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Cal Apatite Chewable

by Metagenics · tablet or pill · 90 tablets

  • Off the market since March 2017 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 55571 01314 9
  • DSLD label 26780
  • Serving 3 tablets
  • 30 servings

Cal Apatite Chewable by Metagenics lists 9 ingredients, 9 with an amount per serving of 3 tablets, such as 75 IU (1.88 mcg) of vitamin D, 300 mg of calcium, 189 mg of phosphorus and 75 mg of magnesium, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 25, 2013.

What is in Cal Apatite Chewable?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 tablets. 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).

Cal Apatite Chewable: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 26780, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories24 Calories
Total Carbohydrates6 g8%Carbohydrate in Cal Apatite Chewable against 21,979 products6 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.6 g

Higher than 73% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g).

Sugar Alcohol1 gSugar Alcohol in Cal Apatite Chewable against 706 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 3 g, the median 2 g.1 g

59% of 706 products listing sugar alcohol give more (median 2 g).

Vitamin Das CholecalciferolVitamin D (Form: as Cholecalciferol)75 IU (1.88 mcg)19%Vitamin D in Cal Apatite Chewable against 14,175 products1.88 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg1.88 mcg

97% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D give more (median 15 mcg).

Calciumas Dicalcium Phosphate, MCHCCalcium (Form: as MCHC Note: Microcrystalline hydroxyapatite concentrate (MCHC) supplies calcium, phosphorus, trace quantities of other minerals, and naturally occurring growth factors. , and dicalcium phosphate)300 mg38%Calcium in Cal Apatite Chewable against 17,831 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg300 mg

Higher than 77% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg).

Phosphorusas Dicalcium Phosphate, MCHCPhosphorus (Form: as MCHC, and dicalcium phosphate)189 mg24%Phosphorus in Cal Apatite Chewable against 3,786 products189 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mg to 200 mg, the median 90 mg.DV 1,250 mgUL 4,000 mg189 mg

Higher than 73% of 3,786 products listing phosphorus (median 90 mg).

Magnesiumas magnesium bis-glycinateMagnesium (Form: as magnesium bis-glycinate Note: Patented mineral amino acid chelate. U.S. Patent #5,516,925 Albion(R))75 mg38%Magnesium in Cal Apatite Chewable against 14,003 products75 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg75 mg

52% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg).

Zincas Zinc GlycinateZinc (Form: as Zinc Glycinate Note: Patented mineral amino acid chelate: U.S. Patent No. 5,516,925 Albion)6 mg75%Zinc in Cal Apatite Chewable against 13,186 products6 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg6 mg

69% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg).

Copperas copper glycinateCopper (Form: as copper glycinate Note: Patented mineral amino acid chelates U.S. Patent #5,516,925 Albion(R))0.75 mg75%Copper in Cal Apatite Chewable against 6,468 products0.75 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.DV 0.9 mgUL 10 mg0.75 mg

64% of 6,468 products listing copper give more (median 1 mg).

Manganeseas manganese glycinateManganese (Form: as manganese glycinate Note: Patented mineral amino acid chelates U.S. Patent #5,516,925 Albion(R))0.75 mg38%Manganese in Cal Apatite Chewable against 7,016 products0.75 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1 mg to 3.92 mg, the median 2 mg.DV 2.3 mgUL 11 mg0.75 mg

83% of 7,016 products listing manganese give more (median 2 mg).

Mchc750 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 26780 (entered October 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:

  • 59% of the 706 products that print an amount of sugar alcohol list more than its 1 g of sugar alcohol (median 2 g).
  • 97% of the 14,175 products that print an amount of vitamin D list more than its 1.88 mcg (75 IU) of vitamin D (median 15 mcg (600 IU)).

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?

1 product lists 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: Children age 2 to adults take three tablets daily or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
CAUTION: Excess consumption of sorbitol may cause gastrointestinal upset.
Children age 12 and under should not exceed the recommended serving size. Keep out of the reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Formulated to Exclude: Wheat, gluten, soy, dairy products, fish, crustacean shellfish, nuts, tree nuts, colors, artificial flavors, and preservatives.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 26780.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Sorbitol, Fructose, Cocoa, Natural flavors, Stearic Acid, Silica, Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum, Carrageenan, Cellulose Gum.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): PURITY CERTIFIED P THIRD PARTY ASSAYED(R).

How many labels does Cal Apatite Chewable have?

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

  1. Label 26780 (current) Entered October 25, 2013 · off the market March 28, 2017 · 90 tablets · UPC 7 55571 01314 9

DSLD also links this label to: CalApatite Bone Builder Chewable (image difference, same product), Bone Builder Chewable (image difference, same product), Bone Builder Chewable (image difference, same product), Bone Builder Chewable (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 METAGENICS, INC. Makers of Professional Quality Supplements (manufacturer, distributor), San Clemente, CA. All Metagenics products.

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