Pure Vegan, Advanced Vegan vs USANA Cellsentials Pack

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Unveiling all the intricacies, let us help you make an informed decision between these two options. Take a moment to scroll down and explore the complete comparison of vitamins and minerals.

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Complete nutritional comparison


Ingredient
Pure Vegan, Advanced Vegan (Daily Dose)USANA Cellsentials Pack (Daily Dose)

Difference


Matched Ingredient
Betatene® providing:158 mg
Vitamin A (as Alpha-Carotene & Beta-Carotene)12500 IU3608 mcg RAE?Vitamin A Retinyl Acetate and 75% (2700 mcg) as Beta Carotene, Mixed Carotenoids)
Lutein49 µg600 µg1124% ↑Lutein (Tagetes erecta L., flower)
Zeaxanthin49 µg
Cryptoxanthin98 µg
Vitamin C (as Ascorbyl Palmitate & Ascorbic Acid)100 mg400 mg300% ↑Vitamin C (as Poly C blend: Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, and Zinc Ascorbates)
Vitamin D (as Ergocalciferol)200 IU50 µgVitamin D3 (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"
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 Tocopherpl Acetate)200 IU134 mg?Vitamin E (as d-alpha-Tocopheryl Succinate)
Thiamine (Vitamin B1)50 mg30 mg-40% ↓Thiamine (Vitamin B1)
Thiamine is also called vitamin B1.
Sources:
• "PubChem: Thiamine - Compound Summary CID 1130"
National Center for Biotechnology Information - USA
PubChem: Thiamine - Compound Summary
• "Thiamin's function, deficiency symptoms and causes, toxicity, drug interactions and recommended daily intake."
by Jane Higdon, Ph.D and Victoria J. Drake, Ph.D, Christopher Bates, D.Phil, Linus Pauling Institute
Micro Nutrient Info Center - Thiamin
Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)50 mg30 mg-40% ↓Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)
Riboflavin is also called vitamin B2.
Sources:
• "PubChem: Riboflavin - Compound Summary (CID 493570)"
National Center for Biotechnology Information - USA
PubChem: Riboflavin - Compound Summary
• "Riboflavin / Vitamin B2 metabolism, antioxidant function, nutrient interactions, deficiency, RDA, safety, supplements and LPI recommendation"
by Jane Higdon, Ph.D and Victoria J. Drake, Ph.D, Linus Pauling Institute
Micro Nutrient Info Center - Riboflavin
Niacinamide50 mg40 mg NENiacin (as Niacin and Niacinamide)
Niacinamide is a form of vitamin B3. Niacin is also called vitamin B3.
Sources:
• "Niacin and nicotinamide. What is it? How effective is it? How does it work? Are there safety concerns? Are there interactions with other medications or herb and supplements?"
Medline Plus
Difference between niacin, niacinamide and nicotinamide rhiboside
• "Small Molecule Pathway Database (SMPDB): Nicotinate and Nicotinamide Metabolism (homosapiens)"
Genome Alberta & Genome Canada
SMPDB: Nicotinate and Nicotinamide Metabolism
• "Recommendations for niacin dosage by life stage and gender"
National Health and Medical Research Council - Australia, Ministry of Health - New Zealand
Niacin - Nutrient Reference Values Australia and New Zealand
• "Dietary supplement ingredient database: unit conversion tables"
National Institute of Health
Unit conversions for vitamins
Pyridoxine HCL (Vitamin B6)50 mg32 mgVitamin B6 (as Pyridoxine HCL)
The body converts pyridoxine hcl to vitamin B6.
Sources:
• "Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet on Vitamin B6 for Health Professionals"
Office of Dietary Supplements - National Institutes of Health - USA
ODS - Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet - Vitamin B6
• "The three main forms of Vitamin B6. Its effect on nervous system function, red blood cell formation, niacin formation, hormone function, nucleic acid synthesis, the RDA, disease prevention and treatment, sources, supplements and safety."
by Jane Higdon, Ph.D and Victoria J. Drake, Ph.D, Linus Pauling Institute
LPI - Micro Nutrient Info Center - Vitamin B6
• "Vitamin B6 Metabolism: Pyridoxine, pyridoxal and pyridoxamine are all converted to pyridoxal-5-phosphate in the body which is the active form of B6. Zinc and magnesium also play a role."
SMPDB
Vitamin B6 metabolism
Folic Acid800 µg1000 mcg DFEFolate (as 300 μg Folic Acid)
Both folic acid and folate 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 (as Methylcobalamin)6 µg200 µg3233% ↑Vitamin B12 (as Cyanocobalamin)
Biotin300 µg300 µg=Biotin
Pantothenic Acid50 mg90 mg80% ↑Pantothenic Acid (as D-Calcium Pantothenate)
Calcium (as Calcium Citrate & Bisglycinate)100 mg225 mg125% ↑Calcium (as Calcium Citrate and Calcium Ascorbate)
Iodine (as Potassium Iodide)150 µg500 µg233% ↑Iodine (as Potassium Iodide)
Magnesium (as Magnesium Citrate, Alpha Ketogluturate, & Oxide)150 mg225 mg50% ↑Magnesium (as Magnesium Citrate and Magnesium Ascorbate)
Zinc (as Zinc Amino Acid Chelate)10 mg20 mg100% ↑Zinc (as Zinc Citrate)
Selenium (as L-Selenomethionine)200 µg200 µg=Selenium (as L-Selenomethionine and Sodium Selenite)
Copper (as Copper Gluconate)2 mg2 mg=Copper (as Copper Gluconate)
Manganese (as Manganese Citrate)2 mg2 mg=Manganese (as Manganese Gluconate)
Chromium (as Chromium Picolinate)200 µg300 µg50% ↑Chromium (as Chromium Polynicotinate)
Molybdenum (as Molybdenum Chelate)75 µg50 µg-33% ↓Molybdenum (as Molybdenum Citrate)
Potassium (as Potassium Aspartate, Alpha Ketoglutarate, & Citrate)99 mg
Alpha Lipoic Acid5 mg100 mg1900% ↑Alpha Lipoic Acid [contained in: InCelligence Complex]
L-Carnitine Tartrate100 mg160 mgL-Cysteine
Levocarnitine tartrate contains L-carnitine. Both L-carnitine and L-cysteine are forms of amino acid.
Sources:
• "PubChem: Cysteine - Compound Summary CID 5862"
National Center for Biotechnology Information - USA
PubChem: Cysteine - Compound Summary
• "Introduction to the chemistry of amino acids"
by Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, University of Arizona
The Chemistry of Amino Acids
• "PubChem - Levocarnitine Compound Summary"
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Pubchem: Levocarnitine - Compound Summary
• "PubChem - Levocarnitine Tartrate Compound Summary"
National Center for Biotechnology Information
National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Database. Levocarnitine tartrate, CID=70700026 (accessed on Jan. 6, 2020)
Choline50 mg102 mg104% ↑Choline (as Choline Bitartrate)
Inositol50 mg128 mg156% ↑Inositol
Quercetin10 mg60 mgQuercetin Dihydrate [contained in: InCelligence Complex]
Quercetin dihydrate contains quercetin.
Sources:
• "Tool for calculating molecular weights"
by webqc.org, webqc.org
Web QC - Molecular Weight Calculation Tool
Grapeseed Extract 95%5 mg70 mgGreen Tea Extract (Camellia sinensis hunt., leaves) [contained in: InCelligence Complex]
Grape seed extract contains procyanidin B2 3,3'-di-O-gallate. Both procyanidin B2 3,3'-di-O-gallate and epigallocatechin 3-O-gallate are forms of flavanol. Green tea extract contains epigallocatechin 3-O-gallate.
Sources:
• "Phenol Explorer - free access tool showing the amount of polyphenols in foods and metabolites"
by Various, French National Institute for Agriculture et al.
Phenol-Explorer (Database on polyphenol content in foods)
• "(2004) Phenolic Compounds in Fruits and Vegetables. Phenolics in Food and Nutraceuticals. p 147 "
by Fereidoon Shahidi, Marian Naczk
• "Study on procyanidin B2 3,3″-di-O-gallate and prostrate cancer"
by Alpna Tyagi,1 Komal Raina et al., University of Colorado
Procyanidin B2 3,3″-di-O-gallate, a biologically active constituent of grape seed extract, induces apoptosis in human prostate cancer cells via targeting NF-κB, Stat3 and AP1 transcription factors
• "Integrative Medicine - Green Tea"
Memorial Sloane Kettering Cancer Centre
MSKCC - Green Tea
PABA (Para Aminobenzoic Acid)25 mg
Lycopene3 mg1000 µg-67% ↓Lycopene
Boron (as Boron Citrate)2 mg3 mg50% ↑Boron (as Boron Citrate)
540 µgVitamin K (as K1 [Phytonadione] and K2 [MK-7 Menaquinone] 30 μg)
80 mgMixed Tocopherols (D-gamma, D-delta, D-beta Tocopherol)
InCelligence Complex [some ingredients are matched elsewhere]
72 mgMeriva® Bioavailable Curcumin Complex (Curcuma longa L., root)
40 mgRutin
40 mgHesperidin (Citrus spp. L., fruit)
40 mgResveratrol
30 mgOlivol [Olive Fruit Extract, Olea europaea L., fruit])
12 mgCoenzyme Q10
600 mgVitamin C (as Magnesium Ascorbate and Calcium Ascorbate)
4 mgSilicon (as Calcium Silicate)
40 µgVanadium (as Vanadium Citrate)
3 mgUltra Trace Minerals
Nutrients exclusive to Pure Vegan, Advanced Vegan
Dose: Adult
Betatene® providing:158 mg
Zeaxanthin49 µg
Cryptoxanthin98 µg
Potassium (as Potassium Aspartate, Alpha Ketoglutarate, & Citrate)99 mg
PABA (Para Aminobenzoic Acid)25 mg
Nutrients exclusive to USANA Cellsentials Pack
Dose: Adult
Vitamin K (as K1 [Phytonadione] and K2 [MK-7 Menaquinone] 30 μg)540 µg
Mixed Tocopherols (D-gamma, D-delta, D-beta Tocopherol)80 mg
InCelligence Complex [some ingredients are matched elsewhere]
Meriva® Bioavailable Curcumin Complex (Curcuma longa L., root)72 mg
Rutin40 mg
Hesperidin (Citrus spp. L., fruit)40 mg
Resveratrol40 mg
Olivol [Olive Fruit Extract, Olea europaea L., fruit])30 mg
Coenzyme Q1012 mg
Vitamin C (as Magnesium Ascorbate and Calcium Ascorbate)600 mg
Silicon (as Calcium Silicate)4 mg
Vanadium (as Vanadium Citrate)40 µg
Ultra Trace Minerals3 mg
Other ingredients
Pure Vegan, Advanced VeganUSANA Cellsentials Pack
Digeseb Plus® is a proprietary blend of enzymes which help digest food, minerals and proteinsMICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE, MODIFIED CELLULOSE, CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUM, ASCORBYL PALMITATE, ORGANIC MALTODEXTRIN, PREGELATINIZED STARCH, MODIFIED STARCH, SILICON DIOXIDE, VANILLA EXTRACT, ORGANIC SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, ORGANIC PALM OLEIN, ORGANIC GUAR GUM.

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