Comparison

Calcium Capsules and Reacted Calcium

Calcium Capsules (Douglas Laboratories) lists 3 distinct ingredients and Reacted Calcium (Ortho Molecular Products) 3 (rows of one ingredient counted once); 3 are on both labels. On the site's similarity measure, which compares ingredient lists (1 for the same list, rarer ingredients counting for more; amounts are not part of it), the two formulas score 1.00: the same ingredients, at the amounts in the table below.

Amount per serving (and % of the Daily Value)
IngredientCalcium CapsulesReacted Calcium
Calcium368 mg (28%)500 mg (38%)
Vitamin D6.7 mcg (34%)10 mcg (50%)
Phosphorus240 mg (19%)143 mg (11%)

Amounts are per serving as DSLD gives them: Calcium Capsules, 4 capsules; Reacted Calcium, 2 capsules. Current labels entered April 2012 and February 2018. Percentages of the Daily Value from 21 CFR 101.9. Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database.

Each product on its own

  • Calcium CapsulesDouglas Laboratories: every row against all products listing it
  • Reacted CalciumOrtho Molecular Products: every row against all products listing it