Always in a quest to save money, I recently picked up a couple of bottles of **CVS Daily Multiple Vitamins for Women** during the buy one/get one free sale.  The sign on the shelf invited me to "*Compare to One-A-Day Women's Vitamins*."  So I did. I still had a few leftover One-A-Day tablets so I compared them side-by-side.  The first thing I noticed is that the vitamins in the CVS brand were noticeably smaller than One-A-Day, but the corners are not as nicely rounded.  Still, I can swallow either one with no problem. The more important differences relate to what's actually in the vitamins.  I did a side-by-side comparison and found that most of the primary elements were nearly the same.  One big difference is that One-A-Day contains twice as much vitamin D as CVS Daily Multiple (800 IU vs 400 IU).  In addition, One-A-Day contains vitamin K, biotin, magnesium, selenium, copper, manganese, and chromium.  CVS Daily Multiple tablets contain 0% of those elements. Even though **CVS Daily Multiple Vitamins for Women** saved me quite a bit of money during the sale, I'll probably return to One-A-Day Women's when I run out.  There are quite a lot of similarities between the products, but the lower amount of vitamin D and the complete absence of other minerals means I'm just not getting the same nutrients.  The list below shows the ingredients in both versions; the bold-faced items show differences between the formulas. -   -   - Vitamin A   2500 IU 50% - Vitamin C   60 mg 100% - **Vitamin D   800 IU 200%   (CVS Brand - 400 IU 100%) ** - Vitamin E   30 IU 100% - **Vitamin K   25 mcg 31%   (CVS Brand - 0%)** - Thiamin (B1)   1.5 mg 100% - Riboflavin (B2)   1.7 mg 100% - Niacin (B3)   10 mg 50% - Vitamin B6   2 mg 100% - Folic Acid   400 mcg 100% - Vitamin B12   6 mcg 100%  - **Biotin   30 mcg 10%  (CVS Brand - 0%)** - Pantothenic acid   5 mg 50% - Calcium elemental  450 mg 45% - Iron   18 mg 100% - **Magnesium   50 mg 12%  (CVS Brand - 50 mg 13%)** - Zinc   15 mg 100% - **Selenium   20 mcg 29%   (CVS Brand - 0%) ** - **Copper   2 mg 100%        (CVS Brand - 0%)** - **Manganese   2 mg 100%     (CVS Brand - 0%)** - **Chromium   120 mcg 100%  (CVS Brand - 0%)**

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