Swanson Kids Multivitamin Gummies vs Centrum Adults

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Swanson Kids Multivitamin Gummies
Price: $5.28
Cost per day: $0.29
Active ingredients: 12
Buy Swanson Kids Multivitamin Gummies from iHerb

Centrum Adults
Price: $25.05
Cost per day: $0.06
Active ingredients: 26
Order Centrum Adults from eVitamins

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Complete nutritional comparison

Ingredient	Swanson Kids Multivitamin Gummies (Daily Dose)	Centrum Adults (Daily Dose)	Difference	Matched Ingredient
Vitamin A (as retinyl acetate)	400 mcg RAE	1050 µg	162% ↑	Vitamin A (29% as Beta-Carotene)
Vitamin C (as ascorbic acid)	20 mg	60 mg	200% ↑	Vitamin C
Vitamin D (as cholecalciferol)	10 µg	25 µg	150% ↑	Vitamin D (1,000 IU)
Vitamin E (as dl-alpha tocopheryl acetate)	7.4 mg	13.5 mg	≈	Vitamin E	Dl alpha tocopherol is a form of vitamin E. Sources: • "Vitamin E Factsheet for Health Professionals" Office of Dietary Supplements - National Institutes of Health - USA Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Vitamin E • "Technical article on vitamin E: function and metabolism" by REGINA BRIGELIUS-FLOHÉ and MARET G. TRABER Vitamin E: function and metabolism • "Article on the benefits of mixed tocopherols" Smart Publications Are you taking the wrong Vitamin E? - Smart Publications • "Dietary supplement ingredient database: unit conversion tables" National Institute of Health Unit conversions for vitamins
Vitamin B6 (as pyridoxine HCl)	2 mg	2 mg	=	Vitamin B6
Folate (120 mcg folic acid)	200 mcg DFE	667 mcg DFE	234% ↑	Folate (400 mcg Folic Acid)
Vitamin B12 (as cyanocobalamin)	2.4 µg	6 µg	150% ↑	Vitamin B12
Biotin	60 µg	30 µg	-50% ↓	Biotin
Pantothenic Acid (as d-calcium pantothenate)	3 mg	10 mg	233% ↑	Pantothenic Acid
lodine (from potassium iodide)	42 µg	150 µg	257% ↑	Iodine
Zinc (from zinc sulfate)	2.7 mg	11 mg	307% ↑	Zinc
Sodium	5 mg		↓
Inositol (inositol niacinate)	40 µg		↓
		25 µg	↑	Vitamin K
		1.5 mg	↑	Thiamin
		1.7 mg	↑	Riboflavin
		20 mg	↑	Niacin
		200 mg	↑	Calcium
		18 mg	↑	Iron
		20 mg	↑	Phosphorus
		50 mg	↑	Magnesium
		55 µg	↑	Selenium
		0.5 mg	↑	Copper
		2.3 mg	↑	Manganese
		35 µg	↑	Chromium
		45 µg	↑	Molybdenum
		72 mg	↑	Chloride
		80 mg	↑	Potassium

Nutrients exclusive to Swanson Kids Multivitamin Gummies

	Dose: Child
Sodium	5 mg
Inositol (inositol niacinate)	40 µg

Nutrients exclusive to Centrum Adults

	Dose: Adult
Vitamin K	25 µg
Thiamin	1.5 mg
Riboflavin	1.7 mg
Niacin	20 mg
Calcium	200 mg
Iron	18 mg
Phosphorus	20 mg
Magnesium	50 mg
Selenium	55 µg
Copper	0.5 mg
Manganese	2.3 mg
Chromium	35 µg
Molybdenum	45 µg
Chloride	72 mg
Potassium	80 mg

Other ingredients

Swanson Kids Multivitamin Gummies	Centrum Adults
Glucose syrup, sugar, water, annatto extract (color), choline bitartrate, citric acid, coating (coconut oil, carnauba wax), fruit and vegetable juice (color), natural cherry, natural lemon, natural orange, natural strawberry and natural flavors, pectin, sodium citrate.	Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, Dibasic Calcium Phosphate, Magnesium Oxide, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Ascorbic Acid (Vit. C), Ferrous Fumarate, DL-alpha Tocopheryl Acetate (Vit. E), Maltodextrin. Contains <2% of: Beta-Carotene, BHT (to preserve freshness), Biotin, Calcium Pantothenate, Cholecalciferol (Vit. D3), Chromium Picolinate, Copper Sulfate, Corn Starch, Crospovidone, Cyanocobalamin (Vit. B12), Folic Acid, Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate, Manganese Sulfate, Modified Corn Starch, Niacinamide, Phytonadione (Vit. K), Polyethylene Glycol, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Potassium Iodide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vit. B6), Riboflavin (Vit. B2), Silicon Dioxide, Sodium Ascorbate (to preserve freshness), Sodium Molybdate, Sodium Selenate, Talc, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vit. B1), Titanium Dioxide, Tocopherols (to preserve freshness), Vitamin A Acetate, Yellow 6 Lake, Zinc Oxide.

Swanson Kids Multivitamin Gummies

Centrum Adults

Glucose syrup, sugar, water, annatto extract (color), choline bitartrate, citric acid, coating (coconut oil, carnauba wax), fruit and vegetable juice (color), natural cherry, natural lemon, natural orange, natural strawberry and natural flavors, pectin, sodium citrate.

Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, Dibasic Calcium Phosphate, Magnesium Oxide, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Ascorbic Acid (Vit. C), Ferrous Fumarate, DL-alpha Tocopheryl Acetate (Vit. E), Maltodextrin. Contains <2% of: Beta-Carotene, BHT (to preserve freshness), Biotin, Calcium Pantothenate, Cholecalciferol (Vit. D3), Chromium Picolinate, Copper Sulfate, Corn Starch, Crospovidone, Cyanocobalamin (Vit. B12), Folic Acid, Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate, Manganese Sulfate, Modified Corn Starch, Niacinamide, Phytonadione (Vit. K), Polyethylene Glycol, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Potassium Iodide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vit. B6), Riboflavin (Vit. B2), Silicon Dioxide, Sodium Ascorbate (to preserve freshness), Sodium Molybdate, Sodium Selenate, Talc, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vit. B1), Titanium Dioxide, Tocopherols (to preserve freshness), Vitamin A Acetate, Yellow 6 Lake, Zinc Oxide.

Swanson Kids Multivitamin Gummies vs Centrum Adults