Life Extension Two-Per-Day Capsules vs Thorne Basic Nutrients 2/Day

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Complete nutritional comparison



Ingredient
Life Extension Two-Per-Day Capsules (Daily Dose)Thorne Basic Nutrients 2/Day (Daily Dose)

Difference


Matched Ingredient
Vitamin A (as beta-carotene, acetate) (5,000 IU)1500 mcg RAE1.05 mg600% ↑Vitamin A (from
450 µgBeta Carotene and
600 µgPalmitate)
Vitamin C (as ascorbic acid, calcium and niacinamide ascorbates)470 mg250 mg-47% ↓Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid)
Vitamin D3 (as cholecalciferol) (2,000 IU)50 µg50 µg0%Vitamin D (as Vitamin D3) (2,000 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, D-alpha tocopherol)67 mg16.5 mg-75% ↓Vitamin E (as d-Alpha Tocopheryl Acid Succinate)
D alpha tocopherol is also called vitamin E.
Sources:
• "Dietary supplement ingredient database: unit conversion tables"
National Institute of Health
Unit conversions for vitamins
Thiamine (vitamin B1) (as thiamine HCI)75 mg50 mg-33% ↓Thiamin (as Thiamin HCL)
Riboflavin (vitamin B2) (as riboflavin, riboflavin 5’-phosphate)50 mg12 mg-76% ↓Riboflavin (as Riboflavin 5'-Phosphate Sodium)
Niacin (as niacinamide, niacinamide ascorbate)50 mg NE80 mg60% ↑Niacin (as Niacinamide)
Vitamin B6 (as pyridoxine HCI, pyridoxal 5’-phosphate)75 mg20 mg-73% ↓Vitamin B6 (as Pyridoxal 5'-Phosphate)
Folate (as L-5-methyltetrahydrofolate calcium salt)680 mcg DFE667 mcg DFE-2% ↓Folate (400 mcg as L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate from L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolic Acid, Glucosamine Salt)
Vitamin B12 (as methylcobalamin)300 µg600 µg100% ↑Vitamin B12 (as Methylcobalamin)
Biotin300 µg500 µg67% ↑Biotin
Pantothenic acid (as D-calcium pantothenate)50 mg45 mg-10% ↓Pantothenic Acid (as Calcium Pantothenate)
Iodine (as potassium iodide)150 µg75 µg-50% ↓Iodine (as Potassium Iodide)
Magnesium (as magnesium oxide)100 mg20 mg-80% ↓Magnesium (as TRAACS@reg; Magnesium Bisglycinate Chelate)
Zinc (as zinc citrate, L-OptiZinc® zinc mono-L-methionine sulfate)25 mg15 mg-40% ↓Zinc (as TRAACS® Zinc Bisglycinate Chelate)
Selenium [as sodium selenite, SelenoExcell® high selenium yeast, Se-Methyl L-selenocysteine]200 µg200 µg=Selenium (as L-Selenomethionine)
Manganese (as manganese citrate, gluconate)2 mg3 mg50% ↑Manganese (as TRAACS® Manganese Bisglycinate Chelate)
Chromium [as Crominex® 3+ chromium stabilized with Capros® amla extract (fruit) and PrimaVie® Shilajit]200 µg400 µg100% ↑Chromium (as TRAACS® Chromium Nicotinate Blycinate Chelate)
Molybdenum (as molybdenum amino acid chelate)100 µg
Inositol50 mg
Alpha lipoic acid25 mg
Natural mixed tocopherols (providing gamma, delta, alpha, beta)20 mg24 mgd-Gamma Tocopherol (from Mixed Tocopherols)
Mixed tocopherols contains d-gamma-tocopherol.
Sources:
• "2008 Opinion on mixed tocopherols, tocotrienol tocopherol and tocotrienols as sources for vitamin E added as a nutritional substance in food supplements"
by Various, European Food Safety Authority (efsa)
Mixed tocopherols, tocotrienol tocopherol and tocotrienols as sources of vitamin E in supplements
Bio-Quercetin phytosome (providing 5mg quercetin [from Japanese sophora concentrate (flower bud)], phosphatidylcholine complex [from sunflower])15 mg
quercetin5 mg
Marigold extract (flower) [std. to11.12 mg
trans-lutein5 mg140 µg-97% ↓Lutein (from Aztec Marigold extract (flower) (Tagetes erecta))
trans-zeaxanthin ]155 µg
Apigenin5 mg
Boron (as boron amino acid chelate)3 mg2 mg-33% ↓Boron (as Boroganic™ Boron Glycinate Complex)
Lycopene [from LycoBeads® natural tomato extract (fruit)]1 mg
400 µgVitamin K (as
200 µgVitamin K1 and
200 µgVitamin K2 as MK-4)
52 mgCalcium (as TRAACS® Calcium Bisglycinate Chelate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Laurate, Calcium Pantothenate)
750 µgCopper (as TRAACS® Copper Bisglycinate Chelate)

Nutrients exclusive to Life Extension Two-Per-Day Capsules

Dose: Adult
Molybdenum (as molybdenum amino acid chelate)100 µg
Inositol50 mg
Alpha lipoic acid25 mg
Bio-Quercetin phytosome (providing 5mg quercetin [from Japanese sophora concentrate (flower bud)], phosphatidylcholine complex [from sunflower])15 mg
quercetin5 mg
Marigold extract (flower) [std. to11.12 mg
trans-zeaxanthin ]155 µg
Apigenin5 mg
Lycopene [from LycoBeads® natural tomato extract (fruit)]1 mg

Nutrients exclusive to Thorne Basic Nutrients 2/Day

Dose: Adult
Vitamin K (as400 µg
Vitamin K1 and200 µg
Vitamin K2 as MK-4)200 µg
Calcium (as TRAACS® Calcium Bisglycinate Chelate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Laurate, Calcium Pantothenate)52 mg
Copper (as TRAACS® Copper Bisglycinate Chelate)750 µg

Other ingredients

Life Extension Two-Per-Day CapsulesThorne Basic Nutrients 2/Day
stearic acid, croscarmellose sodium, vegetable stearate, silica, aqueous film coating (purified water, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, glycerin), dicalcium phosphate, microcrystalline cellulose, maltodextrin.Hypromellose (derived from cellulose) capsule, Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Laurate.

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