NOW Foods Liquid Multi Gels vs Centrum Silver Adults 50+

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NOW Foods Liquid Multi Gels
Price: $30.43
Cost per day: $0.34
Active ingredients: 31
Buy Now Liquid Multi Gels from iHerb

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	NOW Foods Liquid Multi Gels (Daily Dose)	Centrum Silver Adults 50+ (Daily Dose)	Difference	Matched Ingredient
Vitamin A (60% as Beta-Carotene and 40% as Retinyl Palmitate)	3000 µg	750 IU	-92% ↓	Vitamin A (40% as Beta-Carotene)
Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid)	300 mg	60 mg	-80% ↓	Vitamin C
Vitamin D (as Cholecalciferol) (400 IU)	10 µg	25 µg	150% ↑	Vitamin D	Cholecalciferol is also called vitamin D3. 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 Tocopherol)	268 mg	22.5 mg	-92% ↓	Vitamin E	D alpha tocopherol is also called vitamin E. Sources: • "Dietary supplement ingredient database: unit conversion tables" National Institute of Health Unit conversions for vitamins
Thiamin (from Thiamin HCl) (Vitamin B-1)	50 mg	1.5 mg	-97% ↓	Thiamin
Riboflavin (Vitamin B-2)	25 mg	1.7 mg	-93% ↓	Riboflavin
Niacin (as Niacinamide) (Vitamin B-3)	50 mg	20 mg	-60% ↓	Niacin
Vitamin B-6 (from Pyridoxine HCl)	50 mg	3 mg	-94% ↓	Vitamin B6
Folate (800 mcg folic acid)	1360 mcg DFE	667 mcg DFE	-51% ↓	Folate (400 mcg Folic Acid)
Vitamin B-12 (as Cyanocobalamin)	100 µg	25 µg	-75% ↓	Vitamin B12
Biotin	300 µg	30 µg	-90% ↓	Biotin
Pantothenic Acid (from Calcium Pantothenate)	50 mg	10 mg	-80% ↓	Pantothenic Acid
Calcium (from Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Citrate and Calcium Amino Acid Chelate)	100 mg	220 mg	120% ↑	Calcium
Iron (from Ferrochel® Bisglycinate Amino Acid Chelate)	9 mg		↓
Iodine (from Potassium Iodide)	150 µg	150 µg	=	Iodine
Magnesium (from Magnesium Oxide and Magnesium Citrate)	100 mg	50 mg	-50% ↓	Magnesium
Zinc (from Amino Acid Chelate)	15 mg	11 mg	-27% ↓	Zinc
Selenium (from L-Selenomethionine)	70 µg	19 µg	-73% ↓	Selenium
Copper (from Amino Acid Chelate)	1 mg	0.5 mg	-50% ↓	Copper
Manganese (from Amino Acid Chelate)	2 mg	2.3 mg	15% ↑	Manganese
Chromium (from Amino Acid Chelate)	120 µg	50 µg	-58% ↓	Chromium
Molybdenum (from Sodium Molybdate)	25 µg	45 µg	80% ↑	Molybdenum
Potassium (from Potassium Chloride)	25 mg	80 mg	220% ↑	Potassium
Organic Flaxseed Oil (Linum usitatissimum)	800 mg		↓
Alpha Lipoic Acid	30 mg		↓
PABA (Para-Aminobenzoic Acid)	50 mg		↓
Inositol	25 mg		↓
Boron (from Boron Citrate)	500 µg		↓
Lutein (from Marigold Extract)	250 µg	250 µg	=	Lutein
Lycopene (from Natural Tomato Extract)	250 µg	300 µg	20% ↑	Lycopene
Vanadium (from Vanadyl Sulfate)	25 µg		↓
		30 µg	↑	Vitamin K
		20 mg	↑	Phosphorus
		72 mg	↑	Chloride

Nutrients exclusive to NOW Foods Liquid Multi Gels

	Dose: Adult
Iron (from Ferrochel® Bisglycinate Amino Acid Chelate)	9 mg
Organic Flaxseed Oil (Linum usitatissimum)	800 mg
Alpha Lipoic Acid	30 mg
PABA (Para-Aminobenzoic Acid)	50 mg
Inositol	25 mg
Boron (from Boron Citrate)	500 µg
Vanadium (from Vanadyl Sulfate)	25 µg

Nutrients exclusive to Centrum Silver Adults 50+

	Dose: Adult
Vitamin K	30 µg
Phosphorus	20 mg
Chloride	72 mg

Other ingredients

NOW Foods Liquid Multi Gels	Centrum Silver Adults 50+
Softgel Capsule (bovine gelatin, glycerin, water, carob), Beeswax, Soy Lecithin and Natural Vanilla Extract. Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, milk, egg, fish or shellfish ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens. Iron Ferrochel® is a registered trademark of Albion Labs.	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.

NOW Foods Liquid Multi Gels

Centrum Silver Adults 50+

Softgel Capsule (bovine gelatin, glycerin, water, carob), Beeswax, Soy Lecithin and Natural Vanilla Extract.

Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, milk, egg, fish or shellfish ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.

Iron Ferrochel® is a registered trademark of Albion Labs.

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.

NOW Foods Liquid Multi Gels vs Centrum Silver Adults 50+