Bian Xiao will tell you from the "formula" of these two products:
I believe that many people will be dazzled in an instant by comparing dozens of ingredients and contents! Never mind, Bian Xiao is willing to contribute to everyone's complexity! Please see the table below!
Element composition and content:
(Elevit*** contains 19 kinds of nutrients)
Bian Xiao compared the components in Ailurvy with the gold nutritional components in Blackmores pregnant women one by one. Only two ingredients are marked blue: copper and manganese, which are not included in pregnant women's gold nutrients in blakemore. Like other ingredients, Blackmores pregnant women have gold nutrients! !
Copper and manganese:
There is little demand for copper and manganese in human body, but for expectant mothers, if the copper intake is insufficient during pregnancy, a series of copper deficiency symptoms such as copper deficiency anemia are prone to occur after the baby is born; However, the lack of manganese in pregnant mommy will cause some distortion in the baby. Pregnant mommy should eat more foods rich in copper, such as seafood, animal liver, coarse grains, nuts and vegetables. People who live on cereals and vegetables will not suffer from manganese deficiency, but because the food processing is too fine, or when dairy products and meat are the staple foods, manganese intake is often insufficient. Therefore, pregnant women should eat more fruits, vegetables and coarse grains to avoid manganese deficiency.
However, to remind everyone:
Whether pregnant women or ordinary people, the body's demand for copper and manganese is very small. Excessive supplementation is very harmful, which can lead to chronic poisoning. However, some domestic scholars believe that most people in China will not be short of copper and manganese because of soil and water. A search on Baidu will reveal the common phenomenon that the manganese content in drinking water in China exceeds the standard. The manganese and copper contained in Elevit are indeed within the safe range. However, whether it is necessary for pregnant mothers in China to supplement it varies from person to person.
Composition and content of gold in pregnant women in blakemore;
(Blackmores pregnant women's gold nutrient * * * contains 20 kinds of nutrients, one more than the total number of Elevit! )
Among them, the parts ticked in the drawing are the same as those in Elevit, and the three parts marked in the blue box are unique to Blackmores but not in Elevit! They are omega -3, chromium and beta-carotene.
What are the effects of these three ingredients added by Blackmores?
1ω-3
Which is fish oil. The gold nutrient for pregnant women in Blackmores contains1.50mg of fish oil (containing1.25mg of DHA and 25mg of EPA). EPA and DHA are very important nutrients, and DHA plays a vital role in pregnancy and early infant growth. Our human body itself does not have the function of synthesizing omega-3 fatty acids, and we must rely on intake from diet or nutritional supplements. Therefore, mothers should develop and maintain the habit of supplementing high-purity and high-quality omega-3 fish oil before pregnancy, pregnancy and lactation.
Chromium 2- pyridine carboxylate
Chromium is an essential trace element for human body, which participates in the metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids and protein, thus promoting growth and development. Whole wheat bread, buckwheat food, cheese, eggs, bananas, spinach, mushrooms and other foods all contain chromium.
Relationship between chromium and gestational diabetes mellitus;
Chromium can regulate blood sugar. 2% ~ 3% of women will develop diabetes during pregnancy, mostly in the second and third trimesters. The probability of premature delivery, low birth weight, dystocia, macrosomia and congenital malformation in pregnant women with gestational diabetes is significantly higher than that in fetuses without diabetes. After pregnancy, because the body's demand for insulin increases and its sensitivity to insulin decreases, it is necessary for islets to produce more insulin during pregnancy to maintain the stability of maternal blood sugar. Pregnancy can easily lead to impaired glucose tolerance, insulin resistance and chromium deficiency. Appropriate chromium supplementation can also effectively prevent the occurrence of gestational diabetes.
3 β -carotene
β -carotene (C40H56) is one of carotenoids and an orange fat-soluble compound. Many natural foods, such as green vegetables, sweet potatoes, carrots, spinach, papaya, mango, etc., are rich in β-carotene.
Relationship between β -carotene and vitamin a;
At this point, I have to mention that, as you may know, TGA of the US Food and Drug Administration in Australia does not allow pregnant women to add vitamin A to health products. Because the latest research in Australia found that excessive intake of VA can lead to abnormal development of infants, the US Food and Drug Administration in Australia also forced Bayer AG in Germany to remove VA from its products before it was allowed to be put on the shelves in Australia. That's why you can't see VA in the Australian version of ELEVIT.
However, vitamin A is an essential vitamin for pregnant mothers. VA has many physiological functions, which are necessary for vision, growth, epithelial tissue and bone development, spermatogenesis and fetal growth and development. Pregnant mothers can get enough vitamin A from a balanced diet, but how to ensure that the baby does not lack this vitamin? Speaking of which, we should mention β-carotene!
β -carotene can be converted into vitamin A when it enters the human body. Only when necessary, the human body will convert beta-carotene into vitamin A, which makes beta-carotene a safe source of vitamin A, and there will be no vitamin A accumulation poisoning caused by excessive consumption. In addition, β -carotene also has a good effect in promoting animal fertility and growth.
It can be seen that Blackmores did not directly remove vitamin A like Elevit when it was banned by the US Food and Drug Administration in Australia, but made great efforts to introduce β -carotene into the product, so that pregnant women could safely and effectively supplement the VA that might be missing.
Formula summary
Based on the formula analysis of Blackmores and Elevit, Bian Xiao thinks that Elevit has no obvious advantages in formula except copper and manganese, because omega-3, chromium and β -carotene in Blackmores pregnant women's gold nutrients also reflect a comprehensive and powerful formula. Especially the addition of ω-3 is necessary for the health of pregnant women and the development of the fetus. In terms of formula, the two products have their own strengths.
After analyzing the formula, let's take a look at the "content":
If you visit official website in Elevit, you will see such a striking description. . .
Elevit boasts that the contents of folic acid, iron and iodine in its products are "higher"! The following table is attached. The product used for "comparison" in the table is Blackmores' pregnant women's gold nutrient:
(P.S. Bian Xiao wants to say first, in fact, after writing articles and analyzing Australian products for so long, he has contacted many manufacturers in official website and official website, and has also seen various introduction and publicity methods. However, Elevit is really the first one that I openly compare my products with those of my competitors in official website! Is it really because the product is so excellent that it is so confident and high-profile Let's take a look with this question. )
As can be seen from the table, the content of folic acid, iron and iodine in Elevit seems to be much higher than that in Blackmores.
However, please pay attention to this "but". Everyone should know that no matter what nutrients, the more you supplement, the better. Bian Xiao believes that it is not difficult to add something to a supplement, and it can be said that there is no technical content at all. The key is whether this content of formula milk powder is really needed by pregnant women.
So, how will Blackmores, who was accused by Elevit of being "not high enough", respond to this matter? I believe everyone also wants to have a look:
Blakemore official response:
"Blackmores pregnant women's gold nutrients contain 20 nutrients necessary for pregnant women, lactating women and babies. It contains 12 vitamins, 7 minerals and OMEGA-3 fatty acids.
The contents of folic acid and iodine are matched according to the contents indicated in Australia's Supplementary Guide to Pregnancy mentioned by National Medical Research Association (NHMRC).
The "iron" contained in the product is a form of ferrous bisglycinate (ferrous glycinate), which is different from the iron used in ELEVIT products. Blackmores chose this form of iron because it is not as easy to cause constipation and nausea as iron in other products.
NHMRC advises pregnant women to consume 27mg of iron every day (including all the iron obtained in the diet), and Blackmores' supplement contains 65,438+00 mg of iron, because it considers the part that can be consumed through daily diet. The intake of folic acid stipulated by NHMRC is 600mcg per day, Blackmores provides 500mcg (two tablets), and the remaining 100mcg also takes into account other sources of folic acid in pregnant women's daily diet.
NHMRC clearly pointed out that all pregnant women, pregnant women and lactating women should get 150mcg of iodine in the supplement. This is the iodine content in two gold nutrients of pregnant women in blakemore.
The formula of Blackmores pregnant women's supplementary products is carefully matched according to the regulations of the relevant departments of the Australian government. If you are not sure whether you are getting enough nutrition, you can find out by taking a blood test or consulting a doctor. "
It can be seen that the formula of gold nutrients for Blackmores pregnant women and the content of nutrients in them are matched according to the relevant recommendations of Australian NHMRC. What kind of organization is NHMRC? Are their suggestions authoritative?
First of all, you should understand that NHMRC is an organization of the Australian "government" department, and its authority is beyond doubt. The full name is "Australian National Medical Research Association", which supports all kinds of health and medical research and provides all kinds of suggestions on human health for the Australian public, health experts and the government.
Regarding the advice of NHMRC on how pregnant women and lactating women take supplements mentioned in Blackmores' reply, Bian Xiao also found relevant PDF documents in NHMRC official website:
After the above analysis, please pay attention to three points in this table:
The content comparison in table 1 is the content comparison of "1 capsule". However, the recommended dosage of Blackmores products is 2 capsules a day. Although there is a label on the left side of the form (two capsules a day), Bian Xiao still believes that to ensure the reference of comparison, it is necessary to compare with the same standard (that is, the daily intake). I have to say that such a "comparison" table will actually cause some misleading.
2 Folic acid: The folic acid content of Blackmores products is 500mcg, that of Elevit is 800mcg, and that of NHMRC is 600mcg. However, we can get 65,438+000 mcg from our daily diet. Therefore, for pregnant women with a healthy and balanced diet, it is not too big for Bian Xiao to supplement 800mcg folic acid every day.
3 The contrast between iron: 60mg and 10mg really makes Blackmores look much lower in iron content. However, for the 27 mg iron supplement recommended by NHMRC, the content of 60 mg in Elevit is a bit too high.
Bian Xiao looked up related articles on the Internet and got the news. Recently, a study by Auckland Children's Hospital Research Association and other institutions showed that for pregnant women without anemia, the recommended amount of iron supplementation of 60- 100mg per day was too high, which not only easily led to excessive iron, but also caused birth complications, premature delivery and low birth weight infants. The researchers pointed out that in their study, 27% of pregnant women who took excessive iron supplements during pregnancy had high hemoglobin in the second trimester, and the risk of giving birth to premature or low birth weight infants increased by about four times.
On the contrary, only 7% of pregnant women who take iron supplements every week have high hemoglobin. Therefore, the dosage of 27 mg per day recommended by NHMRC is reasonable. Of course, the anemia and iron deficiency of pregnant women diagnosed by doctors themselves should be another matter.
Final summary
1
According to the "worst" situation, the product Elevit will be supplemented to the most "sufficient" quantity. For example, expectant mothers with very heavy morning sickness can hardly eat anything, so the high content of various nutrients in Elevit may help you;
2
Blackmores can be said to be a mild supplement to healthy pregnant mothers. The formula of the product is carefully matched according to the regulations of Australian NHMRC, and also takes into account the nutrition that pregnant mothers can get in their daily diet, helping pregnant women to supplement all kinds of necessary nutrition in the most appropriate and appropriate way. Therefore, if your blood test during pregnancy is normal, then Blackmores is your best choice;
three
In terms of formula, the emphases of Elevit and Blackmores are different, but Bian Xiao personally thinks that Blackmores' products may not be considered except for a few pregnant women who may be short of copper and manganese, but overall, Blackmores' pregnant women have more gold nutrients in the formula than Elevit. In particular, omega-3 fatty acids are specially added to the product. I think it is also a defect that Elevit itself does not involve any supplement of omega-3.
four
In terms of cost performance, Blackmores beat Elevit! To tell the truth, whether pregnant or breastfeeding, supplements are just some nutrients at best, just like multivitamins, and there is nothing special in technology. Elevit can sometimes sell for more than 400 yuan in China. To tell the truth, Bian Xiao felt that the cost performance was really not very high.
five
Different countries have different product standards. Elevit is from Germany and Blackmores is from Australia. From the content, it may be difficult to say that too much and too little must be good or bad. Maybe Elevit is more suitable for Germans and Blackmores is more suitable for Australian women. However, Bian Xiao, who is in Australia, believes that through the official communication with Blackmores and the study of ingredients, it can be seen that Blackmores has integrated Australia's unique feelings of "advocating nature" into product research and development. In addition to those hard standards, Blackmores will consider many other human factors. Again, any manufacturer can increase the content of ingredients. Blackmores adopts these content ratios because it takes into account the part that everyone can take in from their daily diet and takes the concept of "moderate amount". Maybe sometimes, too much is not necessarily good, but the right amount is the key.
I believe that after reading the article, everyone will have their own answers about how to choose! Finally, I want to emphasize that I am not a professional doctor, and maybe the analysis in many places is not enough. The article just expresses my personal understanding and thoughts. Pregnant mothers still have to make decisions according to their physical condition. If any problems are found during pregnancy, it is recommended to supplement nutrition according to the doctor's guidance.