Comparison

Life's Vitality Multi Vitamin/Mineral Complex and Daily Essentials

Life's Vitality Multi Vitamin/Mineral Complex (Lee Haney's Nutritional Support Systems) lists 44 distinct ingredients and Daily Essentials (Optimal Naturals) 44 (rows of one ingredient counted once); 44 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.

Amount per serving (and % of the Daily Value)
IngredientLife's Vitality Multi Vitamin/Mineral ComplexDaily Essentials
Vitamin C500 mg (556%)500 mg (556%)
Calcium175 mg (13%)175 mg (13%)
Vitamin B650 mg (2941%)50 mg (2941%)
Vitamin D10 mcg (50%)10 mcg (50%)
Magnesium100 mg (24%)100 mg (24%)
Vitamin B12100 mcg (4167%)100 mcg (4167%)
Zinc15 mg (136%)15 mg (136%)
Niacin10 mg (63%)10 mg (63%)
Vitamin E200 IU200 IU
Potassium50 mg (1%)50 mg (1%)
Folate400 mcg400 mcg
Vitamin A15,000 IU15,000 IU
Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5)20 mg (400%)20 mg (400%)
Riboflavin50 mg (3846%)50 mg (3846%)
Thiamin50 mg (4167%)50 mg (4167%)
Biotin100 mcg (333%)100 mcg (333%)
Chromium50 mcg (143%)50 mcg (143%)
Selenium50 mcg (91%)50 mcg (91%)
Manganese5 mg (217%)5 mg (217%)
Copper0.2 mg (22%)0.2 mg (22%)
Green Tea25 mg25 mg
Choline75 mg (14%)75 mg (14%)
Inositol75 mg75 mg
Phosphorus48 mg (4%)48 mg (4%)
Grape25 mg25 mg
Boron0.025 mg0.025 mg
Lactobacillus acidophilus15 mg15 mg
Flavonoid50 mg50 mg
Blue-Green Algae500 mg500 mg
PABA15 mg15 mg
Raspberry25 mg25 mg
Oriental Ginseng50 mg50 mg
Barley15 mg15 mg
Lecithin75 mg75 mg
Kelp0.21 mg0.21 mg
Pectin15 mg15 mg
Gotu Kola50 mg50 mg
Chlorophyll15 mg15 mg
Echinacea25 mg25 mg
Oat Fiber15 mg15 mg
Wheat200 mg200 mg
Psyllium (unspecified)15 mg15 mg
Octacosanol15,000 mcg15 mcg
Safflower100 mg100 mg

Amounts are per serving as DSLD gives them: Life's Vitality Multi Vitamin/Mineral Complex, 3 tablets; Daily Essentials, 3 tablets. Current labels entered October 2012 and April 2013. Percentages of the Daily Value from 21 CFR 101.9. Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database.

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