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Citracal Maximum

by Bayer Citacal · other (e.g. tea bag) · 60 coated caplets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 3 01780 81560 1
  • DSLD label 9441
  • Serving 1 to 2 caplets; amounts per 2 caplets

Citracal Maximum by Bayer Citacal lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 caplets, such as 500 IU (12.5 mcg) of vitamin D and 630 mg of calcium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2012.

What is in Citracal Maximum?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 caplets. 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).

Citracal Maximum: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 9441, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin D500 IU (12.5 mcg)125%Vitamin D in Citracal Maximum against 14,175 products12.5 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg12.5 mcg

53% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D give more (median 15 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 25 mcg.

CalciumCalcium Note: elemental630 mg63%Calcium in Citracal Maximum against 17,831 products630 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg630 mg

Higher than 93% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,260 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 9441 (entered June 25, 2012), 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?

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 630 mg of calcium is higher than 93% of the 17,831 calcium products that print an amount; 1,175 list more.

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.

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 1 to 2 caplets two times daily or as recommended by your physician, pharmacist or health professional. For breast health support, take two caplets twice daily.
Warnings
If pregnant or breast-feeding, ask a health professional before use.
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
Do not use if printed foil seal is torn or missing.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 9441.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Calcium Citrate, Polyethylene Glycol, Croscarmellose Sodium, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Titanium Dioxide, Magnesium Silicate, Magnesium Stearate, Vitamin D3.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): friend of the National Osteoporosis Foundation(TM); BAYER BAYER.

How many labels does Citracal Maximum have?

One label is on file, entered on June 25, 2012.

  1. Label 9441 (current) Entered June 25, 2012 · on the market · 60 coated caplets · UPC 3 01780 81560 1

DSLD also links this label to: Citracal Regular (package size difference, same product), Citracal Plus (package size difference, same product), Citracal Regular (package size difference, same product), Citracal Maximum (package size 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 Bayer HealthCare LLC Consumer Care (distributor), Morristown, NJ. All Bayer Citacal products.

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