Thorne Kids Multi + vs xtendlife Multi-xtra
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Unveiling all the intricacies, let us help you make an informed decision between these two options. Take a moment to scroll down and explore the complete comparison of vitamins and minerals.
- Carlson Super 2 Daily
- Centrum Adults
- Centrum Kids
- Centrum Men
- Centrum Silver Adults 50+
- Centrum Silver Men's 50+
- Centrum Silver Women's 50+
- Centrum Women
- Dr Whitaker Forward Plus Daily Regimen
- Life Extension Children's Formula
- Life Extension Two-Per-Day Capsules
- Nature Made Multi For Her
- Nature Made Multi For Him
- Nature Made Prenatal Multi
- NOW Foods ADAM Superior Men's Multi Softgels
- NOW Foods EVE Women's MultiVitamin Veg Capsules
- NOW Foods Kid Vits Berry Blast Chewables
- NOW Foods Liquid Multi Gels
- Pure Synergy, Organic Multi Vita•Min
- Swanson Just One Multi with Iron
- Swanson Kids Multivitamin Gummies
- Swanson Multi Adults 50+
- Thorne Basic Nutrients 2/Day
- Thorne Basic Prenatal
- Trace Minerals Research, Kid's Multi
- USANA Body Rox
- USANA Cellsentials Pack
- USANA Usanimals
- xtendlife Multi-xtra
- xtendlife Total Balance Children's
- Carlson Super 2 Daily
- Centrum Adults
- Centrum Kids
- Centrum Men
- Centrum Silver Adults 50+
- Centrum Silver Men's 50+
- Centrum Silver Women's 50+
- Centrum Women
- Dr Whitaker Forward Plus Daily Regimen
- Life Extension Children's Formula
- Life Extension Two-Per-Day Capsules
- Nature Made Multi For Her
- Nature Made Multi For Him
- Nature Made Prenatal Multi
- NOW Foods ADAM Superior Men's Multi Softgels
- NOW Foods EVE Women's MultiVitamin Veg Capsules
- NOW Foods Kid Vits Berry Blast Chewables
- NOW Foods Liquid Multi Gels
- Pure Synergy, Organic Multi Vita•Min
- Swanson Just One Multi with Iron
- Swanson Kids Multivitamin Gummies
- Swanson Multi Adults 50+
- Thorne Basic Nutrients 2/Day
- Thorne Basic Prenatal
- Thorne Kids Multi +
- Trace Minerals Research, Kid's Multi
- USANA Body Rox
- USANA Cellsentials Pack
- USANA Usanimals
- xtendlife Total Balance Children's
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- -58% ↓ OR 43% ↑ OR = (the differences in the amount of the ingredient)
- (means ingredients are similar nutritionally)
- ↓ (beside ingredients in the first multi with no match in the second multi) OR ↑ (for ingredients that are only present in the second multi)
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Complete nutritional comparison
Ingredient | Thorne Kids Multi + (Daily Dose) | xtendlife Multi-xtra (Daily Dose) | Difference | Matched Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin A (from Beta Carotene) | 120 µg | 5000 IU | 1150% ↑ | Vitamin A (as Natural Mixed Carotenoids) | |
| Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid) | 20 mg | 155 mg | 675% ↑ | Vitamin C (from | |
| 150 mg | (from Calcium Ascorbate | ||||
| 50 mg | Potassium Ascorbate | ||||
| 10 mg | Ascorbyl Palmitate) | ||||
| Vitamin D (as Vitamin D3) (800 IU) | 20 µg | 500 IU | -38% ↓ | Vitamin D (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 from Mixed Tocopherols) | 7.5 mg | 102 IU | 813% ↑ | Vitamin E | D alpha tocopherol is also called vitamin E. Sources: • "Dietary supplement ingredient database: unit conversion tables" National Institute of Health Unit conversions for vitamins |
| (as D-Alpha tocopheryl succinate from vegetable and soy bean oils and Tocomin® tocotrienol/tocopherol complex (from African Oil Palm)) (1 mg = 1.21 IU) | |||||
| Vitamin K (as K2 (MK-7)) | 50 µg | 180 µg | 260% ↑ | Vitamin K (as Menaquinone-4) | |
| Riboflavin (as Riboflavin 5'-Phosphate Sodium) | 1 mg | 10 mg | 900% ↑ | Riboflavin | |
| 19.4 mg | (from Riboflavin-5-Phosphate) | ||||
| Vitamin B6 (as Pyridoxal 5'-Phosphate) | 1 mg | 8 mg | 700% ↑ | Vitamin B6 | |
| 11.7 mg | (from Pyridoxal-5-Phosphate) | ||||
| Folate (as L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate) | 500 mcg DFE | 323 µg | 8% ↑ | 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 |
| Vitamin B12 (as Methylcobalamin) | 5 µg | 25 µg | 400% ↑ | Vitamin B12 (as Cobamamide) | |
| Choline (as Choline Citrate) | 60 mg | 95 mg | Choline Bitartrate | Choline bitartrate contains choline. Sources: • "Tool for calculating molecular weights" by webqc.org, webqc.org Web QC - Molecular Weight Calculation Tool | |
| Iodine (as Potassium Iodide) | 45 µg | 150 µg | 233% ↑ | Iodine | |
| 197 µg | (from Potassium Iodide) | ||||
| Magnesium (as Magnesium Citrate and Magnesium Malate) | 42 mg | 64 mg | 52% ↑ | Magnesium (from | |
| 200 mg | Magnesium Citrate | ||||
| 60 mg | Calcium Magnesium Inositol Hexaphosphate | ||||
| 16 mg | Magnesium Stearate) | ||||
| Zinc (as TRAACS® Zinc Bisglycinate Chelate) | 5 mg | 9 mg | 80% ↑ | Zinc | |
| 31 mg | (from Zinc Citrate) | ||||
| DHA (Docosahexaenoic Acid)(from Algal Oil) | 50 mg | ↓ | |||
| Lutein from Lutemax2020® (Tagetes erecta)) | 1 mg | 500 µg | -50% ↓ | Lutein | |
| 10 mg | (from Aztec Marigold Flower Extract) | ||||
| Zeaxanthin Isomers from Lutemax2020 (Tagetes erecta) | 200 µg | 25 µg | -88% ↓ | Zeaxanthin | |
| 500 µg | (from Aztec Marigold Flower Extract) | ||||
| 12 mg | ↑ | Thiamin | |||
| 13.5 mg | (from Thiamin Hydrochloride) | ||||
| 26 mg | ↑ | Niacin | |||
| 14 mg | (from Nicotinic Acid | ||||
| 14 mg | Niacinamide) | ||||
| 400 µg | ↑ | Biotin | |||
| 41 mg | ↑ | Pantothenic Acid | |||
| 45.3 mg | (from Calcium Pantothenate) | ||||
| 65 mg | ↑ | Calcium (from | |||
| 100 mg | Calcium Carbonate (from Red Algae (Lithothamnium species), | ||||
| 150 mg | Calcium Ascorbate | ||||
| 60 mg | Calcium Magnesium Inositol Hexaphosphate | ||||
| 21 mg | Dicalcium Phosphate | ||||
| 45.3 mg | Calcium Panthothenate) | ||||
| 100 µg | ↑ | Selenium | |||
| 250 µg | (from L-Selenomethionine) | ||||
| 0.1 mg | ↑ | Copper | |||
| 0.71 mg | (from Copper Gluconate) | ||||
| 2 mg | ↑ | Manganese | |||
| 8 mg | (from Manganese Citrate) | ||||
| 106 µg | ↑ | Chromium | |||
| 884 µg | (from Chromium picolinate) | ||||
| 64 µg | ↑ | Molybdenum | |||
| 641 µg | (from Molybdenum Glycinate) | ||||
| 47 mg | ↑ | Potassium (from | |||
| 100 mg | Tripotassium Citrate | ||||
| 50 mg | Potassium Ascorbate | ||||
| 0.19 mg | Potassium Iodide) | ||||
| 100 mg | ↑ | MSM (Methylsufonyl Methane) | |||
| 67 mg | ↑ | Inositol (from 50 mg of Inositol and | |||
| 60 mg | Inositol Hexaphosphate) | ||||
| 50 mg | ↑ | PABA (p-Aminobenzoic Acid) | |||
| 50 mg | ↑ | Soy Lecithin | |||
| (a source of Phosphatidyl Choline) | |||||
| 40 mg | ↑ | Horsetail extract (from Equisetum arvense, leaf & stem) | |||
| 30 mg | ↑ | Mineral sea salts (providing trace elements including Rubidium, Strontium and Tungsten) | |||
| 25 mg | ↑ | Green Tea Extract (from Camellia sinensis, leaf) | |||
| 18.25 mg | (providing Catechins) | ||||
| 24 mg | ↑ | Betain HCl | |||
| 10 mg | ↑ | Alfafa Extract (from Medicago sativa Leaf and Stem) (equivalent to 120mg of Fresh Alfafa) | |||
| 10 mg | ↑ | Amylase (from fermentation of Aspergillus oryzae) | |||
| 10 mg | ↑ | Bromelain (from Pineapple stem) | |||
| 9 mg | ↑ | Rutin (from Japanese Sophora Bud) | |||
| 4 mg | ↑ | Piperine | |||
| 5 mg | (from Piper nigrum (Black pepper) extract, fruit) | ||||
| 1.9 mg | ↑ | Tocotrienol/tocopherol complex from (from | |||
| 10 mg | Tocomin® from African Oil Palm) | ||||
| 600 µg | ↑ | Boron | |||
| 12 mg | (from Boron Citrate) | ||||
| 180 µg | ↑ | Lycopene | |||
| 900 mg | (from Tomato extract) |
Nutrients exclusive to Thorne Kids Multi +
| Dose: Child | |
|---|---|
| DHA (Docosahexaenoic Acid)(from Algal Oil) | 50 mg |
Nutrients exclusive to xtendlife Multi-xtra
| Dose: Adult | |
|---|---|
| Thiamin | 12 mg |
| (from Thiamin Hydrochloride) | 13.5 mg |
| Niacin | 26 mg |
| (from Nicotinic Acid | 14 mg |
| Niacinamide) | 14 mg |
| Biotin | 400 µg |
| Pantothenic Acid | 41 mg |
| (from Calcium Pantothenate) | 45.3 mg |
| Calcium (from | 65 mg |
| Calcium Carbonate (from Red Algae (Lithothamnium species), | 100 mg |
| Calcium Ascorbate | 150 mg |
| Calcium Magnesium Inositol Hexaphosphate | 60 mg |
| Dicalcium Phosphate | 21 mg |
| Calcium Panthothenate) | 45.3 mg |
| Selenium | 100 µg |
| (from L-Selenomethionine) | 250 µg |
| Copper | 0.1 mg |
| (from Copper Gluconate) | 0.71 mg |
| Manganese | 2 mg |
| (from Manganese Citrate) | 8 mg |
| Chromium | 106 µg |
| (from Chromium picolinate) | 884 µg |
| Molybdenum | 64 µg |
| (from Molybdenum Glycinate) | 641 µg |
| Potassium (from | 47 mg |
| Tripotassium Citrate | 100 mg |
| Potassium Ascorbate | 50 mg |
| Potassium Iodide) | 0.19 mg |
| MSM (Methylsufonyl Methane) | 100 mg |
| Inositol (from 50 mg of Inositol and | 67 mg |
| Inositol Hexaphosphate) | 60 mg |
| PABA (p-Aminobenzoic Acid) | 50 mg |
| Soy Lecithin | 50 mg |
| (a source of Phosphatidyl Choline) | |
| Horsetail extract (from Equisetum arvense, leaf & stem) | 40 mg |
| Mineral sea salts (providing trace elements including Rubidium, Strontium and Tungsten) | 30 mg |
| Green Tea Extract (from Camellia sinensis, leaf) | 25 mg |
| (providing Catechins) | 18.25 mg |
| Betain HCl | 24 mg |
| Alfafa Extract (from Medicago sativa Leaf and Stem) (equivalent to 120mg of Fresh Alfafa) | 10 mg |
| Amylase (from fermentation of Aspergillus oryzae) | 10 mg |
| Bromelain (from Pineapple stem) | 10 mg |
| Rutin (from Japanese Sophora Bud) | 9 mg |
| Piperine | 4 mg |
| (from Piper nigrum (Black pepper) extract, fruit) | 5 mg |
| Tocotrienol/tocopherol complex from (from | 1.9 mg |
| Tocomin® from African Oil Palm) | 10 mg |
| Boron | 600 µg |
| (from Boron Citrate) | 12 mg |
| Lycopene | 180 µg |
| (from Tomato extract) | 900 mg |
Other ingredients
| Thorne Kids Multi + | xtendlife Multi-xtra |
|---|---|
| Oat Fiber, Flavors, Cellulose Powder, Quillaja Extract, Silicon Dioxide, Color (Vegetable), Xylitol, Pullalan, Citric Acid, Stevia Extract (Leaf) (Rebaudioside A 95%), Purified Water, Sunflower Lecitihin. | Microcrystalline Cellulose, Dextrose, Clear Glaze (Talc, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Polyethylene Glycol and Polysorbate 80), Silicon Dioxide, Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose, Maltodextrin |