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Bone Care

by Puritan's Pride · other (e.g. tea bag) · 120 coated caplets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 25077 10142 9
  • DSLD label 318233
  • Serving 2 caplets
  • 60 servings

Bone Care by Puritan's Pride lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 caplets, such as 50 mcg (2,000 IU) of vitamin D, 80 mcg of vitamin K, 1,000 mg of calcium and 200 mg of magnesium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2024.

What is in Bone Care?

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).

Bone Care: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 318233, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Das Cholecalciferol, Vitamin D32000 IU50 mcg (2,000 IU)250%Vitamin D in Bone Care 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).

Vitamin Kas Phytonadione80 mcg67%Vitamin K in Bone Care against 4,607 products80 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 35 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 80 mcg.DV 120 mcg80 mcg

37% of 4,607 products listing vitamin K give more (median 80 mcg).

Calciumas Calcium Carbonate1,000 mg77%Calcium in Bone Care against 17,831 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg1,000 mg

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

Magnesiumas Magnesium Oxide200 mg48%Magnesium in Bone Care against 14,003 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg200 mg

Higher than 75% of 14,003 products listing magnesium (median 86 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 318233 (entered September 25, 2024), 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?

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 1,000 mg of calcium is higher than 95% of the 17,831 calcium products that print an amount; 314 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?

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: For adults, take two (2) caplets daily, preferably with a meal.
Warnings
Warning: If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications or have any medical condition, consult your doctor before use.
Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if seal under cap is broken or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No artificial flavor, no artificial sweetener, no sugar, no milk, no lactose, no gluten, no wheat, no yeast, no fish. Sodium free.
Storage
Store at room temperature.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 318233.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Steric Acid, Silica, Titanium Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): QA Quality Assured.

How many labels does Bone Care have?

2 labels are on file under this name since June 22, 2023: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 318233 (current) Entered September 25, 2024 · on the market · 120 coated caplets · UPC 0 25077 10142 9
  2. Label 286374 Entered June 22, 2023 · off the market March 21, 2023 · 120 coated caplets · UPC 0 25077 10142 9

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

Who makes it?

The label names Puritan's Pride, Inc. (distributor), Ronkonkoma, NY, U.S.A.. All Puritan's Pride products.

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