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Calcium Citrate

by Berkley & Jensen · other (e.g. tea bag) · 400 caplets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 26781
  • Serving 1 to 2 caplets; amounts per 2 caplets
  • 200 servings

Calcium Citrate by Berkley & Jensen lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 caplets, such as 500 IU (12.5 mcg) of vitamin D3 and 630 mg of calcium, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 25, 2013.

What is in Calcium Citrate?

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).

Calcium Citrate: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 26781, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin D3500 IU (12.5 mcg)125%Vitamin D in Calcium Citrate 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 Calcium Citrate 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.

Sodium10 mg1%Sodium in Calcium Citrate against 14,514 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.10 mg

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 26781 (entered October 25, 2013), 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.
Warnings
If you are pregnant or nursing a baby consult a physician before using this product.
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Allergens and what it does not contain
GLUTEN FREE
Calcium Citrate with Vitamin D - NO ARTIFICIAL COLORS - NO ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS - NO DAIRY - NO LACTOSE - NO SOY - NO YEAST - NO WEHAT
Storage
Store at room temperature.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 26781.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Calcium Citrate, Croscarmellose Sodium, Starch, Magnesium Stearate, Titanium Dioxide, Dextrose, Hypromellose, Polyethylene Glycol, Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Sodium Citrate, light Mineral Oil, Silicon Dioxide, Polysorbate 80, Dextrin, Cholecalciferol.

How many labels does Calcium Citrate have?

One label is on file, entered on October 25, 2013.

  1. Label 26781 (current) Entered October 25, 2013 · on the market · 400 caplets

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names BJWC (distributor), Westborough, MA. All Berkley & Jensen products.

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