Pure Synergy, Organic Multi Vita•Min vs xtendlife Multi-xtra
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The Complete Nutritional Comparison shows matched nutrients side-by-side with the following symbols:
- -58% ↓ OR 43% ↑ OR = (the differences in the amount of the ingredient)
- (means ingredients are similar nutritionally)
- ↓ (beside ingredients in the first multi with no match in the second multi) OR ↑ (for ingredients that are only present in the second multi)
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(Click to see the reasons for similar matches and for important information.)Complete nutritional comparison
Ingredient | Pure Synergy, Organic Multi Vita•Min (Daily Dose) | xtendlife Multi-xtra (Daily Dose) | Difference | Matched Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin A (as beta carotene) | 1800 mcg RAE | 5000 IU | ? | Vitamin A (as Natural Mixed Carotenoids) | |
| Vitamin C | 180 mg | 155 mg | -14% ↓ | Vitamin C (from | |
| 150 mg | (from Calcium Ascorbate | ||||
| 50 mg | Potassium Ascorbate | ||||
| 10 mg | Ascorbyl Palmitate) | ||||
| Vitamin D3 (1,600 IU) (from vegan organic algae complex) | 40 µg | 500 IU | Vitamin D (as Cholecalciferol) | 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 with tocopherols & tocotrienols | 30 mg | 102 IU | ? | Vitamin E | |
| (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) | |||||
| Vitamin K1 | 240 µg | 180 µg | Vitamin K (as Menaquinone-4) | Vitamin K1 is a form of vitamin K. Sources: • "Vitamin K: Function, Deficiency, The RDA, Disease Prevention, Sources, Safety and LPI Recommendation" byJane Higdon, Ph.D and Victoria J. Drake, Ph.D, Linus Pauling Institute Micro Nutrient Info Centre - Vitamin K | |
| Thiamin (B1) | 2.4 mg | 12 mg | 400% ↑ | Thiamin | |
| 13.5 mg | (from Thiamin Hydrochloride) | ||||
| Riboflavin (B2) | 2.6 mg | 10 mg | 285% ↑ | Riboflavin | |
| 19.4 mg | (from Riboflavin-5-Phosphate) | ||||
| Niacin (as niacinamide) | 32 mg NE | 26 mg | ? | Niacin | |
| 14 mg | (from Nicotinic Acid | ||||
| 14 mg | Niacinamide) | ||||
| Vitamin B6 | 3.4 mg | 8 mg | 135% ↑ | Vitamin B6 | |
| 11.7 mg | (from Pyridoxal-5-Phosphate) | ||||
| Folate (480 mcg folic acid) | 800 mcg DFE | 323 µg | 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 B12 | 5 µg | 25 µg | 400% ↑ | Vitamin B12 (as Cobamamide) | |
| Biotin | 60 µg | 400 µg | 567% ↑ | Biotin | |
| Pantothenic Acid | 10 mg | 41 mg | 310% ↑ | Pantothenic Acid | |
| 45.3 mg | (from Calcium Pantothenate) | ||||
| Choline | 55 mg | 95 mg | Choline Bitartrate | Choline bitartrate contains choline. Sources: • "Tool for calculating molecular weights" bywebqc.org, webqc.org Web QC - Molecular Weight Calculation Tool | |
| Iodine | 150 µg | 150 µg | = | Iodine | |
| 197 µg | (from Potassium Iodide) | ||||
| Zinc | 13 mg | 9 mg | -31% ↓ | Zinc | |
| 31 mg | (from Zinc Citrate) | ||||
| Selenium | 55 µg | 100 µg | 82% ↑ | Selenium | |
| 250 µg | (from L-Selenomethionine) | ||||
| Copper | 0.9 mg | 0.1 mg | -89% ↓ | Copper | |
| 0.71 mg | (from Copper Gluconate) | ||||
| Manganese | 2.3 mg | 2 mg | -13% ↓ | Manganese | |
| 8 mg | (from Manganese Citrate) | ||||
| Chromium GTF | 35 µg | 106 µg | 203% ↑ | Chromium | |
| 884 µg | (from Chromium picolinate) | ||||
| Molybdenum | 45 µg | 64 µg | 42% ↑ | Molybdenum | |
| 641 µg | (from Molybdenum Glycinate) | ||||
| Vitamin K2 (as MK-7 from natto) | 20 µg | ↓ | |||
| 65 mg | ↑ | Calcium (from | |||
| 100 mg | Calcium Carbonate (from Red Algae (Lithothamnium species), | ||||
| 150 mg | Calcium Ascorbate | ||||
| 60 mg | Calcium Magnesium Inositol Hexaphosphate | ||||
| 21 mg | Dicalcium Phosphate | ||||
| 45.3 mg | Calcium Panthothenate) | ||||
| 64 mg | ↑ | Magnesium (from | |||
| 200 mg | Magnesium Citrate | ||||
| 60 mg | Calcium Magnesium Inositol Hexaphosphate | ||||
| 16 mg | Magnesium Stearate) | ||||
| 47 mg | ↑ | Potassium (from | |||
| 100 mg | Tripotassium Citrate | ||||
| 50 mg | Potassium Ascorbate | ||||
| 0.19 mg | Potassium Iodide) | ||||
| 100 mg | ↑ | MSM (Methylsufonyl Methane) | |||
| 67 mg | ↑ | Inositol (from 50 mg of Inositol and | |||
| 60 mg | Inositol Hexaphosphate) | ||||
| 50 mg | ↑ | PABA (p-Aminobenzoic Acid) | |||
| 50 mg | ↑ | Soy Lecithin | |||
| (a source of Phosphatidyl Choline) | |||||
| 40 mg | ↑ | Horsetail extract (from Equisetum arvense, leaf & stem) | |||
| 30 mg | ↑ | Mineral sea salts (providing trace elements including Rubidium, Strontium and Tungsten) | |||
| 25 mg | ↑ | Green Tea Extract (from Camellia sinensis, leaf) | |||
| 18.25 mg | (providing Catechins) | ||||
| 24 mg | ↑ | Betain HCl | |||
| 10 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) | |||
| 9 mg | ↑ | Rutin (from Japanese Sophora Bud) | |||
| 4 mg | ↑ | Piperine | |||
| 5 mg | (from Piper nigrum (Black pepper) extract, fruit) | ||||
| 1.9 mg | ↑ | Tocotrienol/tocopherol complex from (from | |||
| 10 mg | Tocomin® from African Oil Palm) | ||||
| 600 µg | ↑ | Boron | |||
| 12 mg | (from Boron Citrate) | ||||
| 500 µg | ↑ | Lutein | |||
| 10 mg | (from Aztec Marigold Flower Extract) | ||||
| 180 µg | ↑ | Lycopene | |||
| 900 mg | (from Tomato extract) | ||||
| 25 µg | ↑ | Zeaxanthin | |||
| 500 µg | (from Aztec Marigold Flower Extract) |
Nutrients only in Pure Synergy, Organic Multi Vita•Min
| Dose: Adult | |
|---|---|
| Vitamin K2 (as MK-7 from natto) | 20 µg |
Nutrients only in xtendlife Multi-xtra
| Dose: Adult | |
|---|---|
| Calcium (from | 65 mg |
| Calcium Carbonate (from Red Algae (Lithothamnium species), | 100 mg |
| Calcium Ascorbate | 150 mg |
| Calcium Magnesium Inositol Hexaphosphate | 60 mg |
| Dicalcium Phosphate | 21 mg |
| Calcium Panthothenate) | 45.3 mg |
| Magnesium (from | 64 mg |
| Magnesium Citrate | 200 mg |
| Calcium Magnesium Inositol Hexaphosphate | 60 mg |
| Magnesium Stearate) | 16 mg |
| Potassium (from | 47 mg |
| Tripotassium Citrate | 100 mg |
| Potassium Ascorbate | 50 mg |
| Potassium Iodide) | 0.19 mg |
| MSM (Methylsufonyl Methane) | 100 mg |
| Inositol (from 50 mg of Inositol and | 67 mg |
| Inositol Hexaphosphate) | 60 mg |
| PABA (p-Aminobenzoic Acid) | 50 mg |
| Soy Lecithin | 50 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 HCl | 24 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 |
| Piperine | 4 mg |
| (from Piper nigrum (Black pepper) extract, fruit) | 5 mg |
| Tocotrienol/tocopherol complex from (from | 1.9 mg |
| Tocomin® from African Oil Palm) | 10 mg |
| Boron | 600 µg |
| (from Boron Citrate) | 12 mg |
| Lutein | 500 µg |
| (from Aztec Marigold Flower Extract) | 10 mg |
| Lycopene | 180 µg |
| (from Tomato extract) | 900 mg |
| Zeaxanthin | 25 µg |
| (from Aztec Marigold Flower Extract) | 500 µg |
Other ingredients
| Pure Synergy, Organic Multi Vita•Min | xtendlife Multi-xtra |
|---|---|
| organic barley grass; organic gum acacia; organic vegetable tablet coating. Contains fermented soy. Gluten, Dairy, Additive and GMO free. | Microcrystalline Cellulose, Dextrose, Clear Glaze (Talc, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Polyethylene Glycol and Polysorbate 80), Silicon Dioxide, Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose, Maltodextrin |