Quest Kids Chewable Multiple Vitamins and Minerals is a superior multivitamin and mineral supplement for children aged 2 to 12 years. This supplement provides a balanced source of vitamins and minerals, including beta-carotene, that are essential to the growth and good health of children. These delicious, sucrose- and aspartame-free tablets can be chewed, sucked, or crushed and mixed with a liquid. The flavours and colours are obtained exclusively from natural sources.

Ingredients

Each delicious tablet of Quest Kids Chewable Multiple Vitamins and Minerals contains the following:

Nutrient:
Beta-Carotene (Provitamin A) 500 IU
Vitamin A (Palmitate) 2,000 IU
Vitamin D3 200 IU
Vitamin C (Right-C brand Calcium Ascorbate) 75 mg
Vitamin E (d-alpha-Tocopherol Acetate) 7.5 IU
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine Mononitrate) 1 mg
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 1.5 mg
Niacinamide 5 mg
Pantothenic Acid (d-Calcium Pantothenate) 5 mg
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine Hydrochloride) 1 mg
Folic Acid 0.05 mg
Vitamin B12 5 mcg
Biotin 5 mcg

Minerals:
Calcium (Phosphate) 65 mg
Magnesium (Oxide) 32.5 mg
Potassium (Gluconate) 5 mg
Iron (Ferrous Fumarate) 2 mg
Zinc (Oxide) 1 mg
Manganese (Gluconate) 0.5 mg
Copper (Oxide) 0.5 mg
Iodine (Potassium Iodide) 0.05 mg

This product contains no artificial preservatives, colours, flavours, or added sugar, starch, milk products, yeast, gluten, salt, sucrose, or aspartame. Sweetened with dextrose, fructose, sorbitol, and sucralose.

Recommended Daily Allowance:
Dosage for each nutrient in this formula varies, depending on age.

Food Sources:
Beta Carotene: Orange/red fruits and vegetables such as carrots, winter squash, sweet potatoes, beets, tomatoes, peaches, cantaloupe, and dark green leafy vegetables such as spinach, collards.
Vitamin A: Liver, eggs, butter, dairy products.
Vitamin D: Sunlight, fatty fish, eggs, fortified milk.
Vitamin C: Fruits and vegetables, especially Brussels sprouts, collards, kale, parsley, tomatoes, sweet peppers, watercress, black currants, oranges, lemons, strawberries.
Vitamin E: Vegetable oils, nuts, whole grains, wheat germ, eggs, butter, liver, green leafy vegetables.
Vitamin B1: Organ meats, pork, legumes, whole grains, eggs, poultry, fish.
Vitamin B2: Liver, dairy products, eggs, meat, poultry, fish, legumes, spinach.
Niacinamide: Organ meats, meat, poultry, fish, legumes, dairy products, eggs, whole grains.
Pantothenic Acid: Organ meats, milk, fish, poultry, eggs, whole grains, legumes, broccoli, sweet potatoes, avocados, cauliflower.
Vitamin B6: Nuts and seeds, legumes, wheat germ, whole grains, bananas, potatoes, salmon, herring, liver, meat, poultry, eggs.
Folic Acid: Dark green leafy vegetables, liver, brewer's yeast, legumes, asparagus, broccoli, what germ, whole grains.
Vitamin B12: Liver, kidney, beef, herring, mackerel, eggs, fish, cheese.
Biotin: Egg yolk, liver.
Calcium: Dairy products, legumes, dark green leafy vegetables, wheat bran, sea vegetables, almonds, Brazil nuts, figs.
Magnesium: Legumes, nuts and seeds, whole grains, green leafy vegetables, blackstrap molasses, wheat germ.
Potassium: Dairy products, fruits and vegetables.
Iron: Liver, beef, poultry, sardines, oysters, eggs, whole grains, dried fruit, legumes, potatoes, dark green leafy vegetables, prunes.
Zinc: Oysters and other shellfish, fish, red meat, dark meat of poultry, whole grains, legumes, nuts and seeds.
Manganese: Nuts and seeds, whole grains, dried fruit, green leafy vegetables.
Copper: Organ meats, shellfish, nuts and seeds, whole grains. 
Iodine: Sea vegetables, fish, shellfish, iodized salt.
Selenium: Depends on the selenium content of the soil.

Cause of Deficiency:
Beta Carotene: Lack of fruits and vegetables in the diet.
Vitamin A: Inadequate dietary intake, bile acid or pancreatic deficiency, liver disease, zinc deficiency.
Vitamin D: Inadequate sunshine, poor diet.
Vitamin C: Poor diet.
Vitamin E: Poor diet, Crohn's disease, celiac disease, cystic fibrosis.
Vitamin B1: Poor diet, refined grains, high sugar intake, alcoholism.
Vitamin B2: Some weight-loss diets, alcoholism, oral contraceptives, antibiotics, stress.
Niacinamide: Poor diet.
Pantothenic Acid: Deficiency has not been reported in humans because it is available in a wide variety of foods.
Vitamin B6: Poor diet, some oral contraceptives, alcoholism, tobacco and air pollutants, stress.
Folic Acid: Diet deficient in vegetables, alcoholism, some drugs.
Vitamin B12: Strict vegetarian (vegan) diet, inadequate secretion of intrinsic factor.
Biotin: Rare, prolonged consumption of raw egg whites.
Calcium: Abnormal parathyroid function, vitamin D deficiency, magnesium deficiency, alcoholism, low-calcium diet, high sugar intake, excess protein relative to calcium intake, phosphates from carbonated beverages, excess caffeine, excess sodium.
Magnesium: Diet of refined foods, excess calcium intake, alcoholism, surgery, diuretics, liver and kidney disease, some oral contraceptives.
Potassium: Diet low in fruits and vegetables and high in sodium; prepared foods; excess fluid loss from seating, diarrhea, or urination; diuretics, laxatives, Aspirin, and other drugs.
Iron: Poor diet, diminished absorption or utilization, blood loss.
Zinc: Poor diet, excess fibre, excess phytic acid from diet high in legumes and whole grains, Crohn's disease, malabsorption syndromes, alcoholism.
Manganese: Diet of refined foods.
Copper: Malabsorption syndromes, celiac disease, cystic fibrosis.
Iodine: Iodine-poor soil, overconsumption of goitrogenic foods (raw cruciferous vegetables, rutabagas, raw spinach).

Symptoms of Deficiency:
Beta Carotene: Oxidative damage such as premature aging, cataracts.
Vitamin A: Night blindness, dry eyes, eye infection, skin problems, slowed growth, reproductive failure, susceptibility to infection and disease (weak immune system).
Vitamin D: Rickets, osteomalacia, osteoporosis, joint pain.
Vitamin C: Bleeding gums, easy bruising, fragile bones, poor wound healing, susceptibility to infection, hysteria, depression.
Vitamin E: Nerve damage, muscle weakness, poor coordination, haemolytic anemia, damage to the retina.
Vitamin B1: Fatigue, depression, impaired mental function, pins-and-needles sensation and numbness of legs, constipation, beri-beri.
Vitamin B2: Cracking of lips and corners of mouth, inflamed tongue, sensitivity to light, loss of visual acuity, cataracts, anemia, seborrheic dermatitis, fatigue, poor appetite.
Niacinamide: Apprehension, irritability, depression, weakness, memory loss, pellagra (dermatitis, dementia, diarrhea).
Pantothenic Acid: No deficiencies known; however, a laboratory-induced deficiency results in fatigue, cardiovascular and gastrointestinal problems, upper respiratory infections, depression, and numbness and tingling in the extremities.
Vitamin B6: Depression, glucose intolerance, anemia, impaired nerve function, cracks in the corners of the mouth, eczema.
Folic Acid: Anemia, irritability, weakness, insomnia, depression, poor growth, diarrhea, gingivitis, memory problems, loss of appetite, fatigue, shortness of breath.
Vitamin B12: Impaired nervous system function, impaired mental function, pernicious anemia.
Biotin: Hair loss; red scaly rash around eyes, nose, mouth, and genital area; depression; lethargy; hallucination; numbness and tingling in extremities.
Calcium: Rickets, osteomalacia, osteoporosis, muscle spasms, leg cramps.
Magnesium: Fatigue, mental confusion, irritability, weakness, heart disturbances, problems in nerve conduction and muscle contraction, muscle cramps, loss of appetite, insomnia, predisposition to stress.
Potassium: Muscle weakness, fatigue, mental confusion, irritability, heart disturbances, problems in nerve conduction and muscle contraction.
Iron: Anemia, learning disabilities, impaired immune function, decreased energy, fatigue.
Zinc: Susceptibility to infection, slow wound healing, diminished appetite, impaired sense of taste and smell, impaired night vision.
Manganese: Disruption to normal growth and metabolism, skin rash, loss of hair colour, bone remodeling, reduced growth of hair and nails, reduced HDL cholesterol.
Copper: Anemia unresponsive to iron, osteoporosis.
Iodine: Goiter, cretinism, intellectual disability, growth retardation, miscarriage, increased infant mortality.

Complementary Nutrients:
Beta Carotene: Preformed vitamin A, bioflavonoids, fats in the diet.
Vitamin A: Zinc, vitamin E.
Vitamin D: Calcium.
Vitamin C: Bioflavonids, vitamin E, selenium, beta carotene.
Vitamin E: Selenium, vitamin E is necessary for the conversion of vitamin B12 to its most active form.
Vitamin B1: Other B vitamins, magnesium.
Vitamin B2: Other B vitamins, especially B1.
Niacinamide: Other B vitamins, tryptophan.
Pantothenic Acid: Other B vitamins, carnitine, CoQ10.
Vitamin B6: Other B vitamins, especially B2; magnesium; zinc.
Folic Acid: Vitamin B12, SAM, vitamin B6, choline.
Vitamin B12: Vitamin E, folic acid, vitamin C.
Biotin: A healthy diet.
Calcium: Vitamin D, magnesium, potassium, vitamin K.
Magnesium: Calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B6.
Potassium: Dairy products, fruits and vegetables.
Iron: Vitamin C.
Zinc: A healthy diet
Manganese: A healthy diet.
Copper: A healthy diet.
Iodine: A healthy diet.

This formula is generally safe at the recommended dosage.

About Quest Vitamins

Quest was started in the 1950's by a vegetarian weightlifter who was passionate in leading the industry by providing quality products with great formulations. 'Quality without Question' was then created and followed throughout the years. Today, with Purity Life, it isn't just 'Quality without Question' - it is 'Expecting Excellence'. Quest continues to provide innovative products using a 'back-to-basics' philosophy, creating a balance of body, mind and spirit.