Cal Apatite with Magnesium
by Metagenics · tablet or pill · 180 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 26519
- Serving 3 tablets
- 60 servings
Cal Apatite with Magnesium by Metagenics lists 7 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 3 tablets, such as 600 IU (15 mcg) of vitamin D, 600 mg of calcium, 378 mg of phosphorus and 300 mg of magnesium; 2 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 25, 2013.
What is in Cal Apatite with Magnesium?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Das CholecalciferolVitamin D (Form: as Cholecalciferol) | 600 IU (15 mcg) | 150% | 50% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D give more (median 15 mcg). |
| Calciumas Dicalcium Phosphate, MCHCCalcium (Form: as MCHC, and Dicalcium Phosphate) | 600 mg | 60% | Higher than 91% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). |
| Phosphorusas Dicalcium Phosphate, MCHCPhosphorus (Form: as MCHC, and dicalcium phosphate) | 378 mg | 38% | Higher than 91% of 3,786 products listing phosphorus (median 90 mg). |
| Magnesiumas Magnesium Aspartate, magnesium bis-glycinate, Magnesium CitrateMagnesium (Form: as magnesium citrate, magnesium aspartate, and magnesium bis-glycinate Note: Our proprietary fully reacted magnesium amino acid chelate. U.S. Patent No. 5,516,925 Albion) | 300 mg | 75% | Higher than 87% of 14,003 products listing magnesium (median 86 mg). |
| MchcMCHC (Alt. Name: Microcrystalline Hydroxyapatite concentrate) Note: supplies | 1,500 mg | ||
| Calcium | no amount given | ||
| Phosphorus | no amount given | ||
| trace quantities of other minerals | no amount given | ||
| naturally occurring growth factors | no amount given |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 26519 (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:
- Its 600 mg of calcium (2 rows of the label added together) is higher than 91% of the 17,831 calcium products that print an amount; 1,267 list more.
- Its 378 mg of phosphorus is higher than 91% of the 3,786 phosphorus products that print an amount; 331 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.
- Target-Mins Calcium Magnesium Complex With Vitamin D3Country Life same ingredients
- Calcium-Magnesium Complex With Vitamin D3Country Life · off the market same ingredients
- Targets-Mins Calcium Magnesium With Vitamin D ComplexCountry Life · off the market same ingredients
- Target-Mins Calcium Magnesium with Vitamin D ComplexCountry Life · off the market same ingredients
- Calcium Magnesium Complex with Vitamin D3Country Life Target-Mins · off the market same ingredients
- Calcium 1,000 mg Magnesium 500 mg with Vitamin D 10 mcg (400 I.U.) ComplexCountry Life Target-Mins same ingredients
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 three tablets daily or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
- Warnings
- CAUTION: Keep out of the reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Formulated to Exclude: Wheat, gluten, corn protein, soy, dairy products, nuts, tree nuts, fish, crustacean shellfish, colors, artificial sweeteners, and preservatives.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 26519.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Sodium Starch Glycolate, Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Silica, Coating.
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.
How many labels does Cal Apatite with Magnesium have?
2 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 26519 (current) Entered October 25, 2013 · on the market · 180 tablets
- Label 26518 Entered October 25, 2013 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 7 55571 01305 7
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), San Clemente, CA. All Metagenics products.