xtendlife Multi-xtra vs USANA Cellsentials Pack

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Unveiling all the intricacies, let us help you make an informed decision between these two options. Take a moment to scroll down and explore the complete comparison of vitamins and minerals.

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Complete nutritional comparison



Ingredient
xtendlife Multi-xtra (Daily Dose)USANA Cellsentials Pack (Daily Dose)

Difference


Matched Ingredient
Vitamin A (as Natural Mixed Carotenoids)5000 IU3608 mcg RAE141% ↑Vitamin A Retinyl Acetate and 75% (2700 mcg) as Beta Carotene, Mixed Carotenoids)
Vitamin C (from155 mg400 mg158% ↑Vitamin C (as Poly C blend: Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, and Zinc Ascorbates)
(from Calcium Ascorbate150 mg600 mgVitamin C (as Magnesium Ascorbate and Calcium Ascorbate)
Calcium ascorbate contains vitamin C.
Sources:
• "The Bioavailability of Different Forms of Vitamin C"
by Jane Higdon, R.N., Ph.D, Linus Pauling Institute
LPI - Micronutrient Information Centre - The Bioavailability of Different Forms of Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
• "2009 Scientific Opinion "Calcium ascorbate, magnesium ascorbate and zinc ascorbate added for nutritional purposes in food supplements" "
by Various, European Food Safety Authority (efsa)
European Food Safety Authority - Scientific Opinion on various ascorbates
Potassium Ascorbate50 mg
Ascorbyl Palmitate)10 mg
Vitamin D (as Cholecalciferol)500 IU50 µg300% ↑Vitamin D3 (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"
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 E102 IU134 mg96% ↑Vitamin E (as d-alpha-Tocopheryl 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 µg540 µg200% ↑Vitamin K (as K1 [Phytonadione] and K2 [MK-7 Menaquinone] 30 μg)
Thiamin12 mg30 mg150% ↑Thiamine (Vitamin B1)
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."
by Jane Higdon, Ph.D and Victoria J. Drake, Ph.D, Christopher Bates, D.Phil, Linus Pauling Institute
Micro Nutrient Info Center - Thiamin
(from Thiamin Hydrochloride)13.5 mg
Riboflavin10 mg30 mg200% ↑Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)
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"
by Jane Higdon, Ph.D and Victoria J. Drake, Ph.D, Linus Pauling Institute
Micro Nutrient Info Center - Riboflavin
(from Riboflavin-5-Phosphate)19.4 mg
Niacin26 mg40 mg NE54% ↑Niacin (as Niacin and Niacinamide)
(from Nicotinic Acid14 mg
Niacinamide)14 mg
Vitamin B68 mg32 mg300% ↑Vitamin B6 (as Pyridoxine HCL)
(from Pyridoxal-5-Phosphate)11.7 mg
Folic Acid323 µg1000 mcg DFE85% ↑Folate (as 300 μg 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 µg200 µg700% ↑Vitamin B12 (as Cyanocobalamin)
Biotin400 µg300 µg-25% ↓Biotin
Pantothenic Acid41 mg90 mg120% ↑Pantothenic Acid (as D-Calcium Pantothenate)
(from Calcium Pantothenate)45.3 mg
Calcium (from65 mg225 mg246% ↑Calcium (as Calcium Citrate and Calcium Ascorbate)
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 µg500 µg233% ↑Iodine (as Potassium Iodide)
(from Potassium Iodide)197 µg
Magnesium (from64 mg225 mg252% ↑Magnesium (as Magnesium Citrate and Magnesium Ascorbate)
Magnesium Citrate200 mg
Calcium Magnesium Inositol Hexaphosphate60 mg
Magnesium Stearate)16 mg
Zinc9 mg20 mg122% ↑Zinc (as Zinc Citrate)
(from Zinc Citrate)31 mg
Selenium100 µg200 µg100% ↑Selenium (as L-Selenomethionine and Sodium Selenite)
(from L-Selenomethionine)250 µg
Copper0.1 mg2 mg1900% ↑Copper (as Copper Gluconate)
(from Copper Gluconate)0.71 mg
Manganese2 mg2 mg=Manganese (as Manganese Gluconate)
(from Manganese Citrate)8 mg
Chromium106 µg300 µg183% ↑Chromium (as Chromium Polynicotinate)
(from Chromium picolinate)884 µg
Molybdenum64 µg50 µg-22% ↓Molybdenum (as Molybdenum Citrate)
(from Molybdenum Glycinate)641 µg160 mgL-Cysteine
Molybdenum gylcinate contains glycine. Both glycine and L-cysteine are forms of amino acid.
Sources:
• "PubChem: Cysteine - Compound Summary CID 5862"
National Center for Biotechnology Information - USA
PubChem: Cysteine - Compound Summary
• "Introduction to the chemistry of amino acids"
by Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, University of Arizona
The Chemistry of Amino Acids
• "PubChem: Glycine - Compound Summary - CID 750"
National Center for Biotechnology Information - USA
PubChem: Glycine - Compound Summary
• "Tool for calculating molecular weights"
by webqc.org, webqc.org
Web QC - Molecular Weight Calculation Tool
Potassium (from47 mg
Tripotassium Citrate100 mg
Potassium Ascorbate50 mg
Potassium Iodide)0.19 mg
MSM (Methylsufonyl Methane)100 mg
Choline Bitartrate95 mg102 mgCholine (as Choline Bitartrate)
Choline bitartrate contains choline.
Sources:
• "Tool for calculating molecular weights"
by webqc.org, webqc.org
Web QC - Molecular Weight Calculation Tool
Inositol (from 50 mg of Inositol and67 mg128 mg91% ↑Inositol
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 mg4 mgSilicon (as Calcium Silicate)
Horsetail extract contains silicon.
Sources:
• "Commercial sources of horsetail typically claim to contain 7.5% silicon and 10:1 concentration"
by Karen Walsh, Vitamin Inspector
Mineral sea salts (providing trace elements including Rubidium, Strontium and Tungsten)30 mg3 mg-90% ↓Ultra Trace Minerals
Comparison figures for extracts, concentrates and complexes should not be relied on. The original ingredients and extraction processes may differ widely.
Green Tea Extract (from Camellia sinensis, leaf)25 mg70 mg180% ↑Green Tea Extract (Camellia sinensis hunt., leaves) [contained in: InCelligence Complex]
Comparison figures for extracts, concentrates and complexes should not be relied on. The original ingredients and extraction processes may differ widely.
(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 mg40 mg344% ↑Rutin [contained in: InCelligence Complex]
Piperine4 mg
(from Piper nigrum (Black pepper) extract, fruit)5 mg
Tocotrienol/tocopherol complex from (from1.9 mg80 mgMixed Tocopherols (D-gamma, D-delta, D-beta Tocopherol)
Both tocopherol tocotrienol mixture and mixed tocopherols 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
• "Technical article on vitamin E: function and metabolism"
by REGINA 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
Tocomin® from African Oil Palm)10 mg12 mgCoenzyme Q10
Tocomin ® contains coenzyme Q10.
Sources:
• "Patent for Tocomin - Drug delivery system:formulation for fat-soluble drugs "
Patent for Tocomin
Boron600 µg3 mg400% ↑Boron (as Boron Citrate)
(from Boron Citrate)12 mg
Lutein500 µg600 µg20% ↑Lutein (Tagetes erecta L., flower)
(from Aztec Marigold Flower Extract)10 mg
Lycopene180 µg1000 µg456% ↑Lycopene
(from Tomato extract)900 mg
Zeaxanthin25 µg
(from Aztec Marigold Flower Extract)500 µg
InCelligence Complex [some ingredients are matched elsewhere]
100 mgAlpha Lipoic Acid
72 mgMeriva® Bioavailable Curcumin Complex (Curcuma longa L., root)
60 mgQuercetin Dihydrate
40 mgHesperidin (Citrus spp. L., fruit)
40 mgResveratrol
30 mgOlivol [Olive Fruit Extract, Olea europaea L., fruit])
40 µgVanadium (as Vanadium Citrate)

Nutrients exclusive to xtendlife Multi-xtra

Dose: Adult
Potassium (from47 mg
Tripotassium Citrate100 mg
Potassium Ascorbate50 mg
Potassium Iodide)0.19 mg
MSM (Methylsufonyl Methane)100 mg
PABA (p-Aminobenzoic Acid)50 mg
Soy Lecithin50 mg
(a source of Phosphatidyl Choline)
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
Piperine4 mg
(from Piper nigrum (Black pepper) extract, fruit)5 mg
Zeaxanthin25 µg
(from Aztec Marigold Flower Extract)500 µg

Nutrients exclusive to USANA Cellsentials Pack

Dose: Adult
InCelligence Complex [some ingredients are matched elsewhere]
Alpha Lipoic Acid100 mg
Meriva® Bioavailable Curcumin Complex (Curcuma longa L., root)72 mg
Quercetin Dihydrate60 mg
Hesperidin (Citrus spp. L., fruit)40 mg
Resveratrol40 mg
Olivol [Olive Fruit Extract, Olea europaea L., fruit])30 mg
Vanadium (as Vanadium Citrate)40 µg

Other ingredients

xtendlife Multi-xtraUSANA Cellsentials Pack
Microcrystalline Cellulose, Dextrose, Clear Glaze (Talc, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Polyethylene Glycol and Polysorbate 80), Silicon Dioxide, Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose, MaltodextrinMICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE, MODIFIED CELLULOSE, CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUM, ASCORBYL PALMITATE, ORGANIC MALTODEXTRIN, PREGELATINIZED STARCH, MODIFIED STARCH, SILICON DIOXIDE, VANILLA EXTRACT, ORGANIC SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, ORGANIC PALM OLEIN, ORGANIC GUAR GUM.

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