xtendlife Multi-xtra vs NOW Foods Liquid Multi Gels
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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 | xtendlife Multi-xtra (Daily Dose) | NOW Foods Liquid Multi Gels (Daily Dose) | Difference | Matched Ingredient | |
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Vitamin A (as Natural Mixed Carotenoids) | 5000 IU | 3000 µg | ? | Vitamin A (60% as Beta-Carotene and 40% as Retinyl Palmitate) | |
Vitamin C (from | 155 mg | 300 mg | 94% ↑ | Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid) | |
(from Calcium Ascorbate | 150 mg | ||||
Potassium Ascorbate | 50 mg | ||||
Ascorbyl Palmitate) | 10 mg | ||||
Vitamin D (as Cholecalciferol) | 500 IU | 10 µg | ? | Vitamin D (as Cholecalciferol) (400 IU) | |
Vitamin E | 102 IU | 268 mg | ? | Vitamin E (as d-alpha Tocopherol) | |
(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 K (as Menaquinone-4) | 180 µg | ↓ | |||
Thiamin | 12 mg | 50 mg | 317% ↑ | Thiamin (from Thiamin HCl) (Vitamin B-1) | |
(from Thiamin Hydrochloride) | 13.5 mg | ||||
Riboflavin | 10 mg | 25 mg | 150% ↑ | Riboflavin (Vitamin B-2) | |
(from Riboflavin-5-Phosphate) | 19.4 mg | ||||
Niacin | 26 mg | 50 mg | 92% ↑ | Niacin (as Niacinamide) (Vitamin B-3) | |
(from Nicotinic Acid | 14 mg | ||||
Niacinamide) | 14 mg | ||||
Vitamin B6 | 8 mg | 50 mg | 525% ↑ | Vitamin B-6 (from Pyridoxine HCl) | |
(from Pyridoxal-5-Phosphate) | 11.7 mg | ||||
Folic Acid | 323 µg | 1360 mcg DFE | Folate (800 mcg folic acid) | Both folic acid and folate 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 Cobamamide) | 25 µg | 100 µg | 300% ↑ | Vitamin B-12 (as Cyanocobalamin) | |
Biotin | 400 µg | 300 µg | -25% ↓ | Biotin | |
Pantothenic Acid | 41 mg | 50 mg | 22% ↑ | Pantothenic Acid (from Calcium Pantothenate) | |
(from Calcium Pantothenate) | 45.3 mg | ||||
Calcium (from | 65 mg | 100 mg | 54% ↑ | Calcium (from Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Citrate and Calcium Amino Acid Chelate) | |
Calcium Carbonate (from Red Algae (Lithothamnium species), | 100 mg | ||||
Calcium Ascorbate | 150 mg | ||||
Calcium Magnesium Inositol Hexaphosphate | 60 mg | ||||
Dicalcium Phosphate | 21 mg | ||||
Calcium Panthothenate) | 45.3 mg | ||||
Iodine | 150 µg | 150 µg | = | Iodine (from Potassium Iodide) | |
(from Potassium Iodide) | 197 µg | ||||
Magnesium (from | 64 mg | 100 mg | 56% ↑ | Magnesium (from Magnesium Oxide and Magnesium Citrate) | |
Magnesium Citrate | 200 mg | ||||
Calcium Magnesium Inositol Hexaphosphate | 60 mg | ||||
Magnesium Stearate) | 16 mg | ||||
Zinc | 9 mg | 15 mg | 67% ↑ | Zinc (from Amino Acid Chelate) | |
(from Zinc Citrate) | 31 mg | ||||
Selenium | 100 µg | 70 µg | -30% ↓ | Selenium (from L-Selenomethionine) | |
(from L-Selenomethionine) | 250 µg | ||||
Copper | 0.1 mg | 1 mg | 900% ↑ | Copper (from Amino Acid Chelate) | |
(from Copper Gluconate) | 0.71 mg | ||||
Manganese | 2 mg | 2 mg | = | Manganese (from Amino Acid Chelate) | |
(from Manganese Citrate) | 8 mg | ||||
Chromium | 106 µg | 120 µg | 13% ↑ | Chromium (from Amino Acid Chelate) | |
(from Chromium picolinate) | 884 µg | ||||
Molybdenum | 64 µg | 25 µg | -61% ↓ | Molybdenum (from Sodium Molybdate) | |
(from Molybdenum Glycinate) | 641 µg | ||||
Potassium (from | 47 mg | 25 mg | -47% ↓ | Potassium (from Potassium Chloride) | |
Tripotassium Citrate | 100 mg | ||||
Potassium Ascorbate | 50 mg | ||||
Potassium Iodide) | 0.19 mg | ||||
MSM (Methylsufonyl Methane) | 100 mg | ↓ | |||
Choline Bitartrate | 95 mg | ↓ | |||
Inositol (from 50 mg of Inositol and | 67 mg | 25 mg | -63% ↓ | Inositol | |
Inositol Hexaphosphate) | 60 mg | ||||
PABA (p-Aminobenzoic Acid) | 50 mg | 50 mg | = | PABA (Para-Aminobenzoic Acid) | |
Soy Lecithin | 50 mg | ↓ | |||
(a source of Phosphatidyl Choline) | |||||
Horsetail extract (from Equisetum arvense, leaf & stem) | 40 mg | ↓ | |||
Mineral sea salts (providing trace elements including Rubidium, Strontium and Tungsten) | 30 mg | ↓ | |||
Green Tea Extract (from Camellia sinensis, leaf) | 25 mg | ↓ | |||
(providing Catechins) | 18.25 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 | ↓ | |||
Rutin (from Japanese Sophora Bud) | 9 mg | ↓ | |||
Piperine | 4 mg | ↓ | |||
(from Piper nigrum (Black pepper) extract, fruit) | 5 mg | ||||
Tocotrienol/tocopherol complex from (from | 1.9 mg | ↓ | |||
Tocomin® from African Oil Palm) | 10 mg | ||||
Boron | 600 µg | 500 µg | -17% ↓ | Boron (from Boron Citrate) | |
(from Boron Citrate) | 12 mg | ||||
Lutein | 500 µg | 250 µg | -50% ↓ | Lutein (from Marigold Extract) | |
(from Aztec Marigold Flower Extract) | 10 mg | ||||
Lycopene | 180 µg | 250 µg | 39% ↑ | Lycopene (from Natural Tomato Extract) | |
(from Tomato extract) | 900 mg | ||||
Zeaxanthin | 25 µg | ↓ | |||
(from Aztec Marigold Flower Extract) | 500 µg | ||||
9 mg | ↑ | Iron (from Ferrochel® Bisglycinate Amino Acid Chelate) | |||
800 mg | ↑ | Organic Flaxseed Oil (Linum usitatissimum) | |||
30 mg | ↑ | Alpha Lipoic Acid | |||
25 µg | ↑ | Vanadium (from Vanadyl Sulfate) |
Nutrients only in xtendlife Multi-xtra
Dose: Adult | |
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Vitamin K (as Menaquinone-4) | 180 µg |
MSM (Methylsufonyl Methane) | 100 mg |
Choline Bitartrate | 95 mg |
Soy Lecithin | 50 mg |
(a source of Phosphatidyl Choline) | |
Horsetail extract (from Equisetum arvense, leaf & stem) | 40 mg |
Mineral sea salts (providing trace elements including Rubidium, Strontium and Tungsten) | 30 mg |
Green Tea Extract (from Camellia sinensis, leaf) | 25 mg |
(providing Catechins) | 18.25 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 |
Rutin (from Japanese Sophora Bud) | 9 mg |
Piperine | 4 mg |
(from Piper nigrum (Black pepper) extract, fruit) | 5 mg |
Tocotrienol/tocopherol complex from (from | 1.9 mg |
Tocomin® from African Oil Palm) | 10 mg |
Zeaxanthin | 25 µg |
(from Aztec Marigold Flower Extract) | 500 µg |
Nutrients only in NOW Foods Liquid Multi Gels
Dose: Adult | |
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Iron (from Ferrochel® Bisglycinate Amino Acid Chelate) | 9 mg |
Organic Flaxseed Oil (Linum usitatissimum) | 800 mg |
Alpha Lipoic Acid | 30 mg |
Vanadium (from Vanadyl Sulfate) | 25 µg |
Other ingredients
xtendlife Multi-xtra | NOW Foods Liquid Multi Gels |
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Microcrystalline Cellulose, Dextrose, Clear Glaze (Talc, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Polyethylene Glycol and Polysorbate 80), Silicon Dioxide, Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose, Maltodextrin | 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. |