Calcium Citrate + Vitamin D3 Miniatures
by Basic Vitamins · tablet or pill · 200 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 3 07610 15940 2
- DSLD label 249879
- Serving 2 tablets
- 100 servings
Calcium Citrate + Vitamin D3 Miniatures by Basic Vitamins lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 12.5 mcg (500 IU) of vitamin D and 400 mg of calcium, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 23, 2021.
What is in Calcium Citrate + Vitamin D3 Miniatures?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 tablets. 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 CholecalciferolVitamin D (Form: as Cholecalciferol) | 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: 25 mcg. |
| Calciumas Calcium CitrateCalcium (Form: as Calcium Citrate) | 400 mg | 31% | Higher than 82% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 800 mg. |
| Sodium | 10 mg | 1% | 78% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 20 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 249879 (entered June 23, 2021), 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 2 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.
- Calcium 500 mg with Vitamin D3Nature's Bounty same ingredients
- Citracal MaximumBayer same ingredients
- Calcium Citrate+Dup&up same ingredients
- Calcium CitrateBerkley & Jensen same ingredients
- Calcium Citrate + DCVS Health same ingredients
- Citracal Petites Calcium Citrate +D3Bayer Citracal · off the market 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: Adults: Take two (2) tablets two times daily or as recommended by your healthcare practitioner.
- Warnings
- Keep out of the reach of children.
- Do not use if inner seal is missing or broken.
- Warning: If you are pregnant, nursing, taking medications or have any medical condition, consult your doctor before use.
- Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten free
- Free of artificial coloring and preservatives, soy, refined sugar, yeast, dairy, wheat, gluten.
- Storage
- Store at room temperature.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 249879.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Croscarmellose Sodium, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate, Ethylcellulose, Pharmaceutical Glaze.
How many labels does Calcium Citrate + Vitamin D3 Miniatures have?
3 labels are on file under this name since June 25, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 249879 (current) Entered June 23, 2021 · on the market · 200 tablets · UPC 3 07610 15940 2
- Label 211199 Entered January 25, 2020 · off the market April 23, 2021 · 200 tablets · UPC 3 07610 15940 2
- Label 46563 Entered June 25, 2015 · off the market May 16, 2019 · 200 tablets · UPC 3 07610 15940 2
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Basic Drugs, Inc. (distributor), Vandalia, OH. All Basic Vitamins products.