Life Extension Two-Per-Day Capsules vs Centrum Silver Adults 50+

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Life Extension Two-Per-Day Capsules
Price: $18.38
Cost per day: $0.31
Active ingredients: 28
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Centrum Silver Adults 50+
Price: $28.68
Cost per day: $0.09
Active ingredients: 27
Order Centrum Silver Adults 50+ from eVitamins

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Complete nutritional comparison

Ingredient	Life Extension Two-Per-Day Capsules (Daily Dose)	Centrum Silver Adults 50+ (Daily Dose)	Difference	Matched Ingredient
Vitamin A (as beta-carotene, acetate) (5,000 IU)	1500 mcg RAE	750 IU	?	Vitamin A (40% as Beta-Carotene)
Vitamin C (as ascorbic acid, calcium and niacinamide ascorbates)	470 mg	60 mg	-87% ↓	Vitamin C
Vitamin D3 (as cholecalciferol) (2,000 IU)	50 µg	25 µg	≈	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" byJane 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" byRichard S. Bak, Ph.D., Warde Medical Laboratory Vitamin D and Metabolites • "Human trial comparing potencies of Vitamins D2 and D3" byRobert 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, D-alpha tocopherol)	67 mg	22.5 mg	-66% ↓	Vitamin E
Thiamine (vitamin B1) (as thiamine HCI)	75 mg	1.5 mg	-98% ↓	Thiamin
Riboflavin (vitamin B2) (as riboflavin, riboflavin 5’-phosphate)	50 mg	1.7 mg	-97% ↓	Riboflavin
Niacin (as niacinamide, niacinamide ascorbate)	50 mg NE	20 mg	?	Niacin
Vitamin B6 (as pyridoxine HCI, pyridoxal 5’-phosphate)	75 mg	3 mg	-96% ↓	Vitamin B6
Folate (as L-5-methyltetrahydrofolate calcium salt)	680 mcg DFE	667 mcg DFE	-2% ↓	Folate (400 mcg Folic Acid)
Vitamin B12 (as methylcobalamin)	300 µg	25 µg	-92% ↓	Vitamin B12
Biotin	300 µg	30 µg	-90% ↓	Biotin
Pantothenic acid (as D-calcium pantothenate)	50 mg	10 mg	-80% ↓	Pantothenic Acid
Iodine (as potassium iodide)	150 µg	150 µg	=	Iodine
Magnesium (as magnesium oxide)	100 mg	50 mg	-50% ↓	Magnesium
Zinc (as zinc citrate, L-OptiZinc® zinc mono-L-methionine sulfate)	25 mg	11 mg	-56% ↓	Zinc
Selenium [as sodium selenite, SelenoExcell® high selenium yeast, Se-Methyl L-selenocysteine]	200 µg	19 µg	-90% ↓	Selenium
Manganese (as manganese citrate, gluconate)	2 mg	2.3 mg	15% ↑	Manganese
Chromium [as Crominex® 3+ chromium stabilized with Capros® amla extract (fruit) and PrimaVie® Shilajit]	200 µg	50 µg	-75% ↓	Chromium
Molybdenum (as molybdenum amino acid chelate)	100 µg	45 µg	-55% ↓	Molybdenum
Inositol	50 mg		↓
Alpha lipoic acid	25 mg		↓
Natural mixed tocopherols (providing gamma, delta, alpha, beta)	20 mg		↓
Bio-Quercetin phytosome (providing 5mg quercetin [from Japanese sophora concentrate (flower bud)], phosphatidylcholine complex [from sunflower])	15 mg		↓
quercetin	5 mg		↓
Marigold extract (flower) [std. to	11.12 mg		↓
trans-lutein	5 mg	250 µg	-95% ↓	Lutein
trans-zeaxanthin ]	155 µg		↓
Apigenin	5 mg		↓
Boron (as boron amino acid chelate)	3 mg		↓
Lycopene [from LycoBeads® natural tomato extract (fruit)]	1 mg	300 µg	-70% ↓	Lycopene
		30 µg	↑	Vitamin K
		220 mg	↑	Calcium
		20 mg	↑	Phosphorus
		0.5 mg	↑	Copper
		72 mg	↑	Chloride
		80 mg	↑	Potassium

Nutrients exclusive to Life Extension Two-Per-Day Capsules

	Dose: Adult
Inositol	50 mg
Alpha lipoic acid	25 mg
Natural mixed tocopherols (providing gamma, delta, alpha, beta)	20 mg
Bio-Quercetin phytosome (providing 5mg quercetin [from Japanese sophora concentrate (flower bud)], phosphatidylcholine complex [from sunflower])	15 mg
quercetin	5 mg
Marigold extract (flower) [std. to	11.12 mg
trans-zeaxanthin ]	155 µg
Apigenin	5 mg
Boron (as boron amino acid chelate)	3 mg

Nutrients exclusive to Centrum Silver Adults 50+

	Dose: Adult
Vitamin K	30 µg
Calcium	220 mg
Phosphorus	20 mg
Copper	0.5 mg
Chloride	72 mg
Potassium	80 mg

Other ingredients

Life Extension Two-Per-Day Capsules	Centrum Silver Adults 50+
stearic acid, croscarmellose sodium, vegetable stearate, silica, aqueous film coating (purified water, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, glycerin), dicalcium phosphate, microcrystalline cellulose, maltodextrin.	Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, Dibasic Calcium Phosphate, Magnesium Oxide, Ascorbic Acid (Vit. C), Microcrystalline Cellulose, dl-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate (Vit. E), Modified Corn Starch, Corn Starch, Maltodextrin. Contains < 2% of: Beta-Carotene, BHT (to preserve freshness), Biotin, Blue 2 Lake, Calcium Pantothenate, Cholecalciferol (Vit. D3), Chromium Picolinate, Copper Sulfate, Crospovidone, Cyanocobalamin (Vit. B12), Folic Acid, Gelatin, Hydrogenated Palm Oil, Hypromellose, Lutein, Lycopene, Magnesium Stearate, Manganese Sulfate, Medium-Chain Triglycerides, Niacinamide, Nickelous Sulfate, Phytonadione (Vit. K), Polydextrose, Potassium Iodide, Pregelatinized Corn Starch, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vit. B6), Red 40 Lake, Riboflavin (Vit. B2), Silicon Dioxide, Sodium Ascorbate (to preserve freshness), Sodium Metavanadate, Sodium Molybdate, Sodium Selenate, Talc, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vit. B1), Titanium Dioxide, Tocopherols (to preserve freshness), Vitamin A Acetate, Yellow 6 Lake, Zinc Oxide.

Life Extension Two-Per-Day Capsules

Centrum Silver Adults 50+

stearic acid, croscarmellose sodium, vegetable stearate, silica, aqueous film coating (purified water, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, glycerin), dicalcium phosphate, microcrystalline cellulose, maltodextrin.

Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, Dibasic Calcium Phosphate, Magnesium Oxide, Ascorbic Acid (Vit. C), Microcrystalline Cellulose, dl-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate (Vit. E), Modified Corn Starch, Corn Starch, Maltodextrin. Contains < 2% of: Beta-Carotene, BHT (to preserve freshness), Biotin, Blue 2 Lake, Calcium Pantothenate, Cholecalciferol (Vit. D3), Chromium Picolinate, Copper Sulfate, Crospovidone, Cyanocobalamin (Vit. B12), Folic Acid, Gelatin, Hydrogenated Palm Oil, Hypromellose, Lutein, Lycopene, Magnesium Stearate, Manganese Sulfate, Medium-Chain Triglycerides, Niacinamide, Nickelous Sulfate, Phytonadione (Vit. K), Polydextrose, Potassium Iodide, Pregelatinized Corn Starch, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vit. B6), Red 40 Lake, Riboflavin (Vit. B2), Silicon Dioxide, Sodium Ascorbate (to preserve freshness), Sodium Metavanadate, Sodium Molybdate, Sodium Selenate, Talc, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vit. B1), Titanium Dioxide, Tocopherols (to preserve freshness), Vitamin A Acetate, Yellow 6 Lake, Zinc Oxide.

Life Extension Two-Per-Day Capsules vs Centrum Silver Adults 50+