Trace Minerals Research, Kid’s Multi vs xtendlife Total Balance Unisex Premium
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Ingredient | Trace Minerals Research, Kid's Multi (Daily Dose) | xtendlife Total Balance Unisex Premium (Daily Dose) | Difference | Matched Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin A (as Retinyl Palmitate) | 750 mcg RAE | 5000 IU | ? | Vitamin A (as Natural mixed carotenoids from | |
| 32.5 mg | Beta-carotene from fermentation of Blakeslea trispora and | ||||
| 15 mg | mixed carotenoids from Dunaliella salina) | ||||
| Vitamin C (as Ascorbic acid) | 100 mg | 287 mg | 187% ↑ | Vitamin C (from | |
| 180 mg | Calcium ascorbate | ||||
| 200 mg | Potassium ascorbate | ||||
| 40 mg | Ascorbyl palmitate) | ||||
| Vitamin D3 (as Cholecalciferol) | 24 µg | 500 IU | 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" 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-a Tocopherol acetate) | 20 mg | 103 IU | ? | Vitamin E | |
| (as D-Alpha tocopheryl succinate from vegetable oils & Tocotrienol/tocopherol complex (from African Oil Palm)) (1 mg = 1.21 IU) | |||||
| Thiamin (Thamin HCl) (Vitamin B1) | 1.5 mg | 12 mg | 700% ↑ | Thiamin | |
| 13.5 mg | (from Thiamin hydrochloride) | ||||
| Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) | 1.5 mg | 10 mg | 567% ↑ | Riboflavin | |
| 19.5 mg | (from Riboflavin-5-phosphate) | ||||
| Niacin (as Niacinamide) (Vitamin B3) | 12 mg | 26 mg | 117% ↑ | Niacin (from | |
| 14 mg | Nicotinic acid | ||||
| 14 mg | Niacinamide) | ||||
| Vitamin B6 (as Pyridoxine HCl) | 5 mg | 8 mg | 60% ↑ | Vitamin B6 | |
| 11.7 mg | (from Pyridoxal-5-phosphate) | ||||
| Folate (as 375 mcg Folic Acid) | 638 mcg DFE | 322 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 | |
| Vitamin B12 (as Methylcobalamin) | 9 µg | 25 µg | 178% ↑ | Vitamin B12 (as Cobamamide) | |
| Biotin | 70 µg | 399 µg | 470% ↑ | Biotin | |
| Pantothenic Acid (as d-Calcium pantothenate) | 10 mg | 41 mg | 310% ↑ | Pantothenic Acid | |
| 45.3 mg | (from Calcium pantothenate) | ||||
| Choline (as Bitartrate) | 3 mg | 95 mg | Choline bitartrate | Choline bitartrate contains choline. Sources: • "Tool for calculating molecular weights" bywebqc.org, webqc.org Web QC - Molecular Weight Calculation Tool | |
| Magnesium (from ITM) | 2 mg | 68 mg | 3300% ↑ | Magnesium (from | |
| 200 mg | Magnesium citrate, | ||||
| 110 mg | Magnesium stearate | ||||
| 60 mg | Calcium magnesium inositol hexaphosphate) | ||||
| Zinc (as Zinc Gluconate) | 5 mg | 9 mg | 80% ↑ | Zinc | |
| 31.1 mg | (from Zinc citrate) | ||||
| Selenium (as Selenium Methionine) | 20 µg | 100 µg | 400% ↑ | Selenium | |
| 250 µg | (from L-selenomethionine) | ||||
| Manganese (as Manganese Gluconate) | 2 mg | 2 mg | 0% | Manganese | |
| 8 mg | (from Manganese citrate) | ||||
| Chromium (as Chromium ACC) | 10 µg | 106 µg | 960% ↑ | Chromium | |
| 884 µg | (from Chromium Picolinate) | ||||
| Chloride (from ITM) | 75 mg | ↓ | |||
| Potassium (as Potassium Citrate) | 5 mg | 74 mg | 1380% ↑ | Potassium (from | |
| 200 mg | Potassium ascorbate | ||||
| 100 mg | Tripotassium citrate | ||||
| 0.2 mg | Potassium iodide) | ||||
| Ionic Trace Mineral (ITM) Complex (A concentrated complex of full spectrum ionic trace minerals) | 30 mg | 30 mg | = | Mineral sea salts (providing trace elements including Rubidium, Strontium and Tungsten) | Comparison figures for extracts, concentrates and complexes should not be relied on. The original ingredients and extraction processes may differ widely. |
| Inositol | 3 mg | 59 mg | 1867% ↑ | Inositol (from 50 mg of Inositol and | |
| 60 mg | Calcium magnesium inositol hexaphosphate) | ||||
| Sulfate (from ITM) | 5 mg | 100 mg | MSM (Methyl sufonylmethane) | Both sulfate and methylsulfonylmethane contain sulfur. Sources: • "Tool for calculating molecular weights" bywebqc.org, webqc.org Web QC - Molecular Weight Calculation Tool | |
| PABA (Para-Aminobenzoic Acid) | 45 µg | 50 mg | 111011% ↑ | PABA (p-Aminobenzoic acid) | |
| Boron (from ITM) | 20 µg | 600 µg | 2900% ↑ | Boron | |
| 12 mg | (from Boron Citrate) | ||||
| 180 µg | ↑ | Vitamin K (as Menaquinone-4) | |||
| 47 mg | ↑ | Calcium (from | |||
| 180 mg | Calcium ascorbate | ||||
| 100 mg | Calcium carbonate (from Lithothamnium algae) | ||||
| 70 mg | Dicalcium phosphate | ||||
| 60 mg | Calcium magnesium Inositol hexaphosphate | ||||
| 45.3 mg | Calcium panthothenate) | ||||
| 26 mg | ↑ | Phosphorus (from | |||
| 70 mg | Dicalcium phosphate | ||||
| 60 mg | Calcium magnesium inositol hexaphosphate | ||||
| 11.7 mg | Pyridoxal-5-phosphate | ||||
| 19.5 mg | Riboflavin-5-phosphate) | ||||
| 150 µg | ↑ | Iodine | |||
| 197 µg | (from Potassium iodide) | ||||
| 0.1 mg | ↑ | Copper | |||
| 0.72 mg | (from Copper gluconate) | ||||
| 64 µg | ↑ | Molybdenum | |||
| 642 µg | (from Molybdenum Glycinate) | ||||
| 150 mg | ↑ | RNA (ribonucleic acid, from yeast) | |||
| 100 mg | ↑ | Green tea extract (from Camellia sinensis, leaf) | |||
| 77 mg | (providing catechins) | ||||
| 100 mg | ↑ | Milk thistle extract (from Silybum marianum, seed) | |||
| 80 mg | (providing Silymarins) | ||||
| 100 mg | ↑ | Soy lecithin | |||
| (a source of Phosphatidyl choline) | |||||
| 98 mg | ↑ | Betain HCl | |||
| 90 mg | ↑ | DMG (Dimethylglycine) HCL | |||
| 74 mg | ↑ | Hesperidin (from Citrus aurantium (Bitter orange), fruit) | |||
| 79 mg | ↑ | N-acetyl glucosamine (from Crustacean shells) | |||
| 74 mg | ↑ | N-acetyl L-cysteine | |||
| 51 mg | ↑ | SAMe | |||
| 95 mg | (from S-adenoslymethionine tosylate) | ||||
| 50 mg | ↑ | Bacopa extract (Bacopa monnieri, leaf) | |||
| 15 mg | (providing bacosides) | ||||
| 50 mg | ↑ | Nigella (Black cumin) extract (from Nigella sativa, seed) (equivalent to 190mg of Black cumin seeds) | |||
| 50 mg | ↑ | Ginkgo extract (from Ginkgo Biloba, leaf) | |||
| 11 mg | (providing ginkgo flavonoglycosides | ||||
| 2.7 mg | and terpenelactones) | ||||
| 50 mg | ↑ | Guggul gum extract (from Commiphora mukul, gum) | |||
| 1.25 mg | (providing guggulsterones) | ||||
| 50 mg | ↑ | Masson Pine bark extract (from Pinus massoniana, bark) | |||
| 47.5 mg | (providing proanthocyanadins) | ||||
| 50 mg | ↑ | Tumeric extract (from Curcuma longa, root) | |||
| 47.5 mg | (providing curcuminoids) | ||||
| 49 mg | ↑ | Alpha lipoic acid | |||
| 49 mg | ↑ | Myricetin | |||
| 70 mg | (from Myrica cerifera (Bayberry) extract, leaf) | ||||
| 40 mg | ↑ | Horsetail extract (from Equisetum arvense, leaf & stem) | |||
| 30 mg | ↑ | Ginger extract (Zingiber officinale, root) | |||
| 1.5 mg | (providing gingerols) | ||||
| 30 mg | ↑ | Grape seed extract (from Vitis vinifera species, seed) | |||
| (providing at least 450 mg/g phenolics) | |||||
| 28 mg | ↑ | Piperine | |||
| 30 mg | (from Piper nigrum (Black pepper) extract, fruit) | ||||
| 25 mg | ↑ | Trans-resveratrol | |||
| 50 mg | (from Polygonum cuspidatum (Japanese knotweed), root extract) | ||||
| 19 mg | ↑ | Coenzyme Q-10 (Kaneka Ubidecarenone Ubiquinone) | |||
| 18 mg | ↑ | Luteolin (from Arachis hypogaea (Peanut) extract, shell) | |||
| 10 mg | ↑ | Alfafa extract (from Medicago sativa, aerial parts) equivalent to 120mg fresh alfafa) | |||
| 10 mg | ↑ | Phosphatidyl L-serine | |||
| 50 mg | (from Soybean lecithin) | ||||
| 8 mg | ↑ | Policosanol | |||
| 8.9 mg | (from Sugar cane extract) | ||||
| 5 mg | ↑ | ATP (Adenosine triphosphate, from Yeast) | |||
| 1.9 mg | ↑ | Tocotrienol/tocopherol complex (from | |||
| 10 mg | Tocomin® from African Oil Palm) | ||||
| 900 µg | ↑ | Lycopene | |||
| 4.5 mg | (from Tomato extract) | ||||
| 804 mg | ↑ | Amino Acid Blend | |||
| 99 mg | ↑ | L-carnosine | |||
| 90 mg | ↑ | L-arginine HCL | |||
| 90 mg | ↑ | L-tyrosine | |||
| 89.19 mg | ↑ | L-lysine HCL | |||
| 89.19 mg | ↑ | L-methionine | |||
| 50 mg | ↑ | L-ornithine HCL | |||
| 49.95 mg | ↑ | L-proline | |||
| 49.75 mg | ↑ | L-cysteine | |||
| 49.6 mg | ↑ | L-glutamine | |||
| 49.5 mg | ↑ | L-pyroglutamic acid | |||
| 49.25 mg | ↑ | Taurine | |||
| 49 mg | ↑ | Reduced L-glutathione | |||
| 240 mg | ↑ | Eznyme Blend | |||
| 80 mg | ↑ | Bromelain (from Pineapple stem) | |||
| 80 mg | ↑ | Papain (from Carica papaya (Papaya), fruit) | |||
| 50 mg | ↑ | Amylase (from fermentation of Aspergillus oryzae) | |||
| 30 mg | ↑ | Lipase (from fermentation of Aspergillus niger) | |||
| 147 mg | ↑ | Immunity Stimulating Blend | |||
| 50 mg | ↑ | Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis, leaf juice powder) (equivalent to 10,000 mg of Aloe leaf juice) | |||
| 50 mg | ↑ | Olive leaf extract (Olea europea) | |||
| 7.5 mg | (providing oleuropein) | ||||
| 35 mg | ↑ | Beta glucan (from yeast) | |||
| 12.5 mg | ↑ | Tea polysaccharides | |||
| 50 mg | (from Camellia sinensis, leaf) | ||||
| 53 mg | ↑ | Eye Health Blend | |||
| 40 mg | ↑ | Bilberry extract (Vaccinum myrtillus, fruit) | |||
| (providing 10 mg of proanthocyanins and | |||||
| anthocyanins) | |||||
| 9.85 mg | ↑ | Rutin (from Saphorae japonica, bud) | |||
| 2.5 mg | ↑ | Lutein | |||
| 50 mg | (from Aztec marigold, flower) | ||||
| 800 µg | ↑ | Astaxanthin | |||
| 26.6 mg | (from haematococcus pluvialis) | ||||
| 500 µg | ↑ | Zeaxanthin | |||
| 10 mg | (from Aztec marigold, flower) |
Nutrients only in Trace Minerals Research, Kid's Multi
| Dose: Child | |
|---|---|
| Chloride (from ITM) | 75 mg |
Nutrients only in xtendlife Total Balance Unisex Premium
| Dose: Adult | |
|---|---|
| Vitamin K (as Menaquinone-4) | 180 µg |
| Calcium (from | 47 mg |
| Calcium ascorbate | 180 mg |
| Calcium carbonate (from Lithothamnium algae) | 100 mg |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 70 mg |
| Calcium magnesium Inositol hexaphosphate | 60 mg |
| Calcium panthothenate) | 45.3 mg |
| Phosphorus (from | 26 mg |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 70 mg |
| Calcium magnesium inositol hexaphosphate | 60 mg |
| Pyridoxal-5-phosphate | 11.7 mg |
| Riboflavin-5-phosphate) | 19.5 mg |
| Iodine | 150 µg |
| (from Potassium iodide) | 197 µg |
| Copper | 0.1 mg |
| (from Copper gluconate) | 0.72 mg |
| Molybdenum | 64 µg |
| (from Molybdenum Glycinate) | 642 µg |
| RNA (ribonucleic acid, from yeast) | 150 mg |
| Green tea extract (from Camellia sinensis, leaf) | 100 mg |
| (providing catechins) | 77 mg |
| Milk thistle extract (from Silybum marianum, seed) | 100 mg |
| (providing Silymarins) | 80 mg |
| Soy lecithin | 100 mg |
| (a source of Phosphatidyl choline) | |
| Betain HCl | 98 mg |
| DMG (Dimethylglycine) HCL | 90 mg |
| Hesperidin (from Citrus aurantium (Bitter orange), fruit) | 74 mg |
| N-acetyl glucosamine (from Crustacean shells) | 79 mg |
| N-acetyl L-cysteine | 74 mg |
| SAMe | 51 mg |
| (from S-adenoslymethionine tosylate) | 95 mg |
| Bacopa extract (Bacopa monnieri, leaf) | 50 mg |
| (providing bacosides) | 15 mg |
| Nigella (Black cumin) extract (from Nigella sativa, seed) (equivalent to 190mg of Black cumin seeds) | 50 mg |
| Ginkgo extract (from Ginkgo Biloba, leaf) | 50 mg |
| (providing ginkgo flavonoglycosides | 11 mg |
| and terpenelactones) | 2.7 mg |
| Guggul gum extract (from Commiphora mukul, gum) | 50 mg |
| (providing guggulsterones) | 1.25 mg |
| Masson Pine bark extract (from Pinus massoniana, bark) | 50 mg |
| (providing proanthocyanadins) | 47.5 mg |
| Tumeric extract (from Curcuma longa, root) | 50 mg |
| (providing curcuminoids) | 47.5 mg |
| Alpha lipoic acid | 49 mg |
| Myricetin | 49 mg |
| (from Myrica cerifera (Bayberry) extract, leaf) | 70 mg |
| Horsetail extract (from Equisetum arvense, leaf & stem) | 40 mg |
| Ginger extract (Zingiber officinale, root) | 30 mg |
| (providing gingerols) | 1.5 mg |
| Grape seed extract (from Vitis vinifera species, seed) | 30 mg |
| (providing at least 450 mg/g phenolics) | |
| Piperine | 28 mg |
| (from Piper nigrum (Black pepper) extract, fruit) | 30 mg |
| Trans-resveratrol | 25 mg |
| (from Polygonum cuspidatum (Japanese knotweed), root extract) | 50 mg |
| Coenzyme Q-10 (Kaneka Ubidecarenone Ubiquinone) | 19 mg |
| Luteolin (from Arachis hypogaea (Peanut) extract, shell) | 18 mg |
| Alfafa extract (from Medicago sativa, aerial parts) equivalent to 120mg fresh alfafa) | 10 mg |
| Phosphatidyl L-serine | 10 mg |
| (from Soybean lecithin) | 50 mg |
| Policosanol | 8 mg |
| (from Sugar cane extract) | 8.9 mg |
| ATP (Adenosine triphosphate, from Yeast) | 5 mg |
| Tocotrienol/tocopherol complex (from | 1.9 mg |
| Tocomin® from African Oil Palm) | 10 mg |
| Lycopene | 900 µg |
| (from Tomato extract) | 4.5 mg |
| Amino Acid Blend | 804 mg |
| L-carnosine | 99 mg |
| L-arginine HCL | 90 mg |
| L-tyrosine | 90 mg |
| L-lysine HCL | 89.19 mg |
| L-methionine | 89.19 mg |
| L-ornithine HCL | 50 mg |
| L-proline | 49.95 mg |
| L-cysteine | 49.75 mg |
| L-glutamine | 49.6 mg |
| L-pyroglutamic acid | 49.5 mg |
| Taurine | 49.25 mg |
| Reduced L-glutathione | 49 mg |
| Eznyme Blend | 240 mg |
| Bromelain (from Pineapple stem) | 80 mg |
| Papain (from Carica papaya (Papaya), fruit) | 80 mg |
| Amylase (from fermentation of Aspergillus oryzae) | 50 mg |
| Lipase (from fermentation of Aspergillus niger) | 30 mg |
| Immunity Stimulating Blend | 147 mg |
| Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis, leaf juice powder) (equivalent to 10,000 mg of Aloe leaf juice) | 50 mg |
| Olive leaf extract (Olea europea) | 50 mg |
| (providing oleuropein) | 7.5 mg |
| Beta glucan (from yeast) | 35 mg |
| Tea polysaccharides | 12.5 mg |
| (from Camellia sinensis, leaf) | 50 mg |
| Eye Health Blend | 53 mg |
| Bilberry extract (Vaccinum myrtillus, fruit) | 40 mg |
| (providing 10 mg of proanthocyanins and | |
| anthocyanins) | |
| Rutin (from Saphorae japonica, bud) | 9.85 mg |
| Lutein | 2.5 mg |
| (from Aztec marigold, flower) | 50 mg |
| Astaxanthin | 800 µg |
| (from haematococcus pluvialis) | 26.6 mg |
| Zeaxanthin | 500 µg |
| (from Aztec marigold, flower) | 10 mg |
Other ingredients
| Trace Minerals Research, Kid's Multi | xtendlife Total Balance Unisex Premium |
|---|---|
| Purified water, juice concentrate blend (pineapple, peach, pear), pure cane sugar, glycerine, natural flavor, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate, potassium benzoate, stevia leaf extract. | Microcrystalline cellulose, Dextrose, Enteric Coating (Purified water, Ethylcellulose, Ammonium hydroxide, Medium chain triglycerides, Oleic acid, Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, Talc, Polydextrose), Maltodextrin, Silicon dioxide, Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose |