Thorne Research, Children’s Basic Nutrients vs USANA Usanimals

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Complete nutritional comparison


Ingredient
Thorne Research, Children's Basic Nutrients (Daily Dose)USANA Usanimals (Daily Dose)

Difference


Matched Ingredient
Vitamin A (from787.2 µg1500 mcg RAE?Vitamin A (1500 mcg as Beta Carotene)
Beta Carotene and562.2 µg
Palmitate)225 µg
Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid)250 mg250 mg0%Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid and Sodium Ascorbate)
Vitamin D (as Vitamin D3 400 IU)10 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)80.4 µg67 mg83233% ↑Vitamin E (as d-alpha Tocopheryl Succinate)
Vitamin K (as Vitamin K1)30 µg40 µg33% ↑Vitamin K (as Phylloquinone)
Thiamin (as Thiamin HCL)12 mg2.5 mg-79% ↓Thiamine (Vitamin B1)
Riboflavin (as Riboflavin 5'-Phosphate Sodium)3.3 mg2.5 mg-24% ↓Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)
Niacin (as 9 mg Niacin and49 mg20 mg NE?Niacin (as Niacinamide)
Niacinamide)40 mg
Vitamin B6 (as Pyridoxal 5'-Phosphate)3 mg2.5 mg-17% ↓Vitamin B6 (as Pyridoxine HCL)
Folate (as666.7 µg666 mcg DFE?Folate (as 200 μg Folic Acid)
Calcium Folinate and200 µg
L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate from L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolic Acid, Glucosamine Salt)200 µg
Vitamin B12 (as135 µg40 µg-70% ↓Vitamin B12 (as Cyanocobalamin)
Adenosylcobalamin and67.5 µg
Methylcobalamin)67.5 µg
Biotin120 µg150 µg25% ↑Biotin
Pantothenic Acid (as Calcium Pantothenate)124 mg10 mg-92% ↓Pantothenic Acid (as D-Calcium Pantothenate)
Choline (as Choline Citrate)11 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 (as69 mg150 mg117% ↑Calcium (as Milk Calcium)
Calcium Citrate and34.5 mg
Calcium Malate)34.5 mg
Iron (as Iron Picolinate)4.5 mg4 mg-11% ↓Iron (as Ferrous Fumarate USP)
Iodine (as Potassium Iodide)67.5 µg100 µg48% ↑Iodine (as Potassium Iodide)
Magnesium (as45 mg50 mg11% ↑Magnesium (as Magnesium Carbonate)
Magnesium Citrate and22.5 mg
Magnesium Malate)22.5 mg
Zinc (as Zinc Picolinate)4.5 mg10 mg122% ↑Zinc (as Zinc Amino Acid Chelate)
Selenium (as L-Selenomethionine)60 µg50 µg-17% ↓Selenium (as Selenium Amino Acid Complex)
Copper (as Copper Picolinate)450 µg750 µg67% ↑Copper (as Copper Citrate)
Manganese (as Manganese Picolinate)1.8 mg1000 µg-44% ↓Manganese (as Manganese Gluconate)
Chromium (as TRAACS® Chromium Nicotinate Glycinate Chelate)60 µg50 µg-17% ↓Chromium (as Chromium Nicotinate)
Molybdenum (as TRAACS® Molybdenum Glycinate Chelate)30 µg25 µg-17% ↓Molybdenum (as Molybdenum Trioxide)
Boron (as Boronorganic™ Boron Glycinate Complex)900 µg
Lutein (from Aztec Marigold extract (flower) (Tagetes erecta))36 µg
80 mgAntioxidant Phytonutrient Complex
(Blackberry,
Cranberry,
Raspberry and
Wild Blueberry powders)
50 mgSoy Lecithin (with Polyenylphosphatidyl Choline)
30 mgInositol
Nutrients only in Thorne Research, Children's Basic Nutrients
Dose: Child
Boron (as Boronorganic™ Boron Glycinate Complex)900 µg
Lutein (from Aztec Marigold extract (flower) (Tagetes erecta))36 µg
Nutrients only in USANA Usanimals
Dose: Child
Antioxidant Phytonutrient Complex80 mg
(Blackberry,
Cranberry,
Raspberry and
Wild Blueberry powders)
Soy Lecithin (with Polyenylphosphatidyl Choline)50 mg
Inositol30 mg
Other ingredients
Thorne Research, Children's Basic NutrientsUSANA Usanimals
Hypromellose (derived from cellulose) capsule, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Calcium Laurate, Silicon DioxideCrystalline 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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