Thorne Basic Nutrients 2/Day vs USANA Usanimals

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Complete nutritional comparison



Ingredient
Thorne Basic Nutrients 2/Day (Daily Dose)USANA Usanimals (Daily Dose)

Difference


Matched Ingredient
Vitamin A (from1.05 mg1500 mcg RAE43% ↑Vitamin A (1500 mcg as Beta Carotene)
Beta Carotene and450 µg
Palmitate)600 µg
Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid)250 mg250 mg=Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid and Sodium Ascorbate)
Vitamin D (as Vitamin D3) (2,000 IU)50 µg25 µg-50% ↓Vitamin 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 Tocopheryl Acid Succinate)16.5 mg67 mg306% ↑Vitamin E (as d-alpha Tocopheryl Succinate)
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 µg40 µg-90% ↓Vitamin K (as Phylloquinone)
Vitamin K1 and200 µg
Vitamin K2 as MK-4)200 µg
Thiamin (as Thiamin HCL)50 mg2.5 mg-95% ↓Thiamine (Vitamin B1)
Riboflavin (as Riboflavin 5'-Phosphate Sodium)12 mg2.5 mg-79% ↓Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)
Niacin (as Niacinamide)80 mg20 mg NE-75% ↓Niacin (as Niacinamide)
Vitamin B6 (as Pyridoxal 5'-Phosphate)20 mg2.5 mg-88% ↓Vitamin B6 (as Pyridoxine HCL)
Folate (400 mcg as L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate from L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolic Acid, Glucosamine Salt)667 mcg DFE666 mcg DFE0%Folate (as 200 μg Folic Acid)
Vitamin B12 (as Methylcobalamin)600 µg40 µg-93% ↓Vitamin B12 (as Cyanocobalamin)
Biotin500 µg150 µg-70% ↓Biotin
Pantothenic Acid (as Calcium Pantothenate)45 mg10 mg-78% ↓Pantothenic Acid (as D-Calcium Pantothenate)
Calcium (as TRAACS® Calcium Bisglycinate Chelate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Laurate, Calcium Pantothenate)52 mg150 mg188% ↑Calcium (as Milk Calcium)
Iodine (as Potassium Iodide)75 µg100 µg33% ↑Iodine (as Potassium Iodide)
Magnesium (as TRAACS@reg; Magnesium Bisglycinate Chelate)20 mg50 mg150% ↑Magnesium (as Magnesium Carbonate)
Zinc (as TRAACS® Zinc Bisglycinate Chelate)15 mg10 mg-33% ↓Zinc (as Zinc Amino Acid Chelate)
Selenium (as L-Selenomethionine)200 µg50 µg-75% ↓Selenium (as Selenium Amino Acid Complex)
Copper (as TRAACS® Copper Bisglycinate Chelate)750 µg750 µg=Copper (as Copper Citrate)
Manganese (as TRAACS® Manganese Bisglycinate Chelate)3 mg1000 µg-67% ↓Manganese (as Manganese Gluconate)
Chromium (as TRAACS® Chromium Nicotinate Blycinate Chelate)400 µg50 µg-88% ↓Chromium (as Chromium Nicotinate)
d-Gamma Tocopherol (from Mixed Tocopherols)24 mg
Boron (as Boroganic™ Boron Glycinate Complex)2 mg
Lutein (from Aztec Marigold extract (flower) (Tagetes erecta))140 µg
4 mgIron (as Ferrous Fumarate USP)
25 µgMolybdenum (as Molybdenum Trioxide)
80 mgAntioxidant Phytonutrient Complex
(Blackberry,
Cranberry,
Raspberry and
Wild Blueberry powders)
50 mgPOLYENYLPHOSPHATIDYL CHOLINE (FROM SOY)
50 mgSoy Lecithin (with Polyenylphosphatidyl Choline)
30 mgInositol

Nutrients exclusive to Thorne Basic Nutrients 2/Day

Dose: Adult
d-Gamma Tocopherol (from Mixed Tocopherols)24 mg
Boron (as Boroganic™ Boron Glycinate Complex)2 mg
Lutein (from Aztec Marigold extract (flower) (Tagetes erecta))140 µg

Nutrients exclusive to USANA Usanimals

Dose: Child
Iron (as Ferrous Fumarate USP)4 mg
Molybdenum (as Molybdenum Trioxide)25 µg
Antioxidant Phytonutrient Complex80 mg
(Blackberry,
Cranberry,
Raspberry and
Wild Blueberry powders)
POLYENYLPHOSPHATIDYL CHOLINE (FROM SOY)50 mg
Soy Lecithin (with Polyenylphosphatidyl Choline)50 mg
Inositol30 mg

Other ingredients

Thorne Basic Nutrients 2/DayUSANA Usanimals
Hypromellose (derived from cellulose) capsule, Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Laurate.Crystalline Fructose, Evaporated Cane Syrup, Wild Berry Flavor, Modified Cellulose, Xylitol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Dextrin, Citric Acid, Calcium Silicate, Malic Acid, Salt, Dextrose, Soy Lecithin, Stevia, Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Sodium Citrate. Contains: Soy and Milk.

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