Body Essential Silica Caps with Calcium
by Nature's Way · capsule · 90 vegan capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 20065 60005 2
- DSLD label 213953
- Serving 2 capsules
- 45 servings
Body Essential Silica Caps with Calcium by Nature's Way lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 3 mcg (120 IU) of vitamin D, 266 mg of calcium and 224 mg of silica. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 26, 2020.
What is in Body Essential Silica Caps with Calcium?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. 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 ErgocalciferolVitamin D (Form: as Ergocalciferol) | 3 mcg (120 IU) | 15% | 92% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D give more (median 15 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 9 mcg. |
| Calciumas Calcium CarbonateCalcium (Form: as Calcium Carbonate) | 266 mg | 20% | Higher than 76% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 798 mg. |
| Silica | 224 mg | Higher than 99% of 1,220 products listing silicon (median 4 mg). Per day at the most servings: 672 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 213953 (entered February 26, 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:
- 92% of the 14,175 products that print an amount of vitamin D list more than its 3 mcg (120 IU) of vitamin D (median 15 mcg (600 IU)).
- Its 224 mg of silica (filed by NIH under silicon) is higher than 99% of the 1,220 silicon products that print an amount; 13 list more.
The NIH database records 3 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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Body Essential Silica Caps With CalciumNatureWorks · off the market same ingredients
- Vitamin D3-1000ProCaps Laboratories 3 shared, 82% alike
- Oceanic SilicaSolgar 2 shared, 75% alike
- Cal/Mag w/ Cofactors PowderPure Encapsulations · off the market 3 shared, 60% alike
- Osteo-LogicQuest · off the market 3 shared, 58% alike
- OSAplexXYMOGEN EP · off the market 3 shared, 56% alike
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: Adults and children over 12 years of age, take 2 capsules three times daily between meals,
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Safety sealed with printed inner seal. Do not use if seal is broken or missing.
- If you are pregnant, nursing, or taking any medications, consult a healthcare professional before use.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten free. No salt, wheat, soy, dairy products, yeast-derived ingredients, or artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 213953.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, plant-derived Capsule, Magnesium Stearate.
How many labels does Body Essential Silica Caps with Calcium have?
2 labels are on file under this name since February 23, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 213953 (current) Entered February 26, 2020 · on the market · 90 vegan capsules · UPC 0 20065 60005 2
- Label 56178 Entered February 23, 2016 · off the market October 1, 2019 · 90 capsules · UPC 0 20065 60005 2
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Nature's Way Brands, LLC (manufacturer), Green Bay, WI. All Nature's Way products.