USANA Essentials vs xtendlife Multi-xtra
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The Complete Nutritional Comparison shows matched nutrients side-by-side with the following symbols:
- -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 | USANA Essentials (Daily Dose) | xtendlife Multi-xtra (Daily Dose) | Difference | Matched Ingredient | |
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VITAMIN A (100% AS BETA-CAROTENE) | 15000 IU | 5000 IU | -67% ↓ | Vitamin A (as Natural Mixed Carotenoids) | |
VITAMIN C (AS CALCIUM, POTASSIUM, MAGNESIUM & ZINC ASCORBATES) | 1300 mg | 155 mg | -88% ↓ | Vitamin C (from | |
150 mg | (from Calcium Ascorbate | ||||
50 mg | Potassium Ascorbate | ||||
10 mg | Ascorbyl Palmitate) | ||||
VITAMIN D3 (AS CHOLECALCIFEROL) | 1800 IU | 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-ALPHA TOCOPHERYL SUCCINATE) | 400 IU | 102 IU | -74% ↓ | Vitamin E | |
(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 B1 (AS THIAMIN HCL) | 27 mg | 12 mg | -56% ↓ | 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 |
13.5 mg | (from Thiamin Hydrochloride) | ||||
VITAMIN B2 (AS RIBOFLAVIN) | 27 mg | 10 mg | -63% ↓ | 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 |
19.4 mg | (from Riboflavin-5-Phosphate) | ||||
NIACIN (AS NIACIN AND NIACINAMIDE) | 40 mg | 26 mg | -35% ↓ | Niacin | |
14 mg | (from Nicotinic Acid | ||||
14 mg | Niacinamide) | ||||
VITAMIN B6 (AS PYRIDOXINE HCL) | 32 mg | 8 mg | -75% ↓ | Vitamin B6 | |
11.7 mg | (from Pyridoxal-5-Phosphate) | ||||
FOLATE (AS FOLIC ACID) | 1000 µg | 323 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 CYANOCOBALAMIN) | 200 µg | 25 µg | -88% ↓ | Vitamin B12 (as Cobamamide) | |
BIOTIN | 300 µg | 400 µg | 33% ↑ | Biotin | |
PANTOTHENIC ACID (AS D-CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE) | 90 mg | 41 mg | -54% ↓ | Pantothenic Acid | |
45.3 mg | (from Calcium Pantothenate) | ||||
VITAMIN K (AS PHYLLOQUINONE) | 60 µg | 180 µg | 200% ↑ | Vitamin K (as Menaquinone-4) | |
OLIVOL™ (OLIVE EXTRACT, OLEA EUROPAEA L., FRUIT) | 30 mg | ↓ | |||
MIXED NATURAL TOCOPHEROLS (D-GAMMA, D-DELTA, D-BETA TOCOPHEROL) | 34 mg | 1.9 mg | Tocotrienol/tocopherol complex from (from | Both mixed tocopherols and tocopherol tocotrienol mixture are forms of vitamin E. Sources: • "Vitamin E: Function, Deficiency, The RDA, Disease Prevention, Disease Treatment, Sources, Safety and LPI Recommendation" byJane Higdon, Ph.D and Victoria J. Drake, Ph.D, Linus Pauling Institute Micro Nutrient Info Center - Vitamin E • "Technical article on vitamin E: function and metabolism" byREGINA BRIGELIUS-FLOHÉ and MARET G. TRABER Vitamin E: function and metabolism • "Article on the benefits of mixed tocopherols" Smart Publications Are you taking the wrong Vitamin E? - Smart Publications | |
10 mg | Tocomin® from African Oil Palm) | ||||
BIOFLAVONOID COMPLEX | 198 mg | ↓ | |||
RUTIN | 9 mg | Rutin (from Japanese Sophora Bud) | |||
QUERCETIN | ↓ | ||||
HESPERIDIN [CITRUS SPP. L., FRUIT] | ↓ | ||||
GREEN TEA EXTRACT-DECAFFEINATED [CAMELLIA SINENSIS HUNT, LEAVES] | 25 mg | Green Tea Extract (from Camellia sinensis, leaf) | Green tea extract decaffeinated is the same species as green tea extract. | ||
18.25 mg | (providing Catechins) | ||||
POMEGRANATE EXTRACT [PUNICA GRANATUM L., FRUIT] | ↓ | ||||
CINNAMON EXTRACT [CINNAMOMUM CASSIA L., BARK] | ↓ | ||||
BILBERRY EXTRACT [VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS L., FRUIT] | ↓ | ||||
INOSITOL | 150 mg | 67 mg | -55% ↓ | Inositol (from 50 mg of Inositol and | |
60 mg | Inositol Hexaphosphate) | ||||
CHOLINE BITARTRATE | 100 mg | 95 mg | -5% ↓ | Choline Bitartrate | |
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 | 500 µg | -17% ↓ | Lutein | |
10 mg | (from Aztec Marigold Flower Extract) | ||||
LYCOPENE | 1000 µg | 180 µg | -82% ↓ | Lycopene | |
900 mg | (from Tomato extract) | ||||
CALCIUM (AS CALCIUM CITRATE AND CALCIUM CARBONATE) | 270 mg | 65 mg | -76% ↓ | 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) | ||||
IODINE (AS POTASSIUM IODIDE) | 300 µg | 150 µg | -50% ↓ | Iodine | |
197 µg | (from Potassium Iodide) | ||||
MAGNESIUM (AS MAGNESIUM CITRATE AND MAGNESIUM AMINO CHELATE) | 300 mg | 64 mg | -79% ↓ | Magnesium (from | |
200 mg | Magnesium Citrate | ||||
60 mg | Calcium Magnesium Inositol Hexaphosphate | ||||
16 mg | Magnesium Stearate) | ||||
ZINC (AS ZINC CITRATE) | 20 mg | 9 mg | -55% ↓ | Zinc | |
31 mg | (from Zinc Citrate) | ||||
COPPER (AS COPPER GLUCONATE) | 2 mg | 0.1 mg | -95% ↓ | Copper | |
0.71 mg | (from Copper Gluconate) | ||||
MANGANESE (AS MANGANESE GLUCONATE) | 5 mg | 2 mg | -60% ↓ | Manganese | |
8 mg | (from Manganese Citrate) | ||||
MOLYBDENUM (AS MOLYBDENUM CITRATE) | 50 µg | 64 µg | 28% ↑ | Molybdenum | |
641 µg | (from Molybdenum Glycinate) | ||||
CHROMIUM (AS CHROMIUM POLYNICOTINATE AND CHROMIUM PICOLINATE) | 300 µg | 106 µg | -65% ↓ | Chromium | |
884 µg | (from Chromium picolinate) | ||||
SELENIUM (AS L-SELENOMETHONIONE AND SELENIUM AMINO ACID COMPLEX) | 200 µg | 100 µg | -50% ↓ | Selenium | |
250 µg | (from L-Selenomethionine) | ||||
BORON (AS BORON CITRATE) | 3000 µg | 600 µg | -80% ↓ | Boron | |
12 mg | (from Boron Citrate) | ||||
VANADIUM (AS VANADIUM CITRATE) | 40 µg | ↓ | |||
ULTRA TRACE MINERALS | 3 mg | 30 mg | 900% ↑ | 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. |
47 mg | ↑ | Potassium (from | |||
100 mg | Tripotassium Citrate | ||||
50 mg | Potassium Ascorbate | ||||
0.19 mg | Potassium Iodide) | ||||
100 mg | ↑ | MSM (Methylsufonyl Methane) | |||
50 mg | ↑ | PABA (p-Aminobenzoic Acid) | |||
50 mg | ↑ | Soy Lecithin | |||
(a source of Phosphatidyl Choline) | |||||
40 mg | ↑ | Horsetail extract (from Equisetum arvense, leaf & stem) | |||
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) | |||
4 mg | ↑ | Piperine | |||
5 mg | (from Piper nigrum (Black pepper) extract, fruit) | ||||
25 µg | ↑ | Zeaxanthin | |||
500 µg | (from Aztec Marigold Flower Extract) |
Nutrients only in USANA Essentials
Dose: Adult | |
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OLIVOL™ (OLIVE EXTRACT, OLEA EUROPAEA L., FRUIT) | 30 mg |
BIOFLAVONOID COMPLEX | 198 mg |
QUERCETIN | |
HESPERIDIN [CITRUS SPP. L., FRUIT] | |
POMEGRANATE EXTRACT [PUNICA GRANATUM L., FRUIT] | |
CINNAMON EXTRACT [CINNAMOMUM CASSIA L., BARK] | |
BILBERRY EXTRACT [VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS L., FRUIT] | |
N-ACETYL L-CYSTEINE | 100 mg |
COENZYME Q10 | 12 mg |
TURMERIC EXTRACT (CURCUMA LONGA L., ROOT) | 15 mg |
VANADIUM (AS VANADIUM CITRATE) | 40 µg |
Nutrients only in xtendlife Multi-xtra
Dose: Adult | |
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Potassium (from | 47 mg |
Tripotassium Citrate | 100 mg |
Potassium Ascorbate | 50 mg |
Potassium Iodide) | 0.19 mg |
MSM (Methylsufonyl Methane) | 100 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 |
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 |
Piperine | 4 mg |
(from Piper nigrum (Black pepper) extract, fruit) | 5 mg |
Zeaxanthin | 25 µg |
(from Aztec Marigold Flower Extract) | 500 µg |
Other ingredients
USANA Essentials | xtendlife Multi-xtra |
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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 | Microcrystalline Cellulose, Dextrose, Clear Glaze (Talc, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Polyethylene Glycol and Polysorbate 80), Silicon Dioxide, Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose, Maltodextrin |