Swanson Kids Multivitamin Gummies vs Centrum Kids

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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 Kids
Price: $9.86
Cost per day: $0.12
Active ingredients: 23
Buy Centrum Kids from eVitamins

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Complete nutritional comparison

Ingredient	Swanson Kids Multivitamin Gummies (Daily Dose)	Centrum Kids (Daily Dose)	Difference	Matched Ingredient
Vitamin A (as retinyl acetate)	400 mcg RAE	450 µg	12% ↑	Vitamin A (53% as Beta-Carotene)
Vitamin C (as ascorbic acid)	20 mg	60 mg	200% ↑	Vitamin C
Vitamin D (as cholecalciferol)	10 µg	10 µg	=	Vitamin D (400 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 (400mg Folic Acid)
Vitamin B12 (as cyanocobalamin)	2.4 µg	6 µg	150% ↑	Vitamin B12
Biotin	60 µg	45 µg	-25% ↓	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	15 mg	456% ↑	Zinc
Sodium	5 mg		↓
Inositol (inositol niacinate)	40 µg		↓
		10 µg	↑	Vitamin K
		1.5 mg	↑	Thiamin
		1.7 mg	↑	Riboflavin
		20 mg	↑	Niacin
		108 mg	↑	Calcium
		8 mg	↑	Iron
		50 mg	↑	Phosphorus
		40 mg	↑	Magnesium
		2 mg	↑	Copper
		1 mg	↑	Manganese
		20 µg	↑	Chromium
		20 µg	↑	Molybdenum

Nutrients exclusive to Swanson Kids Multivitamin Gummies

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

Nutrients exclusive to Centrum Kids

	Dose: Child
Vitamin K	10 µg
Thiamin	1.5 mg
Riboflavin	1.7 mg
Niacin	20 mg
Calcium	108 mg
Iron	8 mg
Phosphorus	50 mg
Magnesium	40 mg
Copper	2 mg
Manganese	1 mg
Chromium	20 µg
Molybdenum	20 µg

Other ingredients

Swanson Kids Multivitamin Gummies	Centrum Kids
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.	Sugar, Dibasic Calcium Phosphate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Mannitol, Calcium Carbonate, Magnesium Oxide, Ascorbic Acid (Vit. C), Mono- and Di-glycerides, Pregelatinized Corn Starch, Stearic Acid, Maltodextrin, DL-alpha Tocopheryl Acetate (Vit. E). Contains <2% of: Aspartame**, Beta-Carotene, BHT (to preserve freshness), Biotin, Blue 2 Lake, Calcium Pantothenate, Carbonyl Iron, Carrageenan, Cholecalciferol (Vit. D3), Chromic Chloride, Citric Acid, Cupric Oxide, Cyanocobalamin (Vit. B12), Dextrose, Folic Acid, Gelatin, Guar Gum, Magnesium Stearate, Malic Acid, Manganese Sulfate, Modified Corn Starch, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Niacinamide, Phytonadione (Vit. K), Potassium Iodide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vit. B6), Red 40 Lake, Riboflavin (Vit. B2), Silicon Dioxide, Sodium Molybdate, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vit. B1), Tocopherols (to preserve freshness), Vitamin A Acetate, Yellow 6 Lake, Zinc Oxide.

Swanson Kids Multivitamin Gummies

Centrum Kids

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.

Sugar, Dibasic Calcium Phosphate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Mannitol, Calcium Carbonate, Magnesium Oxide, Ascorbic Acid (Vit. C), Mono- and Di-glycerides, Pregelatinized Corn Starch, Stearic Acid, Maltodextrin, DL-alpha Tocopheryl Acetate (Vit. E). Contains <2% of: Aspartame**, Beta-Carotene, BHT (to preserve freshness), Biotin, Blue 2 Lake, Calcium Pantothenate, Carbonyl Iron, Carrageenan, Cholecalciferol (Vit. D3), Chromic Chloride, Citric Acid, Cupric Oxide, Cyanocobalamin (Vit. B12), Dextrose, Folic Acid, Gelatin, Guar Gum, Magnesium Stearate, Malic Acid, Manganese Sulfate, Modified Corn Starch, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Niacinamide, Phytonadione (Vit. K), Potassium Iodide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vit. B6), Red 40 Lake, Riboflavin (Vit. B2), Silicon Dioxide, Sodium Molybdate, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vit. B1), Tocopherols (to preserve freshness), Vitamin A Acetate, Yellow 6 Lake, Zinc Oxide.

Swanson Kids Multivitamin Gummies vs Centrum Kids