xtendlife Multi-xtra vs Thorne Basic Nutrients 2/Day

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Complete nutritional comparison



Ingredient
xtendlife Multi-xtra (Daily Dose)Thorne Basic Nutrients 2/Day (Daily Dose)

Difference


Matched Ingredient
Vitamin A (as Natural Mixed Carotenoids)5000 IU1.05 mg-30% ↓Vitamin A (from
450 µgBeta Carotene and
600 µgPalmitate)
Vitamin C (from155 mg250 mg61% ↑Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid)
(from Calcium Ascorbate150 mg
Potassium Ascorbate50 mg
Ascorbyl Palmitate)10 mg
Vitamin D (as Cholecalciferol)500 IU50 µg300% ↑Vitamin D (as Vitamin D3) (2,000 IU)
Vitamin E102 IU16.5 mg-76% ↓Vitamin E (as d-Alpha Tocopheryl Acid Succinate)
D alpha tocopherol is also called vitamin E.
Sources:
• "Dietary supplement ingredient database: unit conversion tables"
National Institute of Health
Unit conversions for vitamins
(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 µg400 µg122% ↑Vitamin K (as
200 µgVitamin K1 and
200 µgVitamin K2 as MK-4)
Thiamin12 mg50 mg317% ↑Thiamin (as Thiamin HCL)
(from Thiamin Hydrochloride)13.5 mg
Riboflavin10 mg12 mg20% ↑Riboflavin (as Riboflavin 5'-Phosphate Sodium)
(from Riboflavin-5-Phosphate)19.4 mg
Niacin26 mg80 mg208% ↑Niacin (as Niacinamide)
(from Nicotinic Acid14 mg
Niacinamide)14 mg
Vitamin B68 mg20 mg150% ↑Vitamin B6 (as Pyridoxal 5'-Phosphate)
(from Pyridoxal-5-Phosphate)11.7 mg
Folic Acid323 µg667 mcg DFE24% ↑Folate (400 mcg as L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate from L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolic Acid, Glucosamine Salt)
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 µg600 µg2300% ↑Vitamin B12 (as Methylcobalamin)
Biotin400 µg500 µg25% ↑Biotin
Pantothenic Acid41 mg45 mg10% ↑Pantothenic Acid (as Calcium Pantothenate)
(from Calcium Pantothenate)45.3 mg
Calcium (from65 mg52 mg-20% ↓Calcium (as TRAACS® Calcium Bisglycinate Chelate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Laurate, Calcium Pantothenate)
Calcium Carbonate (from Red Algae (Lithothamnium species),100 mg
Calcium Ascorbate150 mg
Calcium Magnesium Inositol Hexaphosphate60 mg
Dicalcium Phosphate21 mg
Calcium Panthothenate)45.3 mg
Iodine150 µg75 µg-50% ↓Iodine (as Potassium Iodide)
(from Potassium Iodide)197 µg
Magnesium (from64 mg20 mg-69% ↓Magnesium (as TRAACS@reg; Magnesium Bisglycinate Chelate)
Magnesium Citrate200 mg
Calcium Magnesium Inositol Hexaphosphate60 mg
Magnesium Stearate)16 mg
Zinc9 mg15 mg67% ↑Zinc (as TRAACS® Zinc Bisglycinate Chelate)
(from Zinc Citrate)31 mg
Selenium100 µg200 µg100% ↑Selenium (as L-Selenomethionine)
(from L-Selenomethionine)250 µg
Copper0.1 mg750 µg650% ↑Copper (as TRAACS® Copper Bisglycinate Chelate)
(from Copper Gluconate)0.71 mg
Manganese2 mg3 mg50% ↑Manganese (as TRAACS® Manganese Bisglycinate Chelate)
(from Manganese Citrate)8 mg
Chromium106 µg400 µg277% ↑Chromium (as TRAACS® Chromium Nicotinate Blycinate Chelate)
(from Chromium picolinate)884 µg
Molybdenum64 µg
(from Molybdenum Glycinate)641 µg
Potassium (from47 mg
Tripotassium Citrate100 mg
Potassium Ascorbate50 mg
Potassium Iodide)0.19 mg
MSM (Methylsufonyl Methane)100 mg
Choline Bitartrate95 mg
Inositol (from 50 mg of Inositol and67 mg
Inositol Hexaphosphate)60 mg
PABA (p-Aminobenzoic Acid)50 mg
Soy Lecithin50 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 HCl24 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
Piperine4 mg
(from Piper nigrum (Black pepper) extract, fruit)5 mg
Tocotrienol/tocopherol complex from (from1.9 mg24 mgd-Gamma Tocopherol (from Mixed Tocopherols)
Both tocopherol tocotrienol mixture and d-gamma-tocopherol are forms of vitamin E.
Sources:
• "Vitamin E: Function, Deficiency, The RDA, Disease Prevention, Disease Treatment, Sources, Safety and LPI Recommendation"
by Jane Higdon, Ph.D and Victoria J. Drake, Ph.D, Linus Pauling Institute
Micro Nutrient Info Center - Vitamin E
• "Article on the benefits of mixed tocopherols"
Smart Publications
Are you taking the wrong Vitamin E? - Smart Publications
Tocomin® from African Oil Palm)10 mg
Boron600 µg2 mg233% ↑Boron (as Boroganic™ Boron Glycinate Complex)
(from Boron Citrate)12 mg
Lutein500 µg140 µg-72% ↓Lutein (from Aztec Marigold extract (flower) (Tagetes erecta))
(from Aztec Marigold Flower Extract)10 mg
Lycopene180 µg
(from Tomato extract)900 mg
Zeaxanthin25 µg
(from Aztec Marigold Flower Extract)500 µg

Nutrients exclusive to xtendlife Multi-xtra

Dose: Adult
Molybdenum64 µg
(from Molybdenum Glycinate)641 µg
Potassium (from47 mg
Tripotassium Citrate100 mg
Potassium Ascorbate50 mg
Potassium Iodide)0.19 mg
MSM (Methylsufonyl Methane)100 mg
Choline Bitartrate95 mg
Inositol (from 50 mg of Inositol and67 mg
Inositol Hexaphosphate)60 mg
PABA (p-Aminobenzoic Acid)50 mg
Soy Lecithin50 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 HCl24 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
Piperine4 mg
(from Piper nigrum (Black pepper) extract, fruit)5 mg
Lycopene180 µg
(from Tomato extract)900 mg
Zeaxanthin25 µg
(from Aztec Marigold Flower Extract)500 µg

Nutrients exclusive to Thorne Basic Nutrients 2/Day

none

Other ingredients

xtendlife Multi-xtraThorne Basic Nutrients 2/Day
Microcrystalline Cellulose, Dextrose, Clear Glaze (Talc, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Polyethylene Glycol and Polysorbate 80), Silicon Dioxide, Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose, MaltodextrinHypromellose (derived from cellulose) capsule, Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Laurate.

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