Thorne Research, Basic Nutrients V vs USANA Usanimals

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The Complete Nutritional Comparison shows matched nutrients side-by-side with the following symbols:

  • -58% ↓ OR  43% ↑ OR = (the differences in the amount of the ingredient)
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Complete nutritional comparison


Ingredient
Thorne Research, Basic Nutrients V (Daily Dose)USANA Usanimals (Daily Dose)

Difference


Matched Ingredient
Vitamin A (from2.63 mg1500 mcg RAE?Vitamin A (1500 mcg as Beta Carotene)
Beta Carotene and1875 µg
Palmitate)750 µg
Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid)850 mg250 mg-71% ↓Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid and Sodium Ascorbate)
Vitamin D (as Vitamin D3) (1,000 IU)25 µg25 µgVitamin 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"
byJane 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"
byRichard S. Bak, Ph.D., Warde Medical Laboratory
Vitamin D and Metabolites
• "Human trial comparing potencies of Vitamins D2 and D3"
byRobert 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)268 mg67 mg-75% ↓Vitamin E (as d-alpha Tocopheryl Succinate)
Vitamin K (as Vitamin K1)100 µg40 µg-60% ↓Vitamin K (as Phylloquinone)
Thiamin (as Thiamin HCL)40 mg2.5 mg-94% ↓Thiamine (Vitamin B1)
Riboflavin (as Riboflavin 5'-Phosphate Sodium)11 mg2.5 mg-77% ↓Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)
Niacin (30 mg as Niacin and160 mg20 mg NE?Niacin (as Niacinamide)
as Niacinamide)130 mg
Vitamin B6 (as Pyridoxal 5'-Phosphate)10 mg2.5 mg-75% ↓Vitamin B6 (as Pyridoxine HCL)
Folate (as1.7 mg666 mcg DFE?Folate (as 200 μg Folic Acid)
Calcium Folinate and500 µg
L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate from L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolic Acid, Glucosamine Salt)500 µg
Vitamin B12 (as450 µg40 µg-91% ↓Vitamin B12 (as Cyanocobalamin)
Adenosylcobalamin and225 µg
as Methylcobalamin)225 µg
Biotin350 µg150 µg-57% ↓Biotin
Pantothenic Acid (as Calcium Pantothenate)413 mg10 mg-98% ↓Pantothenic Acid (as D-Calcium Pantothenate)
Choline (as Choline Citrate)35 mg50 mgPOLYENYLPHOSPHATIDYL CHOLINE (FROM SOY)
Phosphatidyl choline contains choline. Polyenylphosphatidyl choline is also called phosphatidyl choline.
Sources:
• "PubChem, released in 2004, provides information on the biological activities of small molecules."
National Center for Biotechnology Information - USA
PubChem
Calcium (as210 mg150 mg-29% ↓Calcium (as Milk Calcium)
Calcium Citrate and120 mg
Calcium Malate)90 mg
Magnesium (as150 mg50 mg-67% ↓Magnesium (as Magnesium Carbonate)
Magnesium Citrate and90 mg
Magnesium Malate)60 mg
Zinc (as Zinc Picolinate)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 Copper Picolinate)1.5 µg750 µg49900% ↑Copper (as Copper Citrate)
Manganese (as Maganese Picolinate)6 mg1000 µg-83% ↓Manganese (as Manganese Gluconate)
Chromium (as TRAACS® Chromium Nicotinate Blycinate Chelate)200 µg50 µg-75% ↓Chromium (as Chromium Nicotinate)
Molybdenum (as TRAACS® Molybdenum Glycinate Chelate)100 µg25 µg-75% ↓Molybdenum (as Molybdenum Trioxide)
Boron (as Boroganic™ Boron Glycinate Complex)3 mg
Lutein (from Aztec Marigold extract (flower) (Tagetes erecta))144 µg
Vanadium100 µg
4 mgIron (as Ferrous Fumarate USP)
100 µgIodine (as Potassium Iodide)
80 mgAntioxidant Phytonutrient Complex
(Blackberry,
Cranberry,
Raspberry and
Wild Blueberry powders)
50 mgSoy Lecithin (with Polyenylphosphatidyl Choline)
30 mgInositol
Nutrients only in Thorne Research, Basic Nutrients V
Dose: Adult
Boron (as Boroganic™ Boron Glycinate Complex)3 mg
Lutein (from Aztec Marigold extract (flower) (Tagetes erecta))144 µg
Vanadium100 µg
Nutrients only in USANA Usanimals
Dose: Child
Iron (as Ferrous Fumarate USP)4 mg
Iodine (as Potassium Iodide)100 µg
Antioxidant Phytonutrient Complex80 mg
(Blackberry,
Cranberry,
Raspberry and
Wild Blueberry powders)
Soy Lecithin (with Polyenylphosphatidyl Choline)50 mg
Inositol30 mg
Other ingredients
Thorne Research, Basic Nutrients VUSANA Usanimals
Hypromellose (derived from cellulose) capsule, Calcium Laurate, Silicon Dioxide, Microcrystalline Cellulose.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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