Absorbable Calcium Plus Vitamin D-3
by Puritan's Pride · softgel capsule · 100 rapid release softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 25077 20697 1
- DSLD label 287277
- Serving 2 softgels
- 50 servings
Absorbable Calcium Plus Vitamin D-3 by Puritan's Pride lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 softgels, such as 25 mcg (1,000 IU) of vitamin D and 1,300 mg of calcium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 22, 2023.
What is in Absorbable Calcium Plus Vitamin D-3?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 softgels. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Das Cholecalciferol, Vitamin D31,000 IU | 25 mcg (1,000 IU) | 125% | Higher than 59% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D (median 15 mcg). |
| Calciumas Calcium Carbonate | 1,300 mg | 100% | Higher than over 99% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 287277 (entered June 22, 2023), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:
- Its 1,300 mg of calcium is higher than over 99% of the 17,831 calcium products that print an amount; 90 list more.
The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.
The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.
Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.
Which products have the closest formulas?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Calcium with Vitamin D3NewtonEverett same ingredients
- Calcium + Vitamin DSwisse Ultiboost same ingredients
- Natural Easy To Swallow Calcium 600 mg With Vitamin DSpring Valley same ingredients
- Calcium 600 mg With Vitamin DSpring Valley same ingredients
- Chrono Calcium TRCChrono Health Care · off the market same ingredients
- Calcium 600+D21st Century same ingredients
Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.
What does the label say about taking it?
Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.
- Directions
- Directions: For adults, take two (2) softgels daily, preferably with meals.
- Warnings
- Warning: If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications or have any medical condition, consult your doctor before use.
- Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not use if seal under cap is broken or missing.
- Warning: This product contains a chemical known to the state of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm.
- Contains soy ingredients. Contains bioengineered food ingredients.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No artificial flavor, no artificial sweetener, no sugar, no starch, no milk, no lactose, no gluten, no wheat, no yeast, no fish. Sodium free.
- Storage
- Store at room temperature.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 287277.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Soybean Oil, Gelatin, Glycerin, Corn Oil, Soy Lecithin, Titanium Dioxide, White Beeswax.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): QA Quality Assured.
How many labels does Absorbable Calcium Plus Vitamin D-3 have?
2 labels are on file under this name since January 23, 2023: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 287277 (current) Entered June 22, 2023 · on the market · 100 rapid release softgels · UPC 0 25077 20697 1
- Label 286443 Entered January 23, 2023 · on the market · 200 rapid release softgels · UPC 0 25077 20696 4
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Puritan's Pride, Inc. (distributor), Ronkonkoma, NY, U.S.A.. All Puritan's Pride products.