Thorne Basic Nutrients 2/Day vs Life Extension Two-Per-Day Capsules

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Complete nutritional comparison



Ingredient
Thorne Basic Nutrients 2/Day (Daily Dose)Life Extension Two-Per-Day Capsules (Daily Dose)

Difference


Matched Ingredient
Vitamin A (from1.05 mg1500 mcg RAE43% ↑Vitamin A (as beta-carotene, acetate) (5,000 IU)
Beta Carotene and450 µg1 mgLycopene [from LycoBeads® natural tomato extract (fruit)]
Both beta-carotene and lycopene are forms of carotene.
Sources:
• "Article on carotenoids, their biological activities, role in disease prevention and food sources."
by Jane Higdon, Ph.D and Victoria J. Drake, Ph.D, Linus Pauling Institute
Carotenoids: Alpha-Carotene, Beta-Carotene, Beta-Cryptoxanthin, Lycopene, Lutein, and Zeaxanthin
• "PubChem: Lycopene - Compound Summary (CID 446925)"
National Center for Biotechnology Information - USA
Pub Chem: Lycopene - Compound Summary
Palmitate)600 µg
Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid)250 mg470 mg88% ↑Vitamin C (as ascorbic acid, calcium and niacinamide ascorbates)
Vitamin D (as Vitamin D3) (2,000 IU)50 µg50 µg0%Vitamin D3 (as cholecalciferol) (2,000 IU)
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 Acid Succinate)16.5 mg67 mg306% ↑Vitamin E (as D-alpha tocopheryl succinate, D-alpha tocopherol)
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 (as400 µg
Vitamin K1 and200 µg
Vitamin K2 as MK-4)200 µg
Thiamin (as Thiamin HCL)50 mg75 mg50% ↑Thiamine (vitamin B1) (as thiamine HCI)
Riboflavin (as Riboflavin 5'-Phosphate Sodium)12 mg50 mg317% ↑Riboflavin (vitamin B2) (as riboflavin, riboflavin 5’-phosphate)
Niacin (as Niacinamide)80 mg50 mg NE-38% ↓Niacin (as niacinamide, niacinamide ascorbate)
Vitamin B6 (as Pyridoxal 5'-Phosphate)20 mg75 mg275% ↑Vitamin B6 (as pyridoxine HCI, pyridoxal 5’-phosphate)
Folate (400 mcg as L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate from L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolic Acid, Glucosamine Salt)667 mcg DFE680 mcg DFE2% ↑Folate (as L-5-methyltetrahydrofolate calcium salt)
Vitamin B12 (as Methylcobalamin)600 µg300 µg-50% ↓Vitamin B12 (as methylcobalamin)
Biotin500 µg300 µg-40% ↓Biotin
Pantothenic Acid (as Calcium Pantothenate)45 mg50 mg11% ↑Pantothenic acid (as D-calcium pantothenate)
Calcium (as TRAACS® Calcium Bisglycinate Chelate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Laurate, Calcium Pantothenate)52 mg
Iodine (as Potassium Iodide)75 µg150 µg100% ↑Iodine (as potassium iodide)
Magnesium (as TRAACS@reg; Magnesium Bisglycinate Chelate)20 mg100 mg400% ↑Magnesium (as magnesium oxide)
Zinc (as TRAACS® Zinc Bisglycinate Chelate)15 mg25 mg67% ↑Zinc (as zinc citrate, L-OptiZinc® zinc mono-L-methionine sulfate)
Selenium (as L-Selenomethionine)200 µg200 µg=Selenium [as sodium selenite, SelenoExcell® high selenium yeast, Se-Methyl L-selenocysteine]
Copper (as TRAACS® Copper Bisglycinate Chelate)750 µg
Manganese (as TRAACS® Manganese Bisglycinate Chelate)3 mg2 mg-33% ↓Manganese (as manganese citrate, gluconate)
Chromium (as TRAACS® Chromium Nicotinate Blycinate Chelate)400 µg200 µg-50% ↓Chromium [as Crominex® 3+ chromium stabilized with Capros® amla extract (fruit) and PrimaVie® Shilajit]
d-Gamma Tocopherol (from Mixed Tocopherols)24 mg20 mgNatural mixed tocopherols (providing gamma, delta, alpha, beta)
Mixed tocopherols contains d-gamma-tocopherol.
Sources:
• "2008 Opinion on mixed tocopherols, tocotrienol tocopherol and tocotrienols as sources for vitamin E added as a nutritional substance in food supplements"
by Various, European Food Safety Authority (efsa)
Mixed tocopherols, tocotrienol tocopherol and tocotrienols as sources of vitamin E in supplements
Boron (as Boroganic™ Boron Glycinate Complex)2 mg3 mg50% ↑Boron (as boron amino acid chelate)
Lutein (from Aztec Marigold extract (flower) (Tagetes erecta))140 µg5 mg3471% ↑trans-lutein [contained in: Marigold extract (flower) [std. to]
100 µgMolybdenum (as molybdenum amino acid chelate)
50 mgInositol
25 mgAlpha lipoic acid
15 mgBio-Quercetin phytosome (providing 5mg quercetin [from Japanese sophora concentrate (flower bud)], phosphatidylcholine complex [from sunflower])
5 mgquercetin
11.12 mgMarigold extract (flower) [std. to [some ingredients are matched elsewhere]
155 µgtrans-zeaxanthin ]
5 mgApigenin

Nutrients exclusive to Thorne Basic Nutrients 2/Day

Dose: Adult
Vitamin K (as400 µg
Vitamin K1 and200 µg
Vitamin K2 as MK-4)200 µg
Calcium (as TRAACS® Calcium Bisglycinate Chelate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Laurate, Calcium Pantothenate)52 mg
Copper (as TRAACS® Copper Bisglycinate Chelate)750 µg

Nutrients exclusive to Life Extension Two-Per-Day Capsules

Dose: Adult
Molybdenum (as molybdenum amino acid chelate)100 µg
Inositol50 mg
Alpha lipoic acid25 mg
Bio-Quercetin phytosome (providing 5mg quercetin [from Japanese sophora concentrate (flower bud)], phosphatidylcholine complex [from sunflower])15 mg
quercetin5 mg
Marigold extract (flower) [std. to [some ingredients are matched elsewhere]11.12 mg
trans-zeaxanthin ]155 µg
Apigenin5 mg

Other ingredients

Thorne Basic Nutrients 2/DayLife Extension Two-Per-Day Capsules
Hypromellose (derived from cellulose) capsule, Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Laurate.stearic acid, croscarmellose sodium, vegetable stearate, silica, aqueous film coating (purified water, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, glycerin), dicalcium phosphate, microcrystalline cellulose, maltodextrin.

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