49.6 mg | ↑ | L-glutamine | |||
49.5 mg | ↑ | L-pyroglutamic acid | |||
49.25 mg | ↑ | Taurine | |||
49 mg | ↑ | Reduced L-glutathione | |||
240 mg | ↑ | Eznyme Blend | |||
80 mg | ↑ | Bromelain (from Pineapple stem) | |||
80 mg | ↑ | Papain (from Carica papaya (Papaya), fruit) | |||
50 mg | ↑ | Amylase (from fermentation of Aspergillus oryzae) | |||
30 mg | ↑ | Lipase (from fermentation of Aspergillus niger) | |||
147 mg | ↑ | Immunity Stimulating Blend | |||
50 mg | ↑ | Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis, leaf juice powder) (equivalent to 10,000 mg of Aloe leaf juice) | |||
50 mg | ↑ | Olive leaf extract (Olea europea) | |||
7.5 mg | (providing oleuropein) | ||||
35 mg | ↑ | Beta glucan (from yeast) | |||
12.5 mg | ↑ | Tea polysaccharides | |||
50 mg | (from Camellia sinensis, leaf) | ||||
53 mg | ↑ | Eye Health Blend [some ingredients are matched elsewhere] | |||
800 µg | ↑ | Astaxanthin | |||
26.6 mg | (from haematococcus pluvialis) | ||||
500 µg | ↑ | Zeaxanthin | |||
10 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 |
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 Unisex Premium
Dose: Adult | |
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Vitamin K (as Menaquinone-4) | 180 µg |
Phosphorus (from | 26 mg |
Dicalcium phosphate | 70 mg |
Calcium magnesium inositol hexaphosphate | 60 mg |
Pyridoxal-5-phosphate | 11.7 mg |
Riboflavin-5-phosphate) | 19.5 mg |
Potassium (from | 74 mg |
Potassium ascorbate | 200 mg |
Tripotassium citrate | 100 mg |
Potassium iodide) | 0.2 mg |
RNA (ribonucleic acid, from yeast) | 150 mg |
Green tea extract (from Camellia sinensis, leaf) | 100 mg |
(providing catechins) | 77 mg |
Milk thistle extract (from Silybum marianum, seed) | 100 mg |
(providing Silymarins) | 80 mg |
MSM (Methyl sufonylmethane) | 100 mg |
Soy lecithin | 100 mg |
(a source of Phosphatidyl choline) | |
Betain HCl | 98 mg |
DMG (Dimethylglycine) HCL | 90 mg |
Hesperidin (from Citrus aurantium (Bitter orange), fruit) | 74 mg |
N-acetyl glucosamine (from Crustacean shells) | 79 mg |
N-acetyl L-cysteine | 74 mg |
SAMe | 51 mg |
(from S-adenoslymethionine tosylate) | 95 mg |
Bacopa extract (Bacopa monnieri, leaf) | 50 mg |
(providing bacosides) | 15 mg |
Nigella (Black cumin) extract (from Nigella sativa, seed) (equivalent to 190mg of Black cumin seeds) | 50 mg |
Ginkgo extract (from Ginkgo Biloba, leaf) | 50 mg |
(providing ginkgo flavonoglycosides | 11 mg |
and terpenelactones) | 2.7 mg |
Guggul gum extract (from Commiphora mukul, gum) | 50 mg |
(providing guggulsterones) | 1.25 mg |
Masson Pine bark extract (from Pinus massoniana, bark) | 50 mg |
(providing proanthocyanadins) | 47.5 mg |
Tumeric extract (from Curcuma longa, root) | 50 mg |
(providing curcuminoids) | 47.5 mg |
Myricetin | 49 mg |
(from Myrica cerifera (Bayberry) extract, leaf) | 70 mg |
Ginger extract (Zingiber officinale, root) | 30 mg |
(providing gingerols) | 1.5 mg |
Piperine | 28 mg |
(from Piper nigrum (Black pepper) extract, fruit) | 30 mg |
Coenzyme Q-10 (Kaneka Ubidecarenone Ubiquinone) | 19 mg |
Luteolin (from Arachis hypogaea (Peanut) extract, shell) | 18 mg |
Alfafa extract (from Medicago sativa, aerial parts) equivalent to 120mg fresh alfafa) | 10 mg |
Phosphatidyl L-serine | 10 mg |
(from Soybean lecithin) | 50 mg |
Policosanol | 8 mg |
(from Sugar cane extract) | 8.9 mg |
ATP (Adenosine triphosphate, from Yeast) | 5 mg |
Boron | 600 µg |
(from Boron Citrate) | 12 mg |
Amino Acid Blend | 804 mg |
L-carnosine | 99 mg |
L-arginine HCL | 90 mg |
L-tyrosine | 90 mg |
L-lysine HCL | 89.19 mg |
L-methionine | 89.19 mg |
L-ornithine HCL | 50 mg |
L-proline | 49.95 mg |
L-cysteine | 49.75 mg |
L-glutamine | 49.6 mg |
L-pyroglutamic acid | 49.5 mg |
Taurine | 49.25 mg |
Reduced L-glutathione | 49 mg |
Eznyme Blend | 240 mg |
Bromelain (from Pineapple stem) | 80 mg |
Papain (from Carica papaya (Papaya), fruit) | 80 mg |
Amylase (from fermentation of Aspergillus oryzae) | 50 mg |
Lipase (from fermentation of Aspergillus niger) | 30 mg |
Immunity Stimulating Blend | 147 mg |
Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis, leaf juice powder) (equivalent to 10,000 mg of Aloe leaf juice) | 50 mg |
Olive leaf extract (Olea europea) | 50 mg |
(providing oleuropein) | 7.5 mg |
Beta glucan (from yeast) | 35 mg |
Tea polysaccharides | 12.5 mg |
(from Camellia sinensis, leaf) | 50 mg |
Eye Health Blend [some ingredients are matched elsewhere] | 53 mg |
Astaxanthin | 800 µg |
(from haematococcus pluvialis) | 26.6 mg |
Zeaxanthin | 500 µg |
(from Aztec marigold, flower) | 10 mg |
Other ingredients
Dr Whitaker Forward Plus Daily Regimen | xtendlife Total Balance Unisex Premium |
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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) | Microcrystalline cellulose, Dextrose, Enteric Coating (Purified water, Ethylcellulose, Ammonium hydroxide, Medium chain triglycerides, Oleic acid, Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, Talc, Polydextrose), Maltodextrin, Silicon dioxide, Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose |