Comparison
Immune Essentials and Ultimate Immune Defense
Immune Essentials (The Vitamin Shoppe) lists 4 distinct ingredients and Ultimate Immune Defense (Swanson) 4 (rows of one ingredient counted once); 4 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 1.00: the same ingredients, at the amounts in the table below.
| Ingredient | Immune Essentials | Ultimate Immune Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Vitamin C | 1,000 mg (1111%) | 1,000 mg (1111%) |
| Vitamin D | 50 mcg (250%) | 125 mcg (625%) |
| Zinc | 50 mg (455%) | 15 mg (136%) |
| European Elder | 250 mg | 100 mg |
Amounts are per serving as DSLD gives them: Immune Essentials, 2 vegetable capsules; Ultimate Immune Defense, 2 capsules. Current labels entered February 2021 and June 2024. Percentages of the Daily Value from 21 CFR 101.9. Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database.
Each product on its own
- Immune EssentialsThe Vitamin Shoppe: every row against all products listing it
- Ultimate Immune DefenseSwanson: every row against all products listing it