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Bio-Cal

by MBi Nutraceuticals · tablet or pill · 90 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 1 58301 35518 0
  • DSLD label 231380
  • Serving 2 to 6 tablets; amounts per 6 tablets
  • 15 servings

Bio-Cal by MBi Nutraceuticals lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 6 tablets, such as 300 IU (7.5 mcg) of vitamin D3, 100 mcg of vitamin K and 900 mg of calcium, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 23, 2020.

What is in Bio-Cal?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 6 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).

Bio-Cal: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 231380, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories20 Calories1%
Protein2 g1%Protein in Bio-Cal against 8,985 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 2 g to 24 g, the median 16 g.2 g

70% of 8,985 products listing protein give more (median 16 g).

Total Carbohydrates3 g1%Carbohydrate in Bio-Cal against 21,979 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.3 g

47% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g).

Vitamin D3300 IU (7.5 mcg)75%Vitamin D in Bio-Cal against 14,175 products7.5 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg7.5 mcg

81% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D give more (median 15 mcg).

Vitamin K100 mcg128%Vitamin K in Bio-Cal against 4,607 products100 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 35 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 80 mcg.DV 120 mcg100 mcg

Higher than 69% of 4,607 products listing vitamin K (median 80 mcg).

Calcium900 mg90%Calcium in Bio-Cal against 17,831 products900 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg900 mg

Higher than 95% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 231380 (entered July 23, 2020), 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 900 mg of calcium is higher than 95% of the 17,831 calcium products that print an amount; 839 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Bio-Cal's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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
Recommendation: Take two to six tablets per day following meals or as directed by your health care professional.
Warnings
Warning: Keep out of the reach of children.
If tamper resistant seals are broken do not use this product.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 231380.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: L-Aspartic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Silica, Stearic Acid.

How many labels does Bio-Cal have?

One label is on file, entered on July 23, 2020.

  1. Label 231380 (current) Entered July 23, 2020 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 1 58301 35518 0

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

Who makes it?

The label names MBi Nutraceuticals (manufacturer), Lindon, UT. All MBi Nutraceuticals products.

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