Thorne Basic Prenatal vs Centrum Silver Women's 50+

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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 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	Thorne Basic Prenatal (Daily Dose)	Centrum Silver Women's 50+ (Daily Dose)	Difference	Matched Ingredient
Vitamin A	1.05 mg	1050 µg	0%	Vitamin A (29% as Beta-Carotene)
Beta-Carotene	450 µg
Vitamin A Palmitate	600 µg
Vitamin C	150 mg	100 mg	-33% ↓	Vitamin C
Vitamin D	25 µg	1000 IU	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	35 IU	-30% ↓	Vitamin E
Vitamin K	100 µg	50 µg	-50% ↓	Vitamin K
Thiamine	5 mg	1.1 mg	-78% ↓	Thiamin
Riboflavin	5 mg	1.1 mg	-78% ↓	Riboflavin
Niacin	30 mg	14 mg	-53% ↓	Niacin
Vitamin B6	12 mg	5 mg	-58% ↓	Vitamin B6
Folate	1.7 mg DFE	400 µg	≈	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
L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate	1 mg
Vitamin B12	200 µg	50 µg	-75% ↓	Vitamin B12
Biotin	50 µg	30 µg	-40% ↓	Biotin
Pantothenic Acid	18 mg	5 mg	-72% ↓	Pantothenic Acid
Choline	110 mg		↓
Calcium	180 mg	300 mg	67% ↑	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	15 mg	-40% ↓	Zinc
Selenium	50 µg	22 µg	-56% ↓	Selenium
Copper	2 mg	0.5 mg	-75% ↓	Copper
Manganese	5 mg	2.3 mg	-54% ↓	Manganese
Chromium	100 µg	52 µg	-48% ↓	Chromium
Boron	1 mg		↓
		20 mg	↑	Phosphorus
		50 µg	↑	Molybdenum
		72 mg	↑	Chloride
		80 mg	↑	Potassium
		5 mg	↑	Nickel
		2 mg	↑	Silicon
		10 µg	↑	Vanadium
		300 µg	↑	Lutein

Nutrients exclusive to Thorne Basic Prenatal

	Dose: Adult
Choline	110 mg
Boron	1 mg

Nutrients exclusive to Centrum Silver Women's 50+

	Dose: Adult
Phosphorus	20 mg
Molybdenum	50 µg
Chloride	72 mg
Potassium	80 mg
Nickel	5 mg
Silicon	2 mg
Vanadium	10 µg
Lutein	300 µg

Other ingredients

Thorne Basic Prenatal	Centrum Silver Women's 50+
Hypromellose (Cellulose), Calcium Laurate	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

Thorne Basic Prenatal

Centrum Silver Women's 50+

Hypromellose (Cellulose), Calcium Laurate

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

Thorne Basic Prenatal vs Centrum Silver Women's 50+