Pure Synergy, Organic Multi Vita•Min vs xtendlife Total Balance Children’s
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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)
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Ingredient | Pure Synergy, Organic Multi Vita•Min (Daily Dose) | xtendlife Total Balance Children's (Daily Dose) | Difference | Matched Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin A (as beta carotene) | 1800 mcg RAE | 1000 IU | ? | Vitamin A (as Natural mixed carotenoids) | |
| Vitamin C | 180 mg | 69 mg | -62% ↓ | Vitamin C (from | |
| 40 mg | Calcium ascorbate | ||||
| 50 mg | Potassium ascorbate | ||||
| 20 mg | Ascorbyl palmitate) | ||||
| Vitamin D3 (1,600 IU) (from vegan organic algae complex) | 40 µg | 220 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 | 15 IU | ? | Vitamin E | |
| (as D-Alpha Tocopheryl Succinate from Vegetable/Soy Oils & Tocotrienol/Tocopherol Complex (from African Oil Palm)) (1 mg = 1.21 IU) | |||||
| Vitamin K1 | 240 µg | ↓ | |||
| Thiamin (B1) | 2.4 mg | 1.2 mg | -50% ↓ | Thiamin | |
| 3 mg | (from Thiamin HCl) | ||||
| Riboflavin (B2) | 2.6 mg | 1 mg | -62% ↓ | Riboflavin | |
| 1.9 mg | (from Riboflavin-5-phosphate) | ||||
| Niacin (as niacinamide) | 32 mg NE | 4.6 mg | ? | Niacin (from | |
| 2.5 mg | Nicotinic acid | ||||
| 2.5 mg | Niacinamide) | ||||
| Vitamin B6 | 3.4 mg | 1.6 mg | -53% ↓ | Vitamin B6 | |
| 3 mg | (from Pyridoxal-5-phosphate) | ||||
| Folate (480 mcg folic acid) | 800 mcg DFE | 107 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 | 2 µg | -60% ↓ | Vitamin B12 (as Cobamamide) | |
| Biotin | 60 µg | 80 µg | 33% ↑ | Biotin | |
| Pantothenic Acid | 10 mg | 5 mg | -50% ↓ | Pantothenic Acid | |
| 5.6 mg | (from Calcium pantothenate) | ||||
| Choline | 55 mg | 19 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 | 2.2 mg | -83% ↓ | Zinc | |
| 7 mg | (from Zinc citrate) | ||||
| Selenium | 55 µg | 40 µg | -27% ↓ | Selenium | |
| 100 µg | (from L-Selenomethionine) | ||||
| Copper | 0.9 mg | 0.06 mg | -93% ↓ | Copper | |
| 0.47 mg | (from Copper gluconate) | ||||
| Manganese | 2.3 mg | 0.58 mg | -75% ↓ | Manganese | |
| 2 mg | (from Manganese citrate) | ||||
| Chromium GTF | 35 µg | 44 µg | 26% ↑ | Chromium | |
| 367 µg | Chromium Picolinate) | ||||
| Molybdenum | 45 µg | 12 µg | -73% ↓ | Molybdenum | |
| 120 µg | (from Molybdenum Glycinate) | ||||
| Vitamin K2 (as MK-7 from natto) | 20 µg | ↓ | |||
| 25 mg | ↑ | Calcium (from 50 mg of Calcium (Red Algae (Lithothamnium species), | |||
| 24 mg | Dicalcium Phosphate | ||||
| 40 mg | Calcium Ascorbate | ||||
| 5.6 mg | Calcium Panthothenate) | ||||
| 32 mg | ↑ | Magnesium (from | |||
| 100 mg | Magnesium Citrate | ||||
| 38 mg | Magnesium Stearate) | ||||
| 50 mg | ↑ | Aloe Vera (from Aloe barbadensis, leaf juice powder) (equivalent to 10,000 mg of Aloe Leaf Juice) | |||
| 50 mg | ↑ | Black Cumin Extract (from Nigella sativa, seed) (equivalent to 200mg of Black Cumin Seeds) | |||
| 50 mg | ↑ | Green Tea Extract (from Camellia sinensis, leaf) | |||
| 36.5 mg | (providing catechins) | ||||
| 50 mg | ↑ | Milk Thistle Extract (from Silybum marianum, seed) | |||
| 40 mg | (providing 40 mg of Silymarins) | ||||
| 50 mg | ↑ | Soy lecithin (a source of Phosphatidyl choline) | |||
| 50 mg | ↑ | Tumeric extract (from Curcuma longa, root) | |||
| 47.5 mg | (providing curcuminoids) | ||||
| 49 mg | ↑ | N-Acetyl L-Cysteine | |||
| 49 mg | ↑ | Taurine | |||
| 35 mg | ↑ | Beta Glucan (from yeast) | |||
| 25 mg | ↑ | L-Arginine HCL | |||
| 25 mg | ↑ | Bilberry Extract (from Vaccinum myrtillus Fruit) | |||
| 6.25 mg | (providing anthoycyanins) | ||||
| 25 mg | ↑ | Dimethylglycine HCL | |||
| 25 mg | ↑ | Ginger Extract (Zingiber officinale, root) | |||
| 1.25 mg | (providing Gingerols) | ||||
| 25 mg | ↑ | L-Tyrosine | |||
| 24 mg | ↑ | L-Lysine HCL | |||
| 24 mg | ↑ | L-Methionine | |||
| 20 mg | ↑ | Bacopa Extract (from Bacopa monnieri, leaf) | |||
| 6 mg | (providing Bacosides) | ||||
| 20 mg | ↑ | MSM (Methylsulfonyl Methane) | |||
| 20 mg | ↑ | Olive Leaf Extract (from Olea europea leaf) | |||
| 3 mg | (providing Oleuropein) | ||||
| 20 mg | ↑ | Papain (from Carica papaya (Papaya) Fruit Latex) | |||
| 19 mg | ↑ | Betain HCl | |||
| 19 mg | ↑ | L-Cysteine | |||
| 18 mg | ↑ | Hesperidin (from Citrus aurantium (Bitter Orange) Fruit) | |||
| 15 mg | ↑ | L-Proline | |||
| 14 mg | ↑ | Inositol | |||
| 14 mg | ↑ | L-Ornithine HCL | |||
| 14 mg | ↑ | Myricetin | |||
| 20 mg | (from Myrica cerifera (Bayberry), leaf) | ||||
| 12 mg | ↑ | Grape Seed Extract (from Vitis vinifera Seed) | |||
| (providing at least 450mg/g phenolics) | |||||
| 11 mg | ↑ | Tea Polysaccharides Extract | |||
| 50 mg | Camellia sinensis Leaf) | ||||
| 10 mg | ↑ | Amylase (from Fermentation of Aspergillus oryzae) | |||
| 10 mg | ↑ | Bromelain (from Pineapple Stem) | |||
| 10 mg | ↑ | Guggul Gum Extract (from Commiphora mukul, gum exudate) (a source of guggulsterones) | |||
| 10 mg | ↑ | Mineral sea salts (providing trace elements including Rubidium, Strontium & Tungsten) | |||
| 10 mg | ↑ | Masson Pine Bark Extract (from Pinus massoniana Bark) | |||
| 9.9 mg | ↑ | RNA (Ribonucleic Acid, from Yeast) | |||
| 9.9 mg | ↑ | Alpha Lipoic Acid | |||
| 9.9 mg | ↑ | N-acetyl Glucosamine (from Crustacean shells) | |||
| 9.9 mg | ↑ | L-Carnosine | |||
| 9.9 mg | ↑ | L-Glutamine | |||
| 9.8 mg | ↑ | Reduced Glutathione | |||
| 9 mg | ↑ | Luteolin (from Arachis hypogaea (Peanut) shell) | |||
| 8 mg | ↑ | Horsetail Extract (from Equisetum arvense Leaf & Stem) | |||
| 5 mg | ↑ | Alfafa Extract (from Medicago sativa Leaf & stem) equivalent to 60mg fresh alfafa) | |||
| 5 mg | ↑ | PABA (p-Aminobenzoic Acid) | |||
| 5 mg | ↑ | SAMe | |||
| 9.5 mg | (from S-Adenoslymethionine Tosylate) | ||||
| 6 mg | ↑ | Lipase (from fermentation of Aspergillus niger) | |||
| 5 mg | ↑ | Trans-resveratrol | |||
| 10 mg | (from Polygonum cuspidatum (Japanese Knotweed) Extract Root | ||||
| 4.7 mg | ↑ | Piperine (from Piper nigrum (Black Pepper) Fruit Extract) | |||
| 4 mg | ↑ | Phosphatidyl L-Serine | |||
| 20 mg | (from Soybean) | ||||
| 2.9 mg | ↑ | Coenzyme Q-10 | |||
| 1.9 mg | ↑ | Rutin (from Japanese Sophora Bud) | |||
| 1.6 mg | ↑ | Policosanol | |||
| 1.7 mg | (from Sugar cane) | ||||
| 1 mg | ↑ | ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate from Yeast) | |||
| 500 µg | ↑ | Lutein | |||
| 10 mg | (from Aztec marigold flower) | ||||
| 382 µg | ↑ | Tocotrienol/Tocopherol Complex (from | |||
| 2 mg | Tocomin® from African Oil Palm) | ||||
| 372 µg | ↑ | Astaxanthin | |||
| 11.7 mg | Haematococcus Pluvialis) | ||||
| 180 µg | ↑ | Lycopene | |||
| 900 µg | (from Tomato extract) | ||||
| 100 µg | ↑ | Boron | |||
| 2 mg | (from Boron citrate) | ||||
| 100 µg | ↑ | Zeaxanthin | |||
| 2 mg | (from Aztec marigold, flower) |
Nutrients only in Pure Synergy, Organic Multi Vita•Min
| Dose: Adult | |
|---|---|
| Vitamin K1 | 240 µg |
| Vitamin K2 (as MK-7 from natto) | 20 µg |
Nutrients only in xtendlife Total Balance Children's
| Dose: Child | |
|---|---|
| Calcium (from 50 mg of Calcium (Red Algae (Lithothamnium species), | 25 mg |
| Dicalcium Phosphate | 24 mg |
| Calcium Ascorbate | 40 mg |
| Calcium Panthothenate) | 5.6 mg |
| Magnesium (from | 32 mg |
| Magnesium Citrate | 100 mg |
| Magnesium Stearate) | 38 mg |
| Aloe Vera (from Aloe barbadensis, leaf juice powder) (equivalent to 10,000 mg of Aloe Leaf Juice) | 50 mg |
| Black Cumin Extract (from Nigella sativa, seed) (equivalent to 200mg of Black Cumin Seeds) | 50 mg |
| Green Tea Extract (from Camellia sinensis, leaf) | 50 mg |
| (providing catechins) | 36.5 mg |
| Milk Thistle Extract (from Silybum marianum, seed) | 50 mg |
| (providing 40 mg of Silymarins) | 40 mg |
| Soy lecithin (a source of Phosphatidyl choline) | 50 mg |
| Tumeric extract (from Curcuma longa, root) | 50 mg |
| (providing curcuminoids) | 47.5 mg |
| N-Acetyl L-Cysteine | 49 mg |
| Taurine | 49 mg |
| Beta Glucan (from yeast) | 35 mg |
| L-Arginine HCL | 25 mg |
| Bilberry Extract (from Vaccinum myrtillus Fruit) | 25 mg |
| (providing anthoycyanins) | 6.25 mg |
| Dimethylglycine HCL | 25 mg |
| Ginger Extract (Zingiber officinale, root) | 25 mg |
| (providing Gingerols) | 1.25 mg |
| L-Tyrosine | 25 mg |
| L-Lysine HCL | 24 mg |
| L-Methionine | 24 mg |
| Bacopa Extract (from Bacopa monnieri, leaf) | 20 mg |
| (providing Bacosides) | 6 mg |
| MSM (Methylsulfonyl Methane) | 20 mg |
| Olive Leaf Extract (from Olea europea leaf) | 20 mg |
| (providing Oleuropein) | 3 mg |
| Papain (from Carica papaya (Papaya) Fruit Latex) | 20 mg |
| Betain HCl | 19 mg |
| L-Cysteine | 19 mg |
| Hesperidin (from Citrus aurantium (Bitter Orange) Fruit) | 18 mg |
| L-Proline | 15 mg |
| Inositol | 14 mg |
| L-Ornithine HCL | 14 mg |
| Myricetin | 14 mg |
| (from Myrica cerifera (Bayberry), leaf) | 20 mg |
| Grape Seed Extract (from Vitis vinifera Seed) | 12 mg |
| (providing at least 450mg/g phenolics) | |
| Tea Polysaccharides Extract | 11 mg |
| Camellia sinensis Leaf) | 50 mg |
| Amylase (from Fermentation of Aspergillus oryzae) | 10 mg |
| Bromelain (from Pineapple Stem) | 10 mg |
| Guggul Gum Extract (from Commiphora mukul, gum exudate) (a source of guggulsterones) | 10 mg |
| Mineral sea salts (providing trace elements including Rubidium, Strontium & Tungsten) | 10 mg |
| Masson Pine Bark Extract (from Pinus massoniana Bark) | 10 mg |
| RNA (Ribonucleic Acid, from Yeast) | 9.9 mg |
| Alpha Lipoic Acid | 9.9 mg |
| N-acetyl Glucosamine (from Crustacean shells) | 9.9 mg |
| L-Carnosine | 9.9 mg |
| L-Glutamine | 9.9 mg |
| Reduced Glutathione | 9.8 mg |
| Luteolin (from Arachis hypogaea (Peanut) shell) | 9 mg |
| Horsetail Extract (from Equisetum arvense Leaf & Stem) | 8 mg |
| Alfafa Extract (from Medicago sativa Leaf & stem) equivalent to 60mg fresh alfafa) | 5 mg |
| PABA (p-Aminobenzoic Acid) | 5 mg |
| SAMe | 5 mg |
| (from S-Adenoslymethionine Tosylate) | 9.5 mg |
| Lipase (from fermentation of Aspergillus niger) | 6 mg |
| Trans-resveratrol | 5 mg |
| (from Polygonum cuspidatum (Japanese Knotweed) Extract Root | 10 mg |
| Piperine (from Piper nigrum (Black Pepper) Fruit Extract) | 4.7 mg |
| Phosphatidyl L-Serine | 4 mg |
| (from Soybean) | 20 mg |
| Coenzyme Q-10 | 2.9 mg |
| Rutin (from Japanese Sophora Bud) | 1.9 mg |
| Policosanol | 1.6 mg |
| (from Sugar cane) | 1.7 mg |
| ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate from Yeast) | 1 mg |
| Lutein | 500 µg |
| (from Aztec marigold flower) | 10 mg |
| Tocotrienol/Tocopherol Complex (from | 382 µg |
| Tocomin® from African Oil Palm) | 2 mg |
| Astaxanthin | 372 µg |
| Haematococcus Pluvialis) | 11.7 mg |
| Lycopene | 180 µg |
| (from Tomato extract) | 900 µg |
| Boron | 100 µg |
| (from Boron citrate) | 2 mg |
| Zeaxanthin | 100 µg |
| (from Aztec marigold, flower) | 2 mg |
Other ingredients
| Pure Synergy, Organic Multi Vita•Min | xtendlife Total Balance Children's |
|---|---|
| organic barley grass; organic gum acacia; organic vegetable tablet coating. Contains fermented soy. Gluten, Dairy, Additive and GMO free. | Microcrocrystalline cellulose, Dextrose, Enteric coating (Purified Water, Ethylcellulose, Ammonium Hydroxide, Medium Chain Triglycerides, Oleic Acid, Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose, Talc, Polydextrose), Silicon Dioxide, Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose, Tripotassium Citrate, Maltodextrin. |