Swanson Multi Adults 50+ vs Centrum Silver Women's 50+

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Swanson Multi Adults 50+
Price: $8.39
Cost per day: $0.08
Active ingredients: 25
Buy Swanson Multi Adults 50+ from iHerb

Centrum Silver Women’s 50+
Price: $31.19
Cost per day: $0.11
Active ingredients: 30
Buy Centrum Silver Women's 50+ from eVitamins

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Complete nutritional comparison

Ingredient	Swanson Multi Adults 50+ (Daily Dose)	Centrum Silver Women's 50+ (Daily Dose)	Difference	Matched Ingredient
Vitamin A (as beta carotene)	1830 mcg RAE	1050 µg	-43% ↓	Vitamin A (29% as Beta-Carotene)
Vitamin C (as ascorbic acid)	57 mg	100 mg	75% ↑	Vitamin C
Vitamin D (as cholecalciferol)	10 µg	1000 IU	150% ↑	Vitamin D3	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 tocopheryl succinate)	20 mg	35 IU	17% ↑	Vitamin E	D alpha tocopherol is also called vitamin E. Sources: • "Dietary supplement ingredient database: unit conversion tables" National Institute of Health Unit conversions for vitamins
Vitamin K (from phytonadione)	24 µg	50 µg	108% ↑	Vitamin K
Thiamin (as thiamin mononitrate) (vitamin B-1)	1.5 mg	1.1 mg	-27% ↓	Thiamin
Riboflavin (vitamin B-2)	2 mg	1.1 mg	-45% ↓	Riboflavin
Niacin (as niacinamide)	20 mg NE	14 mg	≈	Niacin	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
Vitamin B-6 (as pyridoxine HCl)	2 mg	5 mg	150% ↑	Vitamin B6
Folate (as 380 mcg folic acid)	630 mcg DFE	400 µg	6% ↑	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 B-12 (as cyanocobalamin)	6.7 µg	50 µg	646% ↑	Vitamin B12
Biotin	44 µg	30 µg	-32% ↓	Biotin
Pantothenic Acid (as d-calcium pantothenate)	13 mg	5 mg	-62% ↓	Pantothenic Acid
Calcium (from dicalcium phosphate)	148 mg	300 mg	103% ↑	Calcium
Phosphorus (from dicalcium phosphate)	118 mg	20 mg	-83% ↓	Phosphorus
lodine (from potassium iodide)	120 µg	150 µg	25% ↑	Iodine
Magnesium (from magnesium oxide)	86 mg	100 mg	16% ↑	Magnesium
Zinc (from zinc oxide)	13.5 mg	15 mg	11% ↑	Zinc
Selenium (from sodium selenite)	1 µg	22 µg	2100% ↑	Selenium
Copper (from copper gluconate)	1.8 mg	0.5 mg	-72% ↓	Copper
Manganese (from manganese sulfate)	2.4 mg	2.3 mg	-4% ↓	Manganese
Chromium (as TRAACS« chromium nicotinate glycinate chelate)	12 µg	52 µg	333% ↑	Chromium
Molybdenum (from sodium molybdate)	10 µg	50 µg	400% ↑	Molybdenum
Potassium (from potassium chloride)	36 mg	80 mg	122% ↑	Potassium
Lutein	2 mg	300 µg	-85% ↓	Lutein
		8 mg	↑	Iron
		72 mg	↑	Chloride
		5 mg	↑	Nickel
		2 mg	↑	Silicon
		10 µg	↑	Vanadium

Nutrients exclusive to Swanson Multi Adults 50+

none

Nutrients exclusive to Centrum Silver Women's 50+

	Dose: Adult
Iron	8 mg
Chloride	72 mg
Nickel	5 mg
Silicon	2 mg
Vanadium	10 µg

Other ingredients

Swanson Multi Adults 50+	Centrum Silver Women's 50+
Microcrystalline cellulose (plant fiber), stearic acid, calcium carbonate, croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate, silica, aqueous film coating (purified water, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, polyethylene glycol, titanium dioxide, sodium copper chlorophyllin).	Calcium Carbonate, Magnesium Oxide, Potassium Chloride, Dibasic Calcium Phosphate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Ascorbic Acid (Vit. C), Ferrous Fumarate, DL-alpha Tocopheryl Acetate (Vit. E), Maltodextrin, Crospovidone. Contains <2% of: Beta-Carotene, BHT (to preserve freshness), Biotin, Blue 2 Lake, Calcium Pantothenate, Cholecalciferol (Vit. D3), Chromium Picolinate, Copper Sulfate, Corn Starch, Cyanocobalamin (Vit. B12), Folic Acid, Gelatin, Lecithin (soy), Magnesium Stearate, Manganese Sulfate, Modified Corn Starch, Niacinamide, Phytonadione (Vit. K), Polyethylene Glycol, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Potassium Iodide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vit. B6), Red 40 Lake, 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 Multi Adults 50+

Centrum Silver Women's 50+

Microcrystalline cellulose (plant fiber), stearic acid, calcium carbonate, croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate, silica, aqueous film coating (purified water, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, polyethylene glycol, titanium dioxide, sodium copper chlorophyllin).

Calcium Carbonate, Magnesium Oxide, Potassium Chloride, Dibasic Calcium Phosphate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Ascorbic Acid (Vit. C), Ferrous Fumarate, DL-alpha Tocopheryl Acetate (Vit. E), Maltodextrin, Crospovidone. Contains <2% of: Beta-Carotene, BHT (to preserve freshness), Biotin, Blue 2 Lake, Calcium Pantothenate, Cholecalciferol (Vit. D3), Chromium Picolinate, Copper Sulfate, Corn Starch, Cyanocobalamin (Vit. B12), Folic Acid, Gelatin, Lecithin (soy), Magnesium Stearate, Manganese Sulfate, Modified Corn Starch, Niacinamide, Phytonadione (Vit. K), Polyethylene Glycol, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Potassium Iodide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vit. B6), Red 40 Lake, 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 Multi Adults 50+ vs Centrum Silver Women's 50+