Basic Bone Nutrients
by Thorne Research · capsule · 120 vegetarian capsules
- Off the market since February 2018 (NIH)
- UPC 6 93749 00666 4
- DSLD label 74344
- Serving 1 capsule
- 120 servings
Basic Bone Nutrients by Thorne Research lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 12.5 mcg (500 IU) of vitamin D, 45 mcg of vitamin K, 200 mg of calcium and 50 mg of magnesium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 24, 2017.
What is in Basic Bone Nutrients?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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 Vitamin D3Vitamin D (Form: as Vitamin D3) Note: 500 IU | 12.5 mcg (500 IU) | 63% | 53% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D give more (median 15 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mcg. |
| Vitamin Kas Vitamin K2Vitamin K (Form: as Vitamin K2 (Form: from MK7)) | 45 mcg | 38% | 67% of 4,607 products listing vitamin K give more (median 80 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 180 mcg. |
| Calciumas DimaCal Dicalcium MalateCalcium (Form: as DimaCal Dicalcium Malate) | 200 mg | 15% | Higher than 64% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 800 mg. |
| Magnesiumas Albion DiMagnesium MalateMagnesium (Form: as Albion DiMagnesium Malate) | 50 mg | 12% | 59% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 74344 (entered May 24, 2017), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
The NIH database records 1 to 4 servings 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.
- Basic Bone NutrientsThorne · off the market same ingredients
- Algae CalciumLife · off the market same ingredients
- Cal-Mag DKNOW same ingredients
- Calcium Magnesium D3 + K2HMS Nutrition same ingredients
- IntelliKal Bone & Heart Health FormulaSimple Wellness same ingredients
- Cal/Mag Plus with Vitamin D and Vitamin K-2 MenaQ7Metabolic Maintenance 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
- Suggested Use: Take 1 capsule one to four times daily or as recommended by a health-care practitioner.
- Warnings
- Tamper Evident: Use only if bottle is sealed.
- If pregnant, consult your health-care practitioner before using this product.
- Storage
- Store tightly sealed in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 74344.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hypromellose (derived from cellulose) capsule, Calcium Laurate.
How many labels does Basic Bone Nutrients have?
One label is on file, entered on May 24, 2017.
- Label 74344 (current) Entered May 24, 2017 · off the market February 7, 2018 · 120 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 93749 00666 4
DSLD also links this label to: Basic Bone Nutrients (image difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Thorne Research, Inc. (manufacturer), Dover, Idaho. All Thorne Research products.