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Bone Essentials

by Vital Nutrients · capsule · 120 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 6 93465 31611 5
  • DSLD label 27585
  • Serving 2 to 3 capsules; amounts per 4 capsules
  • 30 servings

Bone Essentials by Vital Nutrients lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 4 capsules, such as 1,200 IU (30 mcg) of vitamin D3, 1 mg of vitamin K1, 30 mcg of vitamin K2-7 and 600 mg of calcium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 25, 2013.

What is in Bone Essentials?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 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 Essentials: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 27585, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin D3as Cholecalciferol1,200 IU (30 mcg)300%Vitamin D in Bone Essentials against 14,175 products30 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg30 mcg

Higher than 78% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D (median 15 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mcg.

Vitamin K11 mg1,250%Vitamin K in Bone Essentials against 4,607 products1,030 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 35 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 80 mcg.DV 120 mcg1,030 mcg

Higher than 98% of 4,607 products listing vitamin K (median 80 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 2,060 mcg.

Vitamin K2-730 mcg38%
Calciumas Dicalcium MalateCalcium (Form: as Dicalcium Malate)600 mg60%Calcium in Bone Essentials against 17,831 products600 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg600 mg

Higher than 91% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg.

Magnesiumas DiMagnesium MalateMagnesium (Form: as Dimagnesium Malate)100 mg25%Magnesium in Bone Essentials against 14,003 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg100 mg

Higher than 51% of 14,003 products listing magnesium (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 27585 (entered November 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 1,030 mcg of vitamin K (2 rows of the label added together) is higher than 98% of the 4,607 vitamin K products that print an amount; 88 list more.
  • Its 600 mg of calcium is higher than 91% of the 17,831 calcium products that print an amount; 1,267 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
Recommendations: 2 or 3 capsules twice daily with food, or as directed by your healthcare professional. For maximum Strontium absorption take this product 1-2 hours before or after Strontium ingestion.
Warnings
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
USE ONLY IF SAFETY SEAL IS INTACT
Caution: People taking blood thinning anticoagulation drugs must check with their physician before using this product. Warning: If pregnant, consult your physician before taking.
Allergens and what it does not contain
CONTAINS NO COATINGS, BINDERS, YEAST, WHEAT, GLUTEN, MILK/DAIRY, CORN PROTEIN, SOY PROTEIN, EGGS, SUGAR, HYDROGENATED OIL, ARTIFICIAL COLORING, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORING OR PRESERVATIVES.
Storage
store sealed in a cool dry place

Source: label statements in DSLD label 27585.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose Capsule, Magnesium Silicate, Leucine.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): {check}cGMP; VEG CAPS.

How many labels does Bone Essentials have?

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

  1. Label 27585 (current) Entered November 25, 2013 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 6 93465 31611 5

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

Who makes it?

The label names Vital Nutrients (manufacturer), Middletown, CT. All Vital Nutrients products.

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