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Bone Support Formula

by Protocol For Life Balance · capsule · 180 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 07359 11228 5
  • DSLD label 74561
  • Serving 4 capsules
  • 45 servings

Bone Support Formula by Protocol For Life Balance lists 12 ingredients, 12 with an amount per serving of 4 capsules, such as 133 mg of vitamin C, 16.68 mcg (667 IU) of vitamin D3, 67 mcg of vitamin K2 and 3 mg of thiamine, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2017.

What is in Bone Support Formula?

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 Support Formula: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 74561, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories5 Calories
Proteinas MCHA, Protein Amino Acid ChelatesProtein (Form: from MCHA (Alt. Name: Microcrystalline Hydroxyapatite), and Protein Amino Acid Chelates)1 g2%Protein in Bone Support Formula against 8,985 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 2 g to 24 g, the median 16 g.1 g

77% of 8,985 products listing protein give more (median 16 g).

Vitamin Cas Magnesium AscorbateVitamin C (Form: from Magnesium Ascorbate)133 mg148%Vitamin C in Bone Support Formula against 18,583 products133 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg133 mg

Higher than 57% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg).

Vitamin D3as CholecalciferolVitamin D3 (Alt. Name: Cholecalciferol) Note: 667 IU16.68 mcg (667 IU)83%Vitamin D in Bone Support Formula against 14,175 products16.68 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg16.68 mcg

Higher than 50% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D (median 15 mcg).

Vitamin K2as Menaquinone-4Vitamin K2 (Form: as Menaquinone-4 (Alt. Name: MK-4))67 mcg56%Vitamin K in Bone Support Formula against 4,607 products67 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 35 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 80 mcg.DV 120 mcg67 mcg

54% of 4,607 products listing vitamin K give more (median 80 mcg).

Thiamineas Thiamine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B1Thiamin (Form: from Thiamin HCl) (Alt. Name: Vitamin B1)3 mg250%Thiamin in Bone Support Formula against 9,830 products3 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.5 mg to 25 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 1.2 mg3 mg

53% of 9,830 products listing thiamin give more (median 5 mg).

Calciumas MCHACalcium (Form: from MCHA (Alt. Name: Microcrystalline Hydroxyapatite))667 mg51%Calcium in Bone Support Formula against 17,831 products667 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg667 mg

Higher than 94% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg).

Phosphorusas MCHAPhosphorus (Form: from MCHA (Alt. Name: Microcrystalline Hydroxyapatite))287 mg23%Phosphorus in Bone Support Formula against 3,786 products287 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mg to 200 mg, the median 90 mg.DV 1,250 mgUL 4,000 mg287 mg

Higher than 86% of 3,786 products listing phosphorus (median 90 mg).

Magnesiumas Magnesium Ascorbate, Magnesium OxideMagnesium (Form: from Magnesium Oxide, and Magnesium Ascorbate)400 mg95%Magnesium in Bone Support Formula against 14,003 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg400 mg

Higher than 92% of 14,003 products listing magnesium (median 86 mg). 1.1 times the adult UL a day.

Zincas Zinc Amino Acid ChelateZinc (Form: from Zinc Amino Acid Chelate)7 mg64%Zinc in Bone Support Formula against 13,186 products7 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg7 mg

68% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg).

Copperas Copper Amino Acid ChelateCopper (Form: from Copper Amino Acid Chelate)0.7 mg78%Copper in Bone Support Formula against 6,468 products0.7 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.DV 0.9 mgUL 10 mg0.7 mg

65% of 6,468 products listing copper give more (median 1 mg).

Manganeseas Manganese Amino Acid ChelateManganese (Form: from Manganese Amino Acid Chelate)2 mg87%Manganese in Bone Support Formula against 7,016 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1 mg to 3.92 mg, the median 2 mg.DV 2.3 mgUL 11 mg2 mg

38% of 7,016 products listing manganese give more (median 2 mg).

Horsetail herb67 mgHorsetail in Bone Support Formula against 519 products67 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 200 mg, the median 67 mg.67 mg

50% of 519 products listing horsetail give more (median 67 mg).

Boronas Boron Amino Acid ChelateBoron (Form: from Boron Amino Acid Chelate)467 mcgBoron in Bone Support Formula against 3,339 products0.467 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.3 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.UL 20 mg0.467 mg

73% of 3,339 products listing boron give more (median 1 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 74561 (entered July 25, 2017), 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 667 mg of calcium is higher than 94% of the 17,831 calcium products that print an amount; 1,132 list more.
  • At 1 serving a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 400 mg of magnesium, 1.1 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.

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?

3 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
Suggested Usage: Take 4 capsules daily with food, preferably in divided doses, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Cautions/Interactions: For adults only.
Some ingredients in this product may interact with certain medications. Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg or fish ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Do not eat freshness packet. Keep in bottle.
Contains shellfish (crab, shrimp, lobster, crayfish).
Allergens and what it does not contain
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg or fish ingredients.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 74561.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Bovine Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate, Silica, Glucosamine Potassium Sulfate Complex, Stearic Acid, Cellulose.

How many labels does Bone Support Formula have?

6 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 74561 (current) Entered July 25, 2017 · on the market · 180 capsules · UPC 7 07359 11228 5
  2. Label 73009 Entered April 25, 2017 · off the market May 2, 2017 · 180 capsules · UPC 7 07359 11228 5
  3. Label 69003 Entered December 23, 2016 · off the market March 7, 2017 · 180 capsules · UPC 7 07359 11228 5
  4. Label 23855 Entered August 23, 2013 · off the market August 14, 2016 · 180 capsules · UPC 7 07359 11228 5
  5. Label 15742 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market March 15, 2012 · 180 capsules · UPC 7 07359 11228 5
  6. Label 15047 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market June 25, 2013 · 180 capsules · UPC 7 07359 11228 5

DSLD also links this label to: Bone Strength Formula (image difference, same product).

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

Who makes it?

The label names Protocol For Life Balance (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All Protocol For Life Balance products.

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