USANA Usanimals vs NOW Foods Liquid Multi Gels

All of the differences set out neatly so that you can make a choice between them.

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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)NOW Foods Liquid Multi Gels (Daily Dose)

Difference


Matched Ingredient
Vitamin A (1500 mcg as Beta Carotene)1500 mcg RAE3000 µg?Vitamin A (60% as Beta-Carotene and 40% as Retinyl Palmitate)
Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid and Sodium Ascorbate)250 mg300 mg20% ↑Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid)
Vitamin D3 (as Cholecalciferol)25 µg10 µgVitamin D (as Cholecalciferol) (400 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"
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)67 mg268 mg300% ↑Vitamin E (as d-alpha Tocopherol)
Vitamin K (as Phylloquinone)40 µg
Thiamine (Vitamin B1)2.5 mg50 mg1900% ↑Thiamin (from Thiamin HCl) (Vitamin B-1)
Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)2.5 mg25 mg900% ↑Riboflavin (Vitamin B-2)
Niacin (as Niacinamide)20 mg NE50 mg?Niacin (as Niacinamide) (Vitamin B-3)
Vitamin B6 (as Pyridoxine HCL)2.5 mg50 mg1900% ↑Vitamin B-6 (from Pyridoxine HCl)
Folate (as 200 μg Folic Acid)666 mcg DFE1360 mcg DFE104% ↑Folate (800 mcg folic acid)
Vitamin B12 (as Cyanocobalamin)40 µg100 µg150% ↑Vitamin B-12 (as Cyanocobalamin)
Biotin150 µg300 µg100% ↑Biotin
Pantothenic Acid (as D-Calcium Pantothenate)10 mg50 mg400% ↑Pantothenic Acid (from Calcium Pantothenate)
Calcium (as Milk Calcium)150 mg100 mg-33% ↓Calcium (from Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Citrate and Calcium Amino Acid Chelate)
Iron (as Ferrous Fumarate USP)4 mg9 mg125% ↑Iron (from Ferrochel® Bisglycinate Amino Acid Chelate)
Iodine (as Potassium Iodide)100 µg150 µg50% ↑Iodine (from Potassium Iodide)
Magnesium (as Magnesium Carbonate)50 mg100 mg100% ↑Magnesium (from Magnesium Oxide and Magnesium Citrate)
Zinc (as Zinc Amino Acid Chelate)10 mg15 mg50% ↑Zinc (from Amino Acid Chelate)
Selenium (as Selenium Amino Acid Complex)50 µg70 µg40% ↑Selenium (from L-Selenomethionine)
Copper (as Copper Citrate)750 µg1 mg33% ↑Copper (from Amino Acid Chelate)
Manganese (as Manganese Gluconate)1000 µg2 mg100% ↑Manganese (from Amino Acid Chelate)
Chromium (as Chromium Nicotinate)50 µg120 µg140% ↑Chromium (from Amino Acid Chelate)
Molybdenum (as Molybdenum Trioxide)25 µg25 µg=Molybdenum (from Sodium Molybdate)
Antioxidant Phytonutrient Complex80 mg
(Blackberry,
Cranberry,
Raspberry and
Wild Blueberry powders)
POLYENYLPHOSPHATIDYL CHOLINE (FROM SOY)50 mg
Soy Lecithin (with Polyenylphosphatidyl Choline)50 mg
Inositol30 mg25 mg-17% ↓Inositol
25 mgPotassium (from Potassium Chloride)
800 mgOrganic Flaxseed Oil (Linum usitatissimum)
30 mgAlpha Lipoic Acid
50 mgPABA (Para-Aminobenzoic Acid)
500 µgBoron (from Boron Citrate)
250 µgLutein (from Marigold Extract)
250 µgLycopene (from Natural Tomato Extract)
25 µgVanadium (from Vanadyl Sulfate)
Nutrients only in USANA Usanimals
Dose: Child
Vitamin K (as Phylloquinone)40 µg
Antioxidant Phytonutrient Complex80 mg
(Blackberry,
Cranberry,
Raspberry and
Wild Blueberry powders)
POLYENYLPHOSPHATIDYL CHOLINE (FROM SOY)50 mg
Soy Lecithin (with Polyenylphosphatidyl Choline)50 mg
Nutrients only in NOW Foods Liquid Multi Gels
Dose: Adult
Potassium (from Potassium Chloride)25 mg
Organic Flaxseed Oil (Linum usitatissimum)800 mg
Alpha Lipoic Acid30 mg
PABA (Para-Aminobenzoic Acid)50 mg
Boron (from Boron Citrate)500 µg
Lutein (from Marigold Extract)250 µg
Lycopene (from Natural Tomato Extract)250 µg
Vanadium (from Vanadyl Sulfate)25 µg
Other ingredients
USANA UsanimalsNOW Foods Liquid Multi Gels
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.Softgel Capsule (bovine gelatin, glycerin, water, carob), Beeswax, Soy Lecithin and Natural Vanilla Extract.

Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, milk, egg, fish or shellfish ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.

Iron Ferrochel® is a registered trademark of Albion Labs.

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