Life Extension Children's Formula vs Centrum Kids

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Life Extension Children’s Formula
Price: $24.00
Cost per day: $0.31
Active ingredients: 22
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Complete nutritional comparison

Ingredient	Life Extension Children's Formula (Daily Dose)	Centrum Kids (Daily Dose)	Difference	Matched Ingredient
Vitamin A (as beta-carotene)	1050 mcg RAE	450 µg	?	Vitamin A (53% as Beta-Carotene)
Vitamin C (as ascorbic acid)	120 mg	60 mg	-50% ↓	Vitamin C
Vitamin D3 (as cholecalciferol)	10 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" 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 (as D-alpha tocopheryl succinate)	20.1 mg	13.5 mg	-33% ↓	Vitamin E
Thiamine (Vitamin B1) (as thiamine mononitrate)	3 mg	1.5 mg	-50% ↓	Thiamin
Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)	1.7 mg	1.7 mg	=	Riboflavin
Niacin (Vitamin B3) (as niacinamide)	20 mg NE	20 mg	?	Niacin
Vitamin B6 (as pyridoxine HCI)	2 mg	2 mg	=	Vitamin B6
Folate (as folic acid, L-5-methyltetrahydrofolate calcium salt)	265 mcg DFE	667 mcg DFE	152% ↑	Folate (400mg Folic Acid)
Vitamin B12 (as cyanocobalamin)	6 µg	6 µg	=	Vitamin B12
Biotin	300 µg	45 µg	-85% ↓	Biotin
Pantothenic acid (as D-calcium pantothenate)	10 mg	10 mg	=	Pantothenic Acid
Iodine (as potassium iodide)	150 µg	150 µg	=	Iodine
Magnesium (as magnesium oxide)	50 mg	40 mg	-20% ↓	Magnesium
Zinc (as TRAACS® zinc bisglycinate chelate)	10 mg	15 mg	50% ↑	Zinc
Selenium (as L-selenomethionine)	25 µg		↓
Molybdenum (as TRAACS® molybdenum glycinate chelate)	20 µg	20 µg	=	Molybdenum
Potassium (as potassium citrate)	10 mg		↓
Marigold extract (flowers) [std. to	11.2 mg		↓
trans-lutein	5 mg		↓
trans-zeaxanthin ]	155 µg		↓
Inositol	10 mg		↓
Coenzyme Q10	1 mg		↓
		10 µg	↑	Vitamin K
		108 mg	↑	Calcium
		8 mg	↑	Iron
		50 mg	↑	Phosphorus
		2 mg	↑	Copper
		1 mg	↑	Manganese
		20 µg	↑	Chromium

Nutrients exclusive to Life Extension Children's Formula

	Dose: Child
Selenium (as L-selenomethionine)	25 µg
Potassium (as potassium citrate)	10 mg
Marigold extract (flowers) [std. to	11.2 mg
trans-lutein	5 mg
trans-zeaxanthin ]	155 µg
Inositol	10 mg
Coenzyme Q10	1 mg

Nutrients exclusive to Centrum Kids

	Dose: Child
Vitamin K	10 µg
Calcium	108 mg
Iron	8 mg
Phosphorus	50 mg
Copper	2 mg
Manganese	1 mg
Chromium	20 µg

Other ingredients

Life Extension Children's Formula	Centrum Kids
xylitol, microcrystalline cellulose, natural beet color, natural (cherry, vanilla, strawberry) flavors, stearic acid, citric acid, gum arabic, silica, dicalcium phosphate, luo han guo extract, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, maltodextrin, corn starch, stevia extract. Contains soybeans.	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.

Life Extension Children's Formula

Centrum Kids

xylitol, microcrystalline cellulose, natural beet color, natural (cherry, vanilla, strawberry) flavors, stearic acid, citric acid, gum arabic, silica, dicalcium phosphate, luo han guo extract, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, maltodextrin, corn starch, stevia extract.
Contains soybeans.

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.

Life Extension Children's Formula vs Centrum Kids