USANA Essentials vs Centrum Silver Adults 50+

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Centrum Silver Adults 50+
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Active ingredients: 27
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Complete nutritional comparison

Ingredient	USANA Essentials (Daily Dose)	Centrum Silver Adults 50+ (Daily Dose)	Difference	Matched Ingredient
VITAMIN A (100% AS BETA-CAROTENE)	15000 IU	750 IU	-95% ↓	Vitamin A (40% as Beta-Carotene)
VITAMIN C (AS CALCIUM, POTASSIUM, MAGNESIUM & ZINC ASCORBATES)	1300 mg	60 mg	-95% ↓	Vitamin C
VITAMIN D3 (AS CHOLECALCIFEROL)	1800 IU	25 µg	≈	Vitamin D	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 SUCCINATE)	400 IU	22.5 mg	?	Vitamin E
VITAMIN B1 (AS THIAMIN HCL)	27 mg	1.5 mg	-94% ↓	Thiamin	Thiamine is also called vitamin B1. Sources: • "PubChem: Thiamine - Compound Summary CID 1130" National Center for Biotechnology Information - USA PubChem: Thiamine - Compound Summary • "Thiamin's function, deficiency symptoms and causes, toxicity, drug interactions and recommended daily intake." byJane Higdon, Ph.D and Victoria J. Drake, Ph.D, Christopher Bates, D.Phil, Linus Pauling Institute Micro Nutrient Info Center - Thiamin
VITAMIN B2 (AS RIBOFLAVIN)	27 mg	1.7 mg	-94% ↓	Riboflavin	Riboflavin is also called vitamin B2. Sources: • "PubChem: Riboflavin - Compound Summary (CID 493570)" National Center for Biotechnology Information - USA PubChem: Riboflavin - Compound Summary • "Riboflavin / Vitamin B2 metabolism, antioxidant function, nutrient interactions, deficiency, RDA, safety, supplements and LPI recommendation" byJane Higdon, Ph.D and Victoria J. Drake, Ph.D, Linus Pauling Institute Micro Nutrient Info Center - Riboflavin
NIACIN (AS NIACIN AND NIACINAMIDE)	40 mg	20 mg	-50% ↓	Niacin
VITAMIN B6 (AS PYRIDOXINE HCL)	32 mg	3 mg	-91% ↓	Vitamin B6
FOLATE (AS FOLIC ACID)	1000 µg	667 mcg DFE	?	Folate (400 mcg Folic Acid)
VITAMIN B12 (AS CYANOCOBALAMIN)	200 µg	25 µg	-88% ↓	Vitamin B12
BIOTIN	300 µg	30 µg	-90% ↓	Biotin
PANTOTHENIC ACID (AS D-CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE)	90 mg	10 mg	-89% ↓	Pantothenic Acid
VITAMIN K (AS PHYLLOQUINONE)	60 µg	30 µg	-50% ↓	Vitamin K
OLIVOL™ (OLIVE EXTRACT, OLEA EUROPAEA L., FRUIT)	30 mg		↓
MIXED NATURAL TOCOPHEROLS (D-GAMMA, D-DELTA, D-BETA TOCOPHEROL)	34 mg		↓
BIOFLAVONOID COMPLEX	198 mg		↓
RUTIN			↓
QUERCETIN			↓
HESPERIDIN [CITRUS SPP. L., FRUIT]			↓
GREEN TEA EXTRACT-DECAFFEINATED [CAMELLIA SINENSIS HUNT, LEAVES]			↓
POMEGRANATE EXTRACT [PUNICA GRANATUM L., FRUIT]			↓
CINNAMON EXTRACT [CINNAMOMUM CASSIA L., BARK]			↓
BILBERRY EXTRACT [VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS L., FRUIT]			↓
INOSITOL	150 mg		↓
CHOLINE BITARTRATE	100 mg		↓
N-ACETYL L-CYSTEINE	100 mg		↓
COENZYME Q10	12 mg		↓
TURMERIC EXTRACT (CURCUMA LONGA L., ROOT)	15 mg		↓
LUTEIN (TAGETES ERECTA L., FLOWER)	600 µg	250 µg	-58% ↓	Lutein
LYCOPENE	1000 µg	300 µg	-70% ↓	Lycopene
CALCIUM (AS CALCIUM CITRATE AND CALCIUM CARBONATE)	270 mg	220 mg	-19% ↓	Calcium
IODINE (AS POTASSIUM IODIDE)	300 µg	150 µg	-50% ↓	Iodine
MAGNESIUM (AS MAGNESIUM CITRATE AND MAGNESIUM AMINO CHELATE)	300 mg	50 mg	-83% ↓	Magnesium
ZINC (AS ZINC CITRATE)	20 mg	11 mg	-45% ↓	Zinc
COPPER (AS COPPER GLUCONATE)	2 mg	0.5 mg	-75% ↓	Copper
MANGANESE (AS MANGANESE GLUCONATE)	5 mg	2.3 mg	-54% ↓	Manganese
MOLYBDENUM (AS MOLYBDENUM CITRATE)	50 µg	45 µg	-10% ↓	Molybdenum
CHROMIUM (AS CHROMIUM POLYNICOTINATE AND CHROMIUM PICOLINATE)	300 µg	50 µg	-83% ↓	Chromium
SELENIUM (AS L-SELENOMETHONIONE AND SELENIUM AMINO ACID COMPLEX)	200 µg	19 µg	-90% ↓	Selenium
BORON (AS BORON CITRATE)	3000 µg		↓
VANADIUM (AS VANADIUM CITRATE)	40 µg		↓
ULTRA TRACE MINERALS	3 mg		↓
		20 mg	↑	Phosphorus
		72 mg	↑	Chloride
		80 mg	↑	Potassium

Nutrients exclusive to USANA Essentials

	Dose: Adult
OLIVOL™ (OLIVE EXTRACT, OLEA EUROPAEA L., FRUIT)	30 mg
MIXED NATURAL TOCOPHEROLS (D-GAMMA, D-DELTA, D-BETA TOCOPHEROL)	34 mg
BIOFLAVONOID COMPLEX	198 mg
RUTIN
QUERCETIN
HESPERIDIN [CITRUS SPP. L., FRUIT]
GREEN TEA EXTRACT-DECAFFEINATED [CAMELLIA SINENSIS HUNT, LEAVES]
POMEGRANATE EXTRACT [PUNICA GRANATUM L., FRUIT]
CINNAMON EXTRACT [CINNAMOMUM CASSIA L., BARK]
BILBERRY EXTRACT [VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS L., FRUIT]
INOSITOL	150 mg
CHOLINE BITARTRATE	100 mg
N-ACETYL L-CYSTEINE	100 mg
COENZYME Q10	12 mg
TURMERIC EXTRACT (CURCUMA LONGA L., ROOT)	15 mg
BORON (AS BORON CITRATE)	3000 µg
VANADIUM (AS VANADIUM CITRATE)	40 µg
ULTRA TRACE MINERALS	3 mg

Nutrients exclusive to Centrum Silver Adults 50+

	Dose: Adult
Phosphorus	20 mg
Chloride	72 mg
Potassium	80 mg

Other ingredients

USANA Essentials	Centrum Silver Adults 50+
Microcrystalline Cellulose, Modified cellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Pregelatinized Starch, Silicon Dioxide, Dextrin, Calcium Silicate, Rice Protein Hydrolysate, Vanilla Extract, Dextrose, Soy Lecithin, Sodium CMC, Sodium Citrate, Alpha Lipoic Acid	Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, Dibasic Calcium Phosphate, Magnesium Oxide, Ascorbic Acid (Vit. C), Microcrystalline Cellulose, dl-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate (Vit. E), Modified Corn Starch, Corn Starch, Maltodextrin. Contains < 2% of: Beta-Carotene, BHT (to preserve freshness), Biotin, Blue 2 Lake, Calcium Pantothenate, Cholecalciferol (Vit. D3), Chromium Picolinate, Copper Sulfate, Crospovidone, Cyanocobalamin (Vit. B12), Folic Acid, Gelatin, Hydrogenated Palm Oil, Hypromellose, Lutein, Lycopene, Magnesium Stearate, Manganese Sulfate, Medium-Chain Triglycerides, Niacinamide, Nickelous Sulfate, Phytonadione (Vit. K), Polydextrose, Potassium Iodide, Pregelatinized Corn Starch, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vit. B6), Red 40 Lake, Riboflavin (Vit. B2), Silicon Dioxide, Sodium Ascorbate (to preserve freshness), Sodium Metavanadate, Sodium Molybdate, Sodium Selenate, Talc, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vit. B1), Titanium Dioxide, Tocopherols (to preserve freshness), Vitamin A Acetate, Yellow 6 Lake, Zinc Oxide.

USANA Essentials

Centrum Silver Adults 50+

Microcrystalline Cellulose, Modified cellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Pregelatinized Starch, Silicon Dioxide, Dextrin, Calcium Silicate, Rice Protein Hydrolysate, Vanilla Extract, Dextrose, Soy Lecithin, Sodium CMC, Sodium Citrate, Alpha Lipoic Acid

Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, Dibasic Calcium Phosphate, Magnesium Oxide, Ascorbic Acid (Vit. C), Microcrystalline Cellulose, dl-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate (Vit. E), Modified Corn Starch, Corn Starch, Maltodextrin. Contains < 2% of: Beta-Carotene, BHT (to preserve freshness), Biotin, Blue 2 Lake, Calcium Pantothenate, Cholecalciferol (Vit. D3), Chromium Picolinate, Copper Sulfate, Crospovidone, Cyanocobalamin (Vit. B12), Folic Acid, Gelatin, Hydrogenated Palm Oil, Hypromellose, Lutein, Lycopene, Magnesium Stearate, Manganese Sulfate, Medium-Chain Triglycerides, Niacinamide, Nickelous Sulfate, Phytonadione (Vit. K), Polydextrose, Potassium Iodide, Pregelatinized Corn Starch, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vit. B6), Red 40 Lake, Riboflavin (Vit. B2), Silicon Dioxide, Sodium Ascorbate (to preserve freshness), Sodium Metavanadate, Sodium Molybdate, Sodium Selenate, Talc, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vit. B1), Titanium Dioxide, Tocopherols (to preserve freshness), Vitamin A Acetate, Yellow 6 Lake, Zinc Oxide.

USANA Essentials vs Centrum Silver Adults 50+