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.
- Carlson Super 2 Daily
- Centrum Adults
- Centrum Kids
- Centrum Men
- Centrum Silver Adults 50+
- Centrum Silver Men's 50+
- Centrum Silver Women's 50+
- Centrum Women
- Dr Whitaker Forward Plus Daily Regimen
- Life Extension Children's Formula
- Life Extension Two-Per-Day Capsules
- Nature Made Multi For Her
- Nature Made Multi For Him
- Nature Made Prenatal Multi
- NOW Foods ADAM Superior Men's Multi Softgels
- NOW Foods EVE Women's MultiVitamin Veg Capsules
- NOW Foods Kid Vits Berry Blast Chewables
- NOW Foods Liquid Multi Gels
- Pure Synergy, Organic Multi Vita•Min
- Swanson Just One Multi with Iron
- Swanson Kids Multivitamin Gummies
- Swanson Multi Adults 50+
- Thorne Basic Nutrients 2/Day
- Thorne Basic Prenatal
- Thorne Kids Multi +
- Trace Minerals Research, Kid's Multi
- USANA Body Rox
- USANA Cellsentials Pack
- USANA Usanimals
- xtendlife Total Balance Children's
- Carlson Super 2 Daily
- Centrum Adults
- Centrum Kids
- Centrum Men
- Centrum Silver Adults 50+
- Centrum Silver Men's 50+
- Centrum Silver Women's 50+
- Centrum Women
- Dr Whitaker Forward Plus Daily Regimen
- Life Extension Children's Formula
- Life Extension Two-Per-Day Capsules
- Nature Made Multi For Her
- Nature Made Multi For Him
- Nature Made Prenatal Multi
- NOW Foods ADAM Superior Men's Multi Softgels
- NOW Foods EVE Women's MultiVitamin Veg Capsules
- NOW Foods Kid Vits Berry Blast Chewables
- NOW Foods Liquid Multi Gels
- Pure Synergy, Organic Multi Vita•Min
- Swanson Just One Multi with Iron
- Swanson Kids Multivitamin Gummies
- Swanson Multi Adults 50+
- Thorne Basic Nutrients 2/Day
- Thorne Basic Prenatal
- Thorne Kids Multi +
- Trace Minerals Research, Kid's Multi
- USANA Body Rox
- USANA Usanimals
- xtendlife Multi-xtra
- xtendlife Total Balance Children's
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- -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) | USANA Cellsentials Pack (Daily Dose) | Difference | Matched Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin A (as Natural Mixed Carotenoids) | 5000 IU | 3608 mcg RAE | 141% ↑ | Vitamin A Retinyl Acetate and 75% (2700 mcg) as Beta Carotene, Mixed Carotenoids) | |
| Vitamin C (from | 155 mg | 400 mg | 158% ↑ | Vitamin C (as Poly C blend: Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, and Zinc Ascorbates) | |
| (from Calcium Ascorbate | 150 mg | 600 mg | Vitamin 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 Ascorbate | 50 mg | ||||
| Ascorbyl Palmitate) | 10 mg | ||||
| Vitamin D (as Cholecalciferol) | 500 IU | 50 µg | 300% ↑ | 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 E | 102 IU | 134 mg | 96% ↑ | 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 µg | 540 µg | 200% ↑ | Vitamin K (as K1 [Phytonadione] and K2 [MK-7 Menaquinone] 30 μg) | |
| Thiamin | 12 mg | 30 mg | 150% ↑ | 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 | ||||
| Riboflavin | 10 mg | 30 mg | 200% ↑ | 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 | ||||
| Niacin | 26 mg | 40 mg NE | 54% ↑ | Niacin (as Niacin and Niacinamide) | |
| (from Nicotinic Acid | 14 mg | ||||
| Niacinamide) | 14 mg | ||||
| Vitamin B6 | 8 mg | 32 mg | 300% ↑ | Vitamin B6 (as Pyridoxine HCL) | |
| (from Pyridoxal-5-Phosphate) | 11.7 mg | ||||
| Folic Acid | 323 µg | 1000 mcg DFE | 85% ↑ | 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 µg | 200 µg | 700% ↑ | Vitamin B12 (as Cyanocobalamin) | |
| Biotin | 400 µg | 300 µg | -25% ↓ | Biotin | |
| Pantothenic Acid | 41 mg | 90 mg | 120% ↑ | Pantothenic Acid (as D-Calcium Pantothenate) | |
| (from Calcium Pantothenate) | 45.3 mg | ||||
| Calcium (from | 65 mg | 225 mg | 246% ↑ | Calcium (as Calcium Citrate and Calcium Ascorbate) | |
| 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 | 500 µg | 233% ↑ | Iodine (as Potassium Iodide) | |
| (from Potassium Iodide) | 197 µg | ||||
| Magnesium (from | 64 mg | 225 mg | 252% ↑ | Magnesium (as Magnesium Citrate and Magnesium Ascorbate) | |
| Magnesium Citrate | 200 mg | ||||
| Calcium Magnesium Inositol Hexaphosphate | 60 mg | ||||
| Magnesium Stearate) | 16 mg | ||||
| Zinc | 9 mg | 20 mg | 122% ↑ | Zinc (as Zinc Citrate) | |
| (from Zinc Citrate) | 31 mg | ||||
| Selenium | 100 µg | 200 µg | 100% ↑ | Selenium (as L-Selenomethionine and Sodium Selenite) | |
| (from L-Selenomethionine) | 250 µg | ||||
| Copper | 0.1 mg | 2 mg | 1900% ↑ | Copper (as Copper Gluconate) | |
| (from Copper Gluconate) | 0.71 mg | ||||
| Manganese | 2 mg | 2 mg | = | Manganese (as Manganese Gluconate) | |
| (from Manganese Citrate) | 8 mg | ||||
| Chromium | 106 µg | 300 µg | 183% ↑ | Chromium (as Chromium Polynicotinate) | |
| (from Chromium picolinate) | 884 µg | ||||
| Molybdenum | 64 µg | 50 µg | -22% ↓ | Molybdenum (as Molybdenum Citrate) | |
| (from Molybdenum Glycinate) | 641 µg | 160 mg | L-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 (from | 47 mg | ↓ | |||
| Tripotassium Citrate | 100 mg | ||||
| Potassium Ascorbate | 50 mg | ||||
| Potassium Iodide) | 0.19 mg | ||||
| MSM (Methylsufonyl Methane) | 100 mg | ↓ | |||
| Choline Bitartrate | 95 mg | 102 mg | Choline (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 and | 67 mg | 128 mg | 91% ↑ | Inositol | |
| Inositol Hexaphosphate) | 60 mg | ||||
| PABA (p-Aminobenzoic Acid) | 50 mg | ↓ | |||
| Soy Lecithin | 50 mg | ↓ | |||
| (a source of Phosphatidyl Choline) | |||||
| Horsetail extract (from Equisetum arvense, leaf & stem) | 40 mg | 4 mg | Silicon (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 mg | 3 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 mg | 70 mg | 180% ↑ | 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 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 | 40 mg | 344% ↑ | Rutin [contained in: InCelligence Complex] | |
| Piperine | 4 mg | ↓ | |||
| (from Piper nigrum (Black pepper) extract, fruit) | 5 mg | ||||
| Tocotrienol/tocopherol complex from (from | 1.9 mg | 80 mg | Mixed 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 mg | 12 mg | Coenzyme Q10 | Tocomin ® contains coenzyme Q10. Sources: • "Patent for Tocomin - Drug delivery system:formulation for fat-soluble drugs " Patent for Tocomin | |
| Boron | 600 µg | 3 mg | 400% ↑ | Boron (as Boron Citrate) | |
| (from Boron Citrate) | 12 mg | ||||
| Lutein | 500 µg | 600 µg | 20% ↑ | Lutein (Tagetes erecta L., flower) | |
| (from Aztec Marigold Flower Extract) | 10 mg | ||||
| Lycopene | 180 µg | 1000 µg | 456% ↑ | Lycopene | |
| (from Tomato extract) | 900 mg | ||||
| Zeaxanthin | 25 µg | ↓ | |||
| (from Aztec Marigold Flower Extract) | 500 µg | ||||
| ↑ | InCelligence Complex [some ingredients are matched elsewhere] | ||||
| 100 mg | ↑ | Alpha Lipoic Acid | |||
| 72 mg | ↑ | Meriva® Bioavailable Curcumin Complex (Curcuma longa L., root) | |||
| 60 mg | ↑ | Quercetin Dihydrate | |||
| 40 mg | ↑ | Hesperidin (Citrus spp. L., fruit) | |||
| 40 mg | ↑ | Resveratrol | |||
| 30 mg | ↑ | Olivol [Olive Fruit Extract, Olea europaea L., fruit]) | |||
| 40 µg | ↑ | Vanadium (as Vanadium Citrate) |
Nutrients exclusive to xtendlife Multi-xtra
| Dose: Adult | |
|---|---|
| Potassium (from | 47 mg |
| Tripotassium Citrate | 100 mg |
| Potassium Ascorbate | 50 mg |
| Potassium Iodide) | 0.19 mg |
| MSM (Methylsufonyl Methane) | 100 mg |
| PABA (p-Aminobenzoic Acid) | 50 mg |
| Soy Lecithin | 50 mg |
| (a source of Phosphatidyl Choline) | |
| 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 |
| Piperine | 4 mg |
| (from Piper nigrum (Black pepper) extract, fruit) | 5 mg |
| Zeaxanthin | 25 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 Acid | 100 mg |
| Meriva® Bioavailable Curcumin Complex (Curcuma longa L., root) | 72 mg |
| Quercetin Dihydrate | 60 mg |
| Hesperidin (Citrus spp. L., fruit) | 40 mg |
| Resveratrol | 40 mg |
| Olivol [Olive Fruit Extract, Olea europaea L., fruit]) | 30 mg |
| Vanadium (as Vanadium Citrate) | 40 µg |
Other ingredients
| xtendlife Multi-xtra | USANA Cellsentials Pack |
|---|---|
| Microcrystalline Cellulose, Dextrose, Clear Glaze (Talc, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Polyethylene Glycol and Polysorbate 80), Silicon Dioxide, Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose, Maltodextrin | MICROCRYSTALLINE 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. |