What's inside Centrum?

What's inside Centrum?
Ingredients
Good Nutrition
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Looking for more out of your multivitamin?
The 'essential nutrients' our bodies need are mostly sourced from food. A complete balance of vitamins and minerals are essential for our bodies to be well nourished and function at optimal levels, so it’s important to get the right nutritional balance for your healthy body. This is where Centrum can help - complete from A - Zinc.
VitaminsThe Centrum range contains a combination of water-soluble and fat-soluble vitamins that the body requires daily to maintain health and unlock energy.
What are vitamins?
Vitamins are compounds required by the body in small amounts for normal growth and metabolism. They are found in various foods and assist with various biochemical reactions within the body as well as maintaining general health and well-being.
Where do they come from?
With the exception of vitamin D and K, which are produced within the body, all vitamins must be supplied through a balanced diet in order to supply our body with the various vitamins that are required for normal healthy functioning. Vitamin D is produced in the skin during exposure to sunlight and vitamin K is produced in the intestines.
How do they work?
Each vitamin has a different set of functions within the body and is classified as either fat-soluble or water-soluble. Fat-soluble vitamins are stored in different places within the body (A, D, K and E) and are used and broken down as the body requires. In contrast, water soluble vitamins cannot be stored within the body for very long and therefore must be supplied to the body through diet regularly.
Vitamins Present in Centrum
The Centrum range contains a combination of water-soluble and fat-soluble vitamins that the body requires daily to maintain health and unlock energy. At levels close to the Recommended Dietary intake (RDI), Centrum is ideal for filling nutritional gaps that may be in your diet. Please click below for further information on each individual vitamin found in Centrum.
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Vitamin A
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Vitamin B1
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Vitamin B2
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Vitamin B5
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Vitamin B6
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Vitamin B12
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Vitamin C
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Nicotinamide
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Vitamin H
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Folate
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Vitamin D3
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Vitamin E
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Vitamin K1
MineralsThe Centrum range contains a combination of minerals to help support your nutritional needs.
What are minerals?
Minerals are essential nutrients that are found in varying quantities in all tissues and fluids within the body. They are also major constituents of bones, teeth, blood and nerves and can be found in various foods.
What do they do?
Minerals are required for:
- Maintaining strong bones
- Normal production of blood
- Maintaining water balance in cells for the proper functioning of mental and physical processes
Mineral Classification
Minerals can be classified as macro minerals or essential trace elements. Macro minerals are present in relatively high amounts within the body whilst trace elements are present and required in small amounts. Both types of minerals are essential for proper body functioning.
- All Minerals
- Essential Trace
- Macro
AntioxidantsWhat are antioxidants?
Antioxidants play an important role in supporting immunity and maintaining overall health and well-being by attacking "free radicals" within the body. "Free radicals" are by-products of normal chemical reactions in the body that cause damage to cells.
Why are they important?
Although your body has natural antioxidant mechanisms that protect you from most cell damage there are many environmental factors, like cigarette smoke, exhaust fumes, radiation, excessive sunlight and certain drugs that can increase free radicals. Busy lifestyles, stress and illness can also increase the number of free radicals that are produced by your body, which is why it is important to make sure you have enough antioxidants to help protect your body.
Where are they found?
The major vitamins that function as antioxidants are Vitamin C, Vitamin E, and Vitamin A. The Centrum Advance formulas and the Centrum for Women & Men products, also contain Lutein and Lycopene which are key antioxidants that help support healthy eyes and heart. The trace element selenium also has antioxidant properties. These nutrients all play a major role in combating free radical production.
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Lutein
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Lycopene
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Betacarotene
MultivitaminsA multivitamin and mineral supplement is convenient and it provides peace of mind that we are achieving the recommended dietary intakes of essential vitamins and minerals everyday.
Choosing the Right Supplement
The purpose of a multivitamin and mineral supplement is just that - to supplement the diet, not replace it.
With today's busy lifestyle, it's often difficult to ensure that you are getting all the fresh food you need for a healthy diet. The best advice is to eat a balanced diet, however many factors may impact on our diet and our nutrient levels. Some of these include lifestyle, eating patterns and even the way we store and prepare food.
If you can't achieve an adequate vitamin and mineral intake with your diet alone, a vitamin and mineral supplement is recommended.
What to look for in a multivitamin?
With so many multivitamin and mineral supplements available it is often difficult to choose the one that is best suited to your needs.
A good multivitamin and mineral supplement should have the right balance and range of essential vitamins and minerals to help promote health and general well-being.
It will also have levels close to the recommended daily dose of vitamins and minerals that are not readily available in the western diet and, at the same time, should not contain an over supply of nutrients that are overly abundant in the western diet. It also should not have an over supply of fat-soluble vitamins and minerals in order to avoid the risk of toxicity.
The Centrum formulas are specially formulated with balanced levels of vitamins and minerals that closely represent the RDI of nutrients.
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To begin, choose a nutrient from the dropdown.
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inside CentrumNow you can easily get information about a specific nutrient, plus find the Centrum products that contain it. To get started select your nutrient from the drop-down box below.
IronFunction- Component of haemoglobin which transports oxygen in the blood
Dietary SourcesMeat, egg yolk, legumes, cocoa, shellfish, fortified cereal.BenefitsLuteinFunction- Helps support healthy eyes
- Helps maintain healthy vision
Dietary SourcesSpinach, brussel sprouts, broccoli, kaleBenefitsLycopeneFunction- Helps maintain a healthy heart
Dietary SourcesRed foods such as tomatoes and tomato products, apricots, pink grapefruit, watermelon and guava.BenefitsBetacaroteneFunction- Antioxidant to support immunity and help fight free radical damage
- Healthy Skin
- Converted to Vitamin A in the body
Dietary SourcesYellow and orange fruit and vegetables and dark green leafy vegetables such as carrots, spinach, broccoli and apricots.BenefitsCalciumFunction- Helps builds and maintain healthy bones
- Supports normal muscle tone and contraction
- Helps support normal blood clotting
- Support for healthy nerve function
Dietary SourcesDairy products, salmon, green vegetables, nuts, legumes.BenefitsMagnesiumFunction- Support for normal bone strength
- Muscle support and comfort
- Helps support normal smooth muscle and hormonal action
Dietary SourcesNuts, legumes, grains, green leafy vegetables, soybeans, wholegrain.BenefitsPotassiumFunction- Essential element for the support of electrical activity of the heart, muscles and nervous system
Dietary SourcesFresh fruit & vegetables, wholegrain, meat.BenefitsChromiumFunction- Supports normal carbohydrate, lipid and protein metabolism
- Assists in normal glucose metabolism
Dietary SourcesProcessed meat, wholegrain, brewers yeast, liver, cheddar cheese.BenefitsCopperFunction- Supports healthy skeletal development and repair
- Helps maintain healthy nervous system and bones
Dietary SourcesOysters, kidney, dried legumes, liver, nuts and seeds.BenefitsIodineFunction- Required for the support of normal thyroid function
Dietary SourcesSeafood, table saltBenefitsManganeseFunction- Supports healthy skeletal development and repair
- Catalyst for metabolic reactions
Dietary SourcesWholegrain, leafy green vegetables, tea.BenefitsSeleniumFunction- Antioxidant
- Helps support immunity
- Helps fight free radical damage
Dietary SourcesSeafood, meat, poultry, brazil nuts, grains.BenefitsZincFunction- Supports the body in healing, growth and repair
- Important mineral to support healthy skin
- Essential for the metabolism of Vitamin A
Dietary SourcesMeat, nuts, oysters, ginger, egg yolk, potatoes, garlic, liver.BenefitsVitamin AFunction- Supports eye health
- Support for normal growth
Dietary SourcesLiver, fish, egg yolk, milk, butter, cheese.BenefitsVitamin B1Function- Supports normal metabolism of carbohydrates
- Helps with energy production from food
Dietary SourcesBrazil nuts, brewers yeast, whole grain breads/cereals, meat, legumes, brown rice.BenefitsVitamin B2Function- Supports normal metabolism of protein, fat and carbohydrates
- Helps with energy production from food
Dietary SourcesCereal, meat, eggs, leafy green vegetables, liver, milk products.BenefitsVitamin B5Function- Supports metabolism of carbohydrates, fat and protein
- Helps support the body to repair cells and tissues
Dietary SourcesYeast, liver, eggs, milk, wholegrain cereals, meat, legumes.BenefitsVitamin B6Function- Supports normal metabolism of carbohydrates, fat and protein
- Supports the natural repair of cells and tissues
- Supports the synthesis of vital compounds
- Supports a healthy heart.
Dietary SourcesChicken, liver, ham, nuts, fish, wholegrain cereals, bread, corn, bananas, avocados.BenefitsVitamin B12Function- Supports normal formation of healthy red blood cells, a healthy nervous system and various proteins
Dietary SourcesLiver and other organ meats, meat, seafood, eggs, dairy.BenefitsVitamin CFunction- Antioxidant to support immunity and help fight free radical damage
- Supports normal collagen production (found in skin and bones)
- Support for healthy teeth and gums
- Aids absorption of iron
Dietary SourcesCitrus fruits, black currants, strawberries, green vegetables, potatoes, cauliflower.BenefitsNicotinamideFunction- Supports normal metabolism of carbohydrates, fat and protein
- Essential for normal growth
Dietary SourcesYeast, liver, fish, nuts, whole grains, legumes, lean meat.BenefitsVitamin HFunction- Supports normal carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism
- Energy production
Dietary SourcesMeat, liver, dairy, yeast, wholegrain cereals, egg yolk, soybeans and nuts.BenefitsFolateFunction- Vital for function of a healthy central nervous system
- Helps maintain normal blood
- Essential for supporting the healthy formation of red blood cells, enzymes
- Supports protein metabolism
Dietary SourcesLiver, kidneys, green vegetables, eggs, wholegrain cereals, yeast, orange juice.BenefitsVitamin D3Function- Supports calcium and phosphate absorption in the small intestine
- Helps maintain normal levels of calcium and phosphate in the blood
Dietary SourcesSunlight, fatty fish, cod-liver oil, eggs, milk and butter.BenefitsVitamin EFunction- Antioxidant
- Helps support immunity
- Helps fight free radical damage
Dietary SourcesVegetable oils, wheat germ, nuts, seeds, soya, wholegrains, leafy green vegetables, fortified margarines.BenefitsVitamin K1Function- Maintenance of normal blood coagulation
Dietary SourcesTurnips, green tea, liver, green leafy vegetables, soybeans, liver, wholegrain cereals and potatoes.Benefits -
Good Nutrition
We need to eat a variety of foods from all 5 food groups every day in order to maintain a healthy, balanced diet.
Why is good nutrition so important?
There are various substances found in foods that are essential for maintaining good health. These substances are called nutrients and can be divided into five groups:
- Proteins
- Carbohydrates
- Fats
- Vitamins
- Minerals
Quality of the food we eat
The amount of nutrients that we can get from food to help our general health depends on many factors including the quality of the food we eat, the amount of food we eat, how well we absorb food and our individual differences. The way we store & prepare food can also have an impact on the nutrients we get from food.
Our nutritional needs are so different
We all need different amounts of vitamins and minerals at different times in our life. Individuals vary in the nutrients they need for a number of reasons. Gender, age, level of physical activity and illness can all play a role. For example, children need nutrients for rapid growth. The elderly require a greater amount of some nutrients because their ability to absorb nutrients decreases or certain medications may interfere with their uptake.
Different lifestyles can also play a role in the nutrients that our body requires. People with a low appetite or on low calorie diets or with allergies can have nutritional deficiencies, as their food choice may be limited.