NOW Foods Liquid Multi Gels vs xtendlife Multi-xtra

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Complete nutritional comparison



Ingredient
NOW Foods Liquid Multi Gels (Daily Dose)xtendlife Multi-xtra (Daily Dose)

Difference


Matched Ingredient
Vitamin A (60% as Beta-Carotene and 40% as Retinyl Palmitate)3000 µg5000 IU-50% ↓Vitamin A (as Natural Mixed Carotenoids)
Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid)300 mg155 mg-48% ↓Vitamin C (from
150 mg(from Calcium Ascorbate
50 mgPotassium Ascorbate
10 mgAscorbyl Palmitate)
Vitamin D (as Cholecalciferol) (400 IU)10 µg500 IU25% ↑Vitamin D (as Cholecalciferol)
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 mg102 IU-74% ↓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
(as D-Alpha tocopheryl succinate from vegetable and soy bean oils and Tocomin® tocotrienol/tocopherol complex (from African Oil Palm)) (1 mg = 1.21 IU)
Thiamin (from Thiamin HCl) (Vitamin B-1)50 mg12 mg-76% ↓Thiamin
13.5 mg(from Thiamin Hydrochloride)
Riboflavin (Vitamin B-2)25 mg10 mg-60% ↓Riboflavin
19.4 mg(from Riboflavin-5-Phosphate)
Niacin (as Niacinamide) (Vitamin B-3)50 mg26 mg-48% ↓Niacin
14 mg(from Nicotinic Acid
14 mgNiacinamide)
Vitamin B-6 (from Pyridoxine HCl)50 mg8 mg-84% ↓Vitamin B6
11.7 mg(from Pyridoxal-5-Phosphate)
Folate (800 mcg folic acid)1360 mcg DFE323 µg-60% ↓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 B-12 (as Cyanocobalamin)100 µg25 µg-75% ↓Vitamin B12 (as Cobamamide)
Biotin300 µg400 µg33% ↑Biotin
Pantothenic Acid (from Calcium Pantothenate)50 mg41 mg-18% ↓Pantothenic Acid
45.3 mg(from Calcium Pantothenate)
Calcium (from Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Citrate and Calcium Amino Acid Chelate)100 mg65 mg-35% ↓Calcium (from
100 mgCalcium Carbonate (from Red Algae (Lithothamnium species),
150 mgCalcium Ascorbate
60 mgCalcium Magnesium Inositol Hexaphosphate
21 mgDicalcium Phosphate
45.3 mgCalcium Panthothenate)
Iron (from Ferrochel® Bisglycinate Amino Acid Chelate)9 mg
Iodine (from Potassium Iodide)150 µg150 µg=Iodine
197 µg(from Potassium Iodide)
Magnesium (from Magnesium Oxide and Magnesium Citrate)100 mg64 mg-36% ↓Magnesium (from
200 mgMagnesium Citrate
60 mgCalcium Magnesium Inositol Hexaphosphate
16 mgMagnesium Stearate)
Zinc (from Amino Acid Chelate)15 mg9 mg-40% ↓Zinc
31 mg(from Zinc Citrate)
Selenium (from L-Selenomethionine)70 µg100 µg43% ↑Selenium
250 µg(from L-Selenomethionine)
Copper (from Amino Acid Chelate)1 mg0.1 mg-90% ↓Copper
0.71 mg(from Copper Gluconate)
Manganese (from Amino Acid Chelate)2 mg2 mg=Manganese
8 mg(from Manganese Citrate)
Chromium (from Amino Acid Chelate)120 µg106 µg-12% ↓Chromium
884 µg(from Chromium picolinate)
Molybdenum (from Sodium Molybdate)25 µg64 µg156% ↑Molybdenum
641 µg(from Molybdenum Glycinate)
Potassium (from Potassium Chloride)25 mg47 mg88% ↑Potassium (from
100 mgTripotassium Citrate
50 mgPotassium Ascorbate
0.19 mgPotassium Iodide)
Organic Flaxseed Oil (Linum usitatissimum)800 mg
Alpha Lipoic Acid30 mg
PABA (Para-Aminobenzoic Acid)50 mg50 mg=PABA (p-Aminobenzoic Acid)
Inositol25 mg67 mg168% ↑Inositol (from 50 mg of Inositol and
60 mgInositol Hexaphosphate)
Boron (from Boron Citrate)500 µg600 µg20% ↑Boron
12 mg(from Boron Citrate)
Lutein (from Marigold Extract)250 µg500 µg100% ↑Lutein
10 mg(from Aztec Marigold Flower Extract)
Lycopene (from Natural Tomato Extract)250 µg180 µg-28% ↓Lycopene
900 mg(from Tomato extract)
Vanadium (from Vanadyl Sulfate)25 µg
180 µgVitamin K (as Menaquinone-4)
100 mgMSM (Methylsufonyl Methane)
95 mgCholine Bitartrate
50 mgSoy Lecithin
(a source of Phosphatidyl Choline)
40 mgHorsetail extract (from Equisetum arvense, leaf & stem)
30 mgMineral sea salts (providing trace elements including Rubidium, Strontium and Tungsten)
25 mgGreen Tea Extract (from Camellia sinensis, leaf)
18.25 mg(providing Catechins)
24 mgBetain HCl
10 mgAlfafa Extract (from Medicago sativa Leaf and Stem) (equivalent to 120mg of Fresh Alfafa)
10 mgAmylase (from fermentation of Aspergillus oryzae)
10 mgBromelain (from Pineapple stem)
9 mgRutin (from Japanese Sophora Bud)
4 mgPiperine
5 mg(from Piper nigrum (Black pepper) extract, fruit)
1.9 mgTocotrienol/tocopherol complex from (from
10 mgTocomin® from African Oil Palm)
25 µgZeaxanthin
500 µg(from Aztec Marigold Flower Extract)

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 Acid30 mg
Vanadium (from Vanadyl Sulfate)25 µg

Nutrients exclusive to xtendlife Multi-xtra

Dose: Adult
Vitamin K (as Menaquinone-4)180 µg
MSM (Methylsufonyl Methane)100 mg
Choline Bitartrate95 mg
Soy Lecithin50 mg
(a source of Phosphatidyl Choline)
Horsetail extract (from Equisetum arvense, leaf & stem)40 mg
Mineral sea salts (providing trace elements including Rubidium, Strontium and Tungsten)30 mg
Green Tea Extract (from Camellia sinensis, leaf)25 mg
(providing Catechins)18.25 mg
Betain HCl24 mg
Alfafa Extract (from Medicago sativa Leaf and Stem) (equivalent to 120mg of Fresh Alfafa)10 mg
Amylase (from fermentation of Aspergillus oryzae)10 mg
Bromelain (from Pineapple stem)10 mg
Rutin (from Japanese Sophora Bud)9 mg
Piperine4 mg
(from Piper nigrum (Black pepper) extract, fruit)5 mg
Tocotrienol/tocopherol complex from (from1.9 mg
Tocomin® from African Oil Palm)10 mg
Zeaxanthin25 µg
(from Aztec Marigold Flower Extract)500 µg

Other ingredients

NOW Foods Liquid Multi Gelsxtendlife Multi-xtra
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.
Microcrystalline Cellulose, Dextrose, Clear Glaze (Talc, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Polyethylene Glycol and Polysorbate 80), Silicon Dioxide, Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose, Maltodextrin

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