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The following is a list of what
types or forms should be in the multivitamin you purchase.
Vitamin A:
Retinol (good for vision) Retinoic
acid :(helps other body functions) Carotenoids :Beta-Carotene
(anti-oxidant) Vitamin A Palmitate
Vitamin B1
:Thiamin Hydrochloride (HCl) (Thiamin)
Vitamin B2:
Riboflavin (Riboflavin) Riboflavin-5-phosphate (activated form)
Vitamin B3:
Niacin (Nicotinic Acid or Nicotinate) (ok for lowering cholesterol) (Niacin) Inositol Hexaniacinate (no flushing of
the skin and lowering cholesterol) Niacinamide :(nicotinamide)
(good for diabetes or arthritis)
Vitamin B5: Pantothenic Acid (joint and adrenal support) -Calcium
Pantothenate Pantethine :(lowering
Cholesterol and Triglyceride levels) -most active form
Vitamin B6:
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (HCl) (Pyroxidine) Pyridoxal-5-Phosphate
Biotin
: Biotin Biocytin
Folic Acid:
Folate/Folic Acid Folinic Acid
(5-methyl-tetra-hydrofolate) (most active form) Tetrahydrofolate
Vitamin B12:
Cyanocobalamin (most common) (Cobalamin) Methylcobalamin (active
form) (best form) adenosylcobalamin (active form)
Choline:
Choline Bitartrate Choline Citrate Choline ChloridePhosphatidylcholine
(also found in Lecithin) (good form)
Inositol:
Inositol monophosphate
Vitamin C
:Ascorbic Acid (most common form and inexpensive)
Buffered Form of Vitamin C (avoid those with sodium in them)
-great for sensitive stomach. Ester C -great for sensitive stomach
Vitamin D:
Vitamin D2 (Ergocalciferol) Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol)
Vitamin E
:d-Alpha-tocopherol d-Alpha-tocopheryl acetated-Alpha-tocopheryl
succinate
Vitamin K
:K1 (phylloquinone) K2 (menaquinone)
Caution: Don't take Vitamin K if on blood
thinners: Coumadin and Warfarin being the most common.
Boron
: Chelated boron Boron Citrate/Aspartate Sodium Tetraborate Decahydrate (for arthritis)
Calcium
: Chelated Calcium Calcium Citrate/Gluconate/Lactate/Orotate/Etcetera/Ascorbate
Calcium Fumarate/Malate/Succinate/Aspartate
Microcrystalline Hydroxyapatite
Caution: Some studies show substantial
amounts of lead in the following: Calcium from Dolomite, Bone
Meal, Oyster Shells, and Calcium Carbonate (unrefined, example
chalk).
Chromium
: Chromium Picolinate (best to increase muscle mass)
Chromium Polynicotinate Chromium Chloride Chromium-enriched yeast
Copper
: Copper Sulfate/Picolinate/Gluconate/Amino Acid forms
Note: Copper should be taken separate from
a multivitamin, because of interactions with other vitamins and
minerals.
Iodine
: Iodine from Kelp Iodine Caseinate/Etcetera
Iron
: Iron bound to Hemoglobin/Myoglobin (Heme bound) better
absorption Ferrous Sulfate/Fumarate (non Heme bound) low absorption
Note: Iron should be taken separate from
a multivitamin, because of its interactions with other minerals.
Magnesium:
Chelated Magnesium Magnesium Aspartate/Malate/Fumarate/Succinate/Citrate
Magnesium Ascorbate Manganese: Chelated Magnesium
Manganese Aspartate/Picolinate/Gluconate
Molybdenum:
Sodium Molybdate Etrathiomolybdate
Molybdenum Citrate/Fumarate/Malate/Glutarate/Succinate
Potassium
: Potassium Chloride/bicarbonate Potassium Aspartate/Citrate/Etcetera
Selenium
: Selenomethionine Selenium rich yeast
Selenium Citrate/Fumarate/Malate/Glutarate/Succinate
Silicon
: Silicon from Equisetum Arvense (Horsetail) Sodium Metasilicate
Colloidal Silicic Acid
Note: Not much is know about this element
yet. I
Don't recommend this in a multivitamin, until more research is done.
Vanadium
: Vanadyl Sulfate Vanadate
Vanadium Citrate/Fumarate/Malate/Glutarate/Succinate
Zinc :
Chelated Zinc Zinc sulfate
Zinc Picolinate/Acetate/citrate/glycerate/monomethionine
Caution: Don't take more than 100mg/day,
because it will
depress the immune system.
I trust this list will be helpful. It took
me 6 months of my own research to find companies that met the
qualifications I was looking for. My general rule is if it passes
the Multivitamin criteria above then most other products the
company carries are credible. |