PlainVitamins

Comparison

Bio Active Essentials and Vita-Min

Bio Active Essentials (EuroMedica) lists 30 distinct ingredients and Vita-Min (Bio-Tech Pharmacal) 27 (rows of one ingredient counted once); 27 are on both labels. On the site's similarity measure, which compares ingredient lists (1 for the same list, rarer ingredients counting for more; amounts are not part of it), the two formulas score 0.88.

Amount per serving (and % of the Daily Value)
IngredientBio Active EssentialsVita-Min
Vitamin C125 mg (139%)100 mg (111%)
Vitamin B625 mg (1471%)25 mg (1471%)
Vitamin D25 mcg (125%)50 mcg (250%)
Magnesium300 mg (71%)15 mg (4%)
Vitamin B12250 mcg (10417%)200 mcg (8333%)
Zinc15 mg (136%)15 mg (136%)
Niacin50 mg (313%)25 mg (156%)
Vitamin E50 IU80 IU
Potassium50 mg (1%)10 mg (under 1%)
Folate400 mcg800 mcg
Vitamin A5,000 IU5,000 IU
Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5)50 mg (1000%)25 mg (500%)
Riboflavin50 mg (3846%)25 mg (1923%)
Thiamin50 mg (4167%)25 mg (2083%)
Biotin500 mcg (1667%)500 mcg (1667%)
Chromium250 mcg (714%)200 mcg (571%)
Selenium100 mcg (182%)100 mcg (182%)
Manganese5 mg (217%)0.2 mg (9%)
Copper1 mg (111%)0.05 mg (6%)
Iodine150 mcg (100%)200 mcg (133%)
Choline50 mg (9%)not disclosed
Vitamin K45 mcg (38%)205 mcg (171%)
Molybdenum125 mcg (278%)200 mcg (444%)
Inositol50 mgnot disclosed
Boron1.5 mgnot disclosed
Vanadium125,000 mcgnot disclosed
PABA15 mgnot disclosed
Calcium400 mg (31%)
Ginger200 mg
Bitter orange50 mg

Amounts are per serving as DSLD gives them: Bio Active Essentials, 4 tablets; Vita-Min, 1 capsule. Current labels entered November 2013 and April 2020. Percentages of the Daily Value from 21 CFR 101.9. Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database.

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