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Bone Builder Forte

by Metagenics · capsule · 180 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 55571 91344 9
  • DSLD label 323335
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 90 servings

Bone Builder Forte by Metagenics lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 50 mcg (2,000 IU) of vitamin D, 420 mg of calcium, 160 mg of phosphorus and 1.9 g of microcrystalline hydroxyapatite concentrate. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 23, 2025.

What is in Bone Builder Forte?

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).

Bone Builder Forte: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 323335, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Das Cholecalciferol2,000 IU50 mcg (2,000 IU)250%Vitamin D in Bone Builder Forte against 14,175 products50 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg50 mcg

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

Calciumas Microcrystalline Hydroxyapatite Concentrate420 mg32%Calcium in Bone Builder Forte against 17,831 products420 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg420 mg

Higher than 84% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg).

Phosphorusas Microcrystalline Hydroxyapatite Concentrate160 mg13%Phosphorus in Bone Builder Forte against 3,786 products160 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mg to 200 mg, the median 90 mg.DV 1,250 mgUL 4,000 mg160 mg

Higher than 70% of 3,786 products listing phosphorus (median 90 mg).

Microcrystalline Hydroxyapatite Concentrate1.9 g

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 323335 (entered February 23, 2025), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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 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?

5 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: Take two capsules once daily or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Caution: If pregnant, nursing, or taking medication, consult your healthcare practitioner before use.
Keep out of reach of children.
Practitioner Exclusive
Allergens and what it does not contain
This product is non-GMO and gluten-free.
Certified Gluten Free GFCO.org
Storage
Storage: Keep tightly closed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 323335.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate.

How many labels does Bone Builder Forte have?

7 labels are on file under this name since December 22, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 323335 (current) Entered February 23, 2025 · on the market · 180 capsules · UPC 7 55571 91344 9
  2. Label 295638 Entered August 23, 2023 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC 7 55571 01309 5
  3. Label 266568 Entered May 19, 2022 · off the market March 23, 2024 · 90 capsules
  4. Label 265117 Entered May 19, 2022 · off the market March 23, 2024 · 180 capsules · UPC 7 55571 91344 9
  5. Label 216688 Entered March 24, 2020 · off the market October 1, 2021 · 180 capsules · UPC 7 55571 91344 9
  6. Label 215733 Entered March 24, 2020 · off the market September 7, 2022 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 55571 01309 5
  7. Label 209554 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market May 31, 2019 · 90 capsules

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

Who makes it?

The label names Metagenics (manufacturer), Gig Harbor, WA. All Metagenics products.

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