Comparison
Multi-Daily Vitamins & Minerals and Century Formula
Multi-Daily Vitamins & Minerals (Nature's Answer) lists 24 distinct ingredients and Century Formula (Swanson Premium Brand) 24 (rows of one ingredient counted once); 24 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 | Multi-Daily Vitamins & Minerals | Century Formula |
|---|---|---|
| Vitamin C | 100 mg (111%) | 90 mg (100%) |
| Calcium | 50 mg (4%) | 162 mg (12%) |
| Vitamin B6 | 10 mg (588%) | 3 mg (176%) |
| Vitamin D | 5 mcg (25%) | 10 mcg (50%) |
| Magnesium | 25 mg (6%) | 100 mg (24%) |
| Vitamin B12 | 50,000 mcg (2083333%) | 9 mcg (375%) |
| Zinc | 10 mg (91%) | 15 mg (136%) |
| Niacin | 20 mg (125%) | 20 mg (125%) |
| Vitamin E | 100 IU | 20 mg (133%) |
| Potassium | 15 mg (under 1%) | 60 mg (1%) |
| Folate | 400 mcg | 667 mcg DFE (167%) |
| Vitamin A | 5,000 IU | 1,500 mcg RAE (167%) |
| Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) | 20 mg (400%) | 10 mg (200%) |
| Riboflavin | 10 mg (769%) | 2.6 mg (200%) |
| Thiamin | 10 mg (833%) | 2.3 mg (192%) |
| Biotin | 300 mcg (1000%) | 25 mcg (83%) |
| Iron | 10 mg (56%) | 27 mg (150%) |
| Chromium | 50 mcg (143%) | 25 mcg (71%) |
| Selenium | 50 mcg (91%) | 25 mcg (45%) |
| Manganese | 0.05 mg (2%) | 5 mg (217%) |
| Copper | 0.2 mg (22%) | 2 mg (222%) |
| Iodine | 100 mcg (67%) | 150 mcg (100%) |
| Vitamin K | 60,000 mcg (50000%) | 25 mcg (21%) |
| Molybdenum | 25 mcg (56%) | 25 mcg (56%) |
Amounts are per serving as DSLD gives them: Multi-Daily Vitamins & Minerals, 1 tablet; Century Formula, 1 tablet. Current labels entered December 2012 and March 2018. Percentages of the Daily Value from 21 CFR 101.9. Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database.
Each product on its own
- Multi-Daily Vitamins & MineralsNature's Answer: every row against all products listing it
- Century FormulaSwanson Premium Brand: every row against all products listing it