USANA Usanimals vs Centrum Adults

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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 Usanimals (Daily Dose)	Centrum Adults (Daily Dose)	Difference	Matched Ingredient
Vitamin A (1500 mcg as Beta Carotene)	1500 mcg RAE	1050 µg	?	Vitamin A (29% as Beta-Carotene)
Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid and Sodium Ascorbate)	250 mg	60 mg	-76% ↓	Vitamin C
Vitamin D3 (as Cholecalciferol)	25 µg	25 µg	≈	Vitamin D (1,000 IU)	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 Succinate)	67 mg	13.5 mg	-80% ↓	Vitamin E
Vitamin K (as Phylloquinone)	40 µg	25 µg	-38% ↓	Vitamin K
Thiamine (Vitamin B1)	2.5 mg	1.5 mg	-40% ↓	Thiamin
Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)	2.5 mg	1.7 mg	-32% ↓	Riboflavin
Niacin (as Niacinamide)	20 mg NE	20 mg	?	Niacin
Vitamin B6 (as Pyridoxine HCL)	2.5 mg	2 mg	-20% ↓	Vitamin B6
Folate (as 200 μg Folic Acid)	666 mcg DFE	667 mcg DFE	0%	Folate (400 mcg Folic Acid)
Vitamin B12 (as Cyanocobalamin)	40 µg	6 µg	-85% ↓	Vitamin B12
Biotin	150 µg	30 µg	-80% ↓	Biotin
Pantothenic Acid (as D-Calcium Pantothenate)	10 mg	10 mg	=	Pantothenic Acid
Calcium (as Milk Calcium)	150 mg	200 mg	33% ↑	Calcium
Iron (as Ferrous Fumarate USP)	4 mg	18 mg	350% ↑	Iron
Iodine (as Potassium Iodide)	100 µg	150 µg	50% ↑	Iodine
Magnesium (as Magnesium Carbonate)	50 mg	50 mg	=	Magnesium
Zinc (as Zinc Amino Acid Chelate)	10 mg	11 mg	10% ↑	Zinc
Selenium (as Selenium Amino Acid Complex)	50 µg	55 µg	10% ↑	Selenium
Copper (as Copper Citrate)	750 µg	0.5 mg	-33% ↓	Copper
Manganese (as Manganese Gluconate)	1000 µg	2.3 mg	130% ↑	Manganese
Chromium (as Chromium Nicotinate)	50 µg	35 µg	-30% ↓	Chromium
Molybdenum (as Molybdenum Trioxide)	25 µg	45 µg	80% ↑	Molybdenum
Antioxidant Phytonutrient Complex	80 mg		↓
(Blackberry,			↓
Cranberry,			↓
Raspberry and			↓
Wild Blueberry powders)			↓
POLYENYLPHOSPHATIDYL CHOLINE (FROM SOY)	50 mg	20 mg	≈	Phosphorus	Polyenylphosphatidyl choline is also called phosphatidyl choline. Phosphatidyl choline contains phosphate. Phosphate contains phosphorus. Sources: • "PubChem, released in 2004, provides information on the biological activities of small molecules." National Center for Biotechnology Information - USA PubChem
Soy Lecithin (with Polyenylphosphatidyl Choline)	50 mg		↓
Inositol	30 mg		↓
		72 mg	↑	Chloride
		80 mg	↑	Potassium

Nutrients exclusive to USANA Usanimals

	Dose: Child
Antioxidant Phytonutrient Complex	80 mg
(Blackberry,
Cranberry,
Raspberry and
Wild Blueberry powders)
Soy Lecithin (with Polyenylphosphatidyl Choline)	50 mg
Inositol	30 mg

Nutrients exclusive to Centrum Adults

	Dose: Adult
Chloride	72 mg
Potassium	80 mg

Other ingredients

USANA Usanimals	Centrum Adults
Crystalline 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.	Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, Dibasic Calcium Phosphate, Magnesium Oxide, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Ascorbic Acid (Vit. C), Ferrous Fumarate, DL-alpha Tocopheryl Acetate (Vit. E), Maltodextrin. Contains <2% of: Beta-Carotene, BHT (to preserve freshness), Biotin, Calcium Pantothenate, Cholecalciferol (Vit. D3), Chromium Picolinate, Copper Sulfate, Corn Starch, Crospovidone, Cyanocobalamin (Vit. B12), Folic Acid, Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate, Manganese Sulfate, Modified Corn Starch, Niacinamide, Phytonadione (Vit. K), Polyethylene Glycol, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Potassium Iodide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vit. B6), Riboflavin (Vit. B2), Silicon Dioxide, Sodium Ascorbate (to preserve freshness), Sodium Molybdate, Sodium Selenate, Talc, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vit. B1), Titanium Dioxide, Tocopherols (to preserve freshness), Vitamin A Acetate, Yellow 6 Lake, Zinc Oxide.

USANA Usanimals

Centrum Adults

Crystalline 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.

Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, Dibasic Calcium Phosphate, Magnesium Oxide, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Ascorbic Acid (Vit. C), Ferrous Fumarate, DL-alpha Tocopheryl Acetate (Vit. E), Maltodextrin. Contains <2% of: Beta-Carotene, BHT (to preserve freshness), Biotin, Calcium Pantothenate, Cholecalciferol (Vit. D3), Chromium Picolinate, Copper Sulfate, Corn Starch, Crospovidone, Cyanocobalamin (Vit. B12), Folic Acid, Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate, Manganese Sulfate, Modified Corn Starch, Niacinamide, Phytonadione (Vit. K), Polyethylene Glycol, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Potassium Iodide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vit. B6), Riboflavin (Vit. B2), Silicon Dioxide, Sodium Ascorbate (to preserve freshness), Sodium Molybdate, Sodium Selenate, Talc, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vit. B1), Titanium Dioxide, Tocopherols (to preserve freshness), Vitamin A Acetate, Yellow 6 Lake, Zinc Oxide.