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)
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Ingredient | Dr Whitaker Forward Plus Daily Regimen (Daily Dose) | xtendlife Total Balance Unisex Premium (Daily Dose) | Difference | Matched Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |