Centrum Silver Vitamin Ingredients

Centrum Silver Vitamin Ingredients
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Centrum Silver meets the vitamin and mineral needs of people aged 50 and older. Centrum Silver contains more of the vitamins B12, B6 and E as well as calcium and chromium than other Centrum products. Further, Centrum Silver does not contain iron. The makers of Centrum Silver tout the inclusion of lycopene as an added benefit since lycopene reduces the risk of heart disease.

Vitamins and Minerals

Centrum Silver contains the following vitamins and minerals: vitamins A, B6, B12, C, D, E and K. Further, the supplement includes thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folic acid, biotin, pantothenic acid, calcium, phosphorus, iodine, magnesium, zinc, selenium, copper, manganese, chromium, molybdenum, chloride and potassium. Other ingredients include boron, nickel, silicon, vanadium, lutein and lycopene.

Other Ingredients

Centrum Silver contains the following ingredients: calcium carbonate, potassium chloride, dibasic calcium phosphate, magnesium oxide, ascorbic acid, microcrystalline cellulose, dl-alpha tocopheryl acetate, pregelatinized cornstarch and modified food starch.

Nominal Ingredients

Centrum Silver contains less than 2 percent of the following ingredients: acacia, ascorbyl palmitate, beta-carotene, bht, biotin, boric acid, calcium pantothenate, calcium stearate, cholecalciferol, chromium picolinate, citric acid, cornstarch, crospovidone, cupric sulfate and cyanocobalamin. More ingredients include FD&C blue no. 2 aluminum lake, FD&C red no. 40 aluminum lake and FD&C yellow no. 6 aluminum lake.

Further, Centrum Silver contains folic acid, gelatin, hydrogenated palm oil, hypromellose, lutein, lycopene, manganese sulfate, medium-chain triglycerides, niacinamide, nickelous sulfate, phytonadione, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol, potassium iodide and pyridoxine hydrochloride. It also contains riboflavin, silicon dioxide, sodium ascorbate, sodium benzoate, sodium borate, sodium citrate, sodium metavanadate, sodium molybdate, sodium selenate, sorbic acid, sucrose, talc, thiamine mononitrate, titanium dioxide, tocopherols, tribasic calcium phosphate, vitamin A acetate and zinc oxide.

Possible Ingredients

Maltodextrin, sodium aluminosilicate and sunflower oil may be included in Centrum Silver in amounts less than 2 percent.

References

Article reviewed by Christine Brncik Last updated on: Jul 1, 2010

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