Thorne Basic Prenatal vs Centrum Men

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Thorne Basic Prenatal
Price: $30.00
Cost per day: $1.00
Active ingredients: 24
Buy Thorne Basic Prenatal from iHerb

Centrum Men
Price: $29.99
Cost per day: $0.15
Active ingredients: 27
Buy Centrum Men from GO Supps

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Complete nutritional comparison

Ingredient	Thorne Basic Prenatal (Daily Dose)	Centrum Men (Daily Dose)	Difference	Matched Ingredient
Vitamin A	1.05 mg	1050 µg	0%	Vitamin A (29% as Beta-Carotene)
Beta-Carotene	450 µg	600 µg		Lycopene	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
Vitamin A Palmitate	600 µg
Vitamin C	150 mg	90 mg	-40% ↓	Vitamin C
Vitamin D	25 µg	25 µg	0%	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	33.5 mg	20.3 mg	-39% ↓	Vitamin E
Vitamin K	100 µg	60 µg	-40% ↓	Vitamin K
Thiamine	5 mg	1.2 mg	-76% ↓	Thiamin
Riboflavin	5 mg	1.3 mg	-74% ↓	Riboflavin
Niacin	30 mg	16 mg	-47% ↓	Niacin
Vitamin B6	12 mg	2 mg	-83% ↓	Vitamin B6
Folate	1.7 mg DFE	333 mcg DFE	-80% ↓	Folate DFE (200 mcg Folic Acid)
L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate	1 mg
Vitamin B12	200 µg	6 µg	-97% ↓	Vitamin B12
Biotin	50 µg	40 µg	-20% ↓	Biotin
Pantothenic Acid	18 mg	15 mg	-17% ↓	Pantothenic Acid
Choline	110 mg		↓
Calcium	180 mg	210 mg	17% ↑	Calcium
Calcium Citrate	90 mg
Calcium Malate	90 mg
Iron	45 mg	8 mg	-82% ↓	Iron
Iodine	150 µg	150 µg	=	Iodine
Magnesium	90 mg	100 mg	11% ↑	Magnesium
Magnesium Citrate	45 mg
Magnesium Malate	45 mg
Zinc	25 mg	11 mg	-56% ↓	Zinc
Selenium	50 µg	100 µg	100% ↑	Selenium
Copper	2 mg	0.9 mg	-55% ↓	Copper
Manganese	5 mg	2.3 mg	-54% ↓	Manganese
Chromium	100 µg	35 µg	-65% ↓	Chromium
Boron	1 mg		↓
		20 mg	↑	Phosphorus
		50 µg	↑	Molybdenum
		72 mg	↑	Chloride
		80 mg	↑	Potassium

Nutrients exclusive to Thorne Basic Prenatal

	Dose: Adult
Choline	110 mg
Boron	1 mg

Nutrients exclusive to Centrum Men

	Dose: Adult
Phosphorus	20 mg
Molybdenum	50 µg
Chloride	72 mg
Potassium	80 mg

Other ingredients

Thorne Basic Prenatal	Centrum Men
Hypromellose (Cellulose), Calcium Laurate	Calcium Carbonate, Magnesium Oxide, Potassium Chloride, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Ascorbic Acid (Vit. C), Dibasic Calcium Phosphate, dl-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate (Vit. E), Maltodextrin, Modified Corn Starch, Corn Starch. Contains < 2% of: Beta-Carotene, BHT (to preserve freshness), Biotin, Calcium Pantothenate, Cholecalciferol (Vit. D3), Chromium Picolinate, Copper Sulfate, Crospovidone, Cyanocobalamin (Vit. B12), Ferrous Fumarate, Folic Acid, Gelatin, Hydrogenated Palm Oil, Lecithin (soy), Lycopene, Magnesium Stearate, Manganese Sulfate, Niacinamide, Nickelous Sulfate, 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 Metavanadate, Sodium Molybdate, Sodium Selenate, Stannous Chloride, Talc, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vit. B1), Titanium Dioxide, Tocopherols (to preserve freshness), Vitamin A Acetate, Yellow 6 Lake, Zinc Oxide.

Thorne Basic Prenatal

Centrum Men

Hypromellose (Cellulose), Calcium Laurate

Calcium Carbonate, Magnesium Oxide, Potassium Chloride, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Ascorbic Acid (Vit. C), Dibasic Calcium Phosphate, dl-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate (Vit. E), Maltodextrin, Modified Corn Starch, Corn Starch. Contains < 2% of: Beta-Carotene, BHT (to preserve freshness), Biotin, Calcium Pantothenate, Cholecalciferol (Vit. D3), Chromium Picolinate, Copper Sulfate, Crospovidone, Cyanocobalamin (Vit. B12), Ferrous Fumarate, Folic Acid, Gelatin, Hydrogenated Palm Oil, Lecithin (soy), Lycopene, Magnesium Stearate, Manganese Sulfate, Niacinamide, Nickelous Sulfate, 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 Metavanadate, Sodium Molybdate, Sodium Selenate, Stannous Chloride, Talc, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vit. B1), Titanium Dioxide, Tocopherols (to preserve freshness), Vitamin A Acetate, Yellow 6 Lake, Zinc Oxide.

Thorne Basic Prenatal vs Centrum Men