xtendlife Total Balance Children's vs Thorne Basic Nutrients 2/Day

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Complete nutritional comparison



Ingredient		xtendlife Total Balance Children's (Daily Dose)Thorne Basic Nutrients 2/Day (Daily Dose)

Difference

Matched Ingredient
Vitamin A (as Natural mixed carotenoids)1000 IU1.05 mg250% ↑Vitamin A (from
450 µgBeta Carotene and
600 µgPalmitate)
Vitamin C (from69 mg250 mg262% ↑Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid)
Calcium ascorbate40 mg
Potassium ascorbate50 mg
Ascorbyl palmitate)20 mg
Vitamin D (as Cholecalciferol)220 IU50 µg809% ↑Vitamin D (as Vitamin D3) (2,000 IU)
Cholecalciferol is also called vitamin D3. 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 E15 IU16.5 mg64% ↑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/Soy Oils &
Tocotrienol/Tocopherol Complex (from African Oil Palm)) (1 mg = 1.21 IU)
Thiamin1.2 mg50 mg4067% ↑Thiamin (as Thiamin HCL)
(from Thiamin HCl)3 mg
Riboflavin1 mg12 mg1100% ↑Riboflavin (as Riboflavin 5'-Phosphate Sodium)
(from Riboflavin-5-phosphate)1.9 mg
Niacin (from4.6 mg80 mg1639% ↑Niacin (as Niacinamide)
Nicotinic acid2.5 mg
Niacinamide)2.5 mg
Vitamin B61.6 mg20 mg1150% ↑Vitamin B6 (as Pyridoxal 5'-Phosphate)
(from Pyridoxal-5-phosphate)3 mg
Folic Acid107 µg667 mcg DFE273% ↑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)2 µg600 µg29899% ↑Vitamin B12 (as Methylcobalamin)
Biotin80 µg500 µg525% ↑Biotin
Pantothenic Acid5 mg45 mg800% ↑Pantothenic Acid (as Calcium Pantothenate)
(from Calcium pantothenate)5.6 mg
Calcium (from 50 mg of Calcium (Red Algae (Lithothamnium species),25 mg52 mg108% ↑Calcium (as TRAACS® Calcium Bisglycinate Chelate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Laurate, Calcium Pantothenate)
Dicalcium Phosphate24 mg
Calcium Ascorbate40 mg
Calcium Panthothenate)5.6 mg
Iodine150 µg75 µg-50% ↓Iodine (as Potassium Iodide)
(from Potassium iodide)197 µg
Magnesium (from32 mg20 mg-38% ↓Magnesium (as TRAACS@reg; Magnesium Bisglycinate Chelate)
Magnesium Citrate100 mg
Magnesium Stearate)38 mg
Zinc2.2 mg15 mg582% ↑Zinc (as TRAACS® Zinc Bisglycinate Chelate)
(from Zinc citrate)7 mg
Selenium40 µg200 µg400% ↑Selenium (as L-Selenomethionine)
(from L-Selenomethionine)100 µg
Copper0.06 mg750 µg1150% ↑Copper (as TRAACS® Copper Bisglycinate Chelate)
(from Copper gluconate)0.47 mg
Manganese0.58 mg3 mg417% ↑Manganese (as TRAACS® Manganese Bisglycinate Chelate)
(from Manganese citrate)2 mg
Chromium44 µg400 µg809% ↑Chromium (as TRAACS® Chromium Nicotinate Blycinate Chelate)
Chromium Picolinate)367 µg
Molybdenum12 µg↓
(from Molybdenum Glycinate)120 µg
Aloe Vera (from Aloe barbadensis, leaf juice powder) (equivalent to 10,000 mg of Aloe Leaf Juice)50 mg↓
Black Cumin Extract (from Nigella sativa, seed) (equivalent to 200mg of Black Cumin Seeds)50 mg↓
Green Tea Extract (from Camellia sinensis, leaf)50 mg↓
(providing catechins)36.5 mg
Milk Thistle Extract (from Silybum marianum, seed)50 mg↓
(providing 40 mg of Silymarins)40 mg
Soy lecithin (a source of Phosphatidyl choline)50 mg↓
Tumeric extract (from Curcuma longa, root)50 mg↓
(providing curcuminoids)47.5 mg
N-Acetyl L-Cysteine49 mg↓
Taurine49 mg↓
Beta Glucan (from yeast)35 mg↓
L-Arginine HCL25 mg↓
Bilberry Extract (from Vaccinum myrtillus Fruit)25 mg↓
(providing anthoycyanins)6.25 mg
Dimethylglycine HCL25 mg↓
Ginger Extract (Zingiber officinale, root)25 mg↓
(providing Gingerols)1.25 mg
L-Tyrosine25 mg↓
L-Lysine HCL24 mg↓
L-Methionine24 mg↓
Bacopa Extract (from Bacopa monnieri, leaf)20 mg↓
(providing Bacosides)6 mg
MSM (Methylsulfonyl Methane)20 mg↓
Olive Leaf Extract (from Olea europea leaf)20 mg↓
(providing Oleuropein)3 mg
Papain (from Carica papaya (Papaya) Fruit Latex)20 mg↓
Betain HCl19 mg↓
Choline bitartrate19 mg↓
L-Cysteine19 mg↓
Hesperidin (from Citrus aurantium (Bitter Orange) Fruit)18 mg↓
L-Proline15 mg↓
Inositol14 mg↓
L-Ornithine HCL14 mg↓
Myricetin14 mg↓
(from Myrica cerifera (Bayberry), leaf)20 mg
Grape Seed Extract (from Vitis vinifera Seed)12 mg↓
(providing at least 450mg/g phenolics)
Tea Polysaccharides Extract11 mg↓
Camellia sinensis Leaf)50 mg
Amylase (from Fermentation of Aspergillus oryzae)10 mg↓
Bromelain (from Pineapple Stem)10 mg↓
Guggul Gum Extract (from Commiphora mukul, gum exudate) (a source of guggulsterones)10 mg↓
Mineral sea salts (providing trace elements including Rubidium, Strontium & Tungsten)10 mg↓
Masson Pine Bark Extract (from Pinus massoniana Bark)10 mg↓
RNA (Ribonucleic Acid, from Yeast)9.9 mg↓
Alpha Lipoic Acid9.9 mg↓
N-acetyl Glucosamine (from Crustacean shells)9.9 mg↓
L-Carnosine9.9 mg↓
L-Glutamine9.9 mg↓
Reduced Glutathione9.8 mg↓
Luteolin (from Arachis hypogaea (Peanut) shell)9 mg↓
Horsetail Extract (from Equisetum arvense Leaf & Stem)8 mg↓
Alfafa Extract (from Medicago sativa Leaf & stem) equivalent to 60mg fresh alfafa)5 mg↓
PABA (p-Aminobenzoic Acid)5 mg↓
SAMe5 mg↓
(from S-Adenoslymethionine Tosylate)9.5 mg
Lipase (from fermentation of Aspergillus niger)6 mg↓
Trans-resveratrol5 mg↓
(from Polygonum cuspidatum (Japanese Knotweed) Extract Root10 mg
Piperine (from Piper nigrum (Black Pepper) Fruit Extract)4.7 mg↓
Phosphatidyl L-Serine4 mg↓
(from Soybean)20 mg
Coenzyme Q-102.9 mg↓
Rutin (from Japanese Sophora Bud)1.9 mg↓
Policosanol1.6 mg↓
(from Sugar cane)1.7 mg
ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate from Yeast)1 mg↓
Lutein500 µg140 µg-72% ↓Lutein (from Aztec Marigold extract (flower) (Tagetes erecta))
(from Aztec marigold flower)10 mg
Tocotrienol/Tocopherol Complex (from382 µg24 mg6183% ↑d-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)2 mg
Astaxanthin372 µg↓
Haematococcus Pluvialis)11.7 mg
Lycopene180 µg↓
(from Tomato extract)900 µg
Boron100 µg2 mg1900% ↑Boron (as Boroganic™ Boron Glycinate Complex)
(from Boron citrate)2 mg
Zeaxanthin100 µg↓
(from Aztec marigold, flower)2 mg
400 µg↑Vitamin K (as
200 µgVitamin K1 and
200 µgVitamin K2 as MK-4)

Nutrients exclusive to xtendlife Total Balance Children's

Dose: Child
Molybdenum12 µg
(from Molybdenum Glycinate)120 µg
Aloe Vera (from Aloe barbadensis, leaf juice powder) (equivalent to 10,000 mg of Aloe Leaf Juice)50 mg
Black Cumin Extract (from Nigella sativa, seed) (equivalent to 200mg of Black Cumin Seeds)50 mg
Green Tea Extract (from Camellia sinensis, leaf)50 mg
(providing catechins)36.5 mg
Milk Thistle Extract (from Silybum marianum, seed)50 mg
(providing 40 mg of Silymarins)40 mg
Soy lecithin (a source of Phosphatidyl choline)50 mg
Tumeric extract (from Curcuma longa, root)50 mg
(providing curcuminoids)47.5 mg
N-Acetyl L-Cysteine49 mg
Taurine49 mg
Beta Glucan (from yeast)35 mg
L-Arginine HCL25 mg
Bilberry Extract (from Vaccinum myrtillus Fruit)25 mg
(providing anthoycyanins)6.25 mg
Dimethylglycine HCL25 mg
Ginger Extract (Zingiber officinale, root)25 mg
(providing Gingerols)1.25 mg
L-Tyrosine25 mg
L-Lysine HCL24 mg
L-Methionine24 mg
Bacopa Extract (from Bacopa monnieri, leaf)20 mg
(providing Bacosides)6 mg
MSM (Methylsulfonyl Methane)20 mg
Olive Leaf Extract (from Olea europea leaf)20 mg
(providing Oleuropein)3 mg
Papain (from Carica papaya (Papaya) Fruit Latex)20 mg
Betain HCl19 mg
Choline bitartrate19 mg
L-Cysteine19 mg
Hesperidin (from Citrus aurantium (Bitter Orange) Fruit)18 mg
L-Proline15 mg
Inositol14 mg
L-Ornithine HCL14 mg
Myricetin14 mg
(from Myrica cerifera (Bayberry), leaf)20 mg
Grape Seed Extract (from Vitis vinifera Seed)12 mg
(providing at least 450mg/g phenolics)
Tea Polysaccharides Extract11 mg
Camellia sinensis Leaf)50 mg
Amylase (from Fermentation of Aspergillus oryzae)10 mg
Bromelain (from Pineapple Stem)10 mg
Guggul Gum Extract (from Commiphora mukul, gum exudate) (a source of guggulsterones)10 mg
Mineral sea salts (providing trace elements including Rubidium, Strontium & Tungsten)10 mg
Masson Pine Bark Extract (from Pinus massoniana Bark)10 mg
RNA (Ribonucleic Acid, from Yeast)9.9 mg
Alpha Lipoic Acid9.9 mg
N-acetyl Glucosamine (from Crustacean shells)9.9 mg
L-Carnosine9.9 mg
L-Glutamine9.9 mg
Reduced Glutathione9.8 mg
Luteolin (from Arachis hypogaea (Peanut) shell)9 mg
Horsetail Extract (from Equisetum arvense Leaf & Stem)8 mg
Alfafa Extract (from Medicago sativa Leaf & stem) equivalent to 60mg fresh alfafa)5 mg
PABA (p-Aminobenzoic Acid)5 mg
SAMe5 mg
(from S-Adenoslymethionine Tosylate)9.5 mg
Lipase (from fermentation of Aspergillus niger)6 mg
Trans-resveratrol5 mg
(from Polygonum cuspidatum (Japanese Knotweed) Extract Root10 mg
Piperine (from Piper nigrum (Black Pepper) Fruit Extract)4.7 mg
Phosphatidyl L-Serine4 mg
(from Soybean)20 mg
Coenzyme Q-102.9 mg
Rutin (from Japanese Sophora Bud)1.9 mg
Policosanol1.6 mg
(from Sugar cane)1.7 mg
ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate from Yeast)1 mg
Astaxanthin372 µg
Haematococcus Pluvialis)11.7 mg
Lycopene180 µg
(from Tomato extract)900 µg
Zeaxanthin100 µg
(from Aztec marigold, flower)2 mg

Nutrients exclusive to Thorne Basic Nutrients 2/Day

Dose: Adult
Vitamin K (as400 µg
Vitamin K1 and200 µg
Vitamin K2 as MK-4)200 µg

Other ingredients

xtendlife Total Balance Children'sThorne Basic Nutrients 2/Day
Microcrocrystalline cellulose, Dextrose, Enteric coating (Purified Water, Ethylcellulose, Ammonium Hydroxide, Medium Chain Triglycerides, Oleic Acid, Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose, Talc, Polydextrose), Silicon Dioxide, Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose, Tripotassium Citrate, Maltodextrin.Hypromellose (derived from cellulose) capsule, Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Laurate.

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