Cal/Mag 500/250 mg
by Nature's Plus · tablet or pill · 90 tablets
- Off the market since February 2022 (NIH)
- UPC 0 97467 03363 4
- DSLD label 67661
- Serving 1 tablet
Cal/Mag 500/250 mg by Nature's Plus lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 500 mg of calcium and 250 mg of magnesium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 23, 2016.
What is in Cal/Mag 500/250 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calciumas Calcium Soy Amino Acid Chelate/ComplexCalcium (Form: as Calcium Soy Amino Acid Chelate/Complex) | 500 mg | 50% | Higher than 85% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). |
| Magnesiumas Magnesium Soy Amino Acid Chelate/ComplexMagnesium (Form: as Magnesium Soy Amino Acid Chelate/Complex) | 250 mg | 63% | Higher than 83% of 14,003 products listing magnesium (median 86 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 67661 (entered December 23, 2016), 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?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
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.
- Chelated Calcium MagnesiumVitamin World same ingredients
- Organic Cal-MagBio-Nutrient same ingredients
- Calcium MagnesiumNature's Bounty same ingredients
- Chelated Calcium And MagnesiumSundown Naturals same ingredients
- Chelated Calcium MagnesiumGood 'N Natural · off the market same ingredients
- Amino Acid Chelate/Complex Cal/Mag 500/250 mgNature's Plus · off the market 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: As a dietary supplement, one tablet daily.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Free from artificial colors and preservatives.
- Gluten free
- Storage
- Keep tightly closed in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 67661.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Stearic Acid, Calcium Carbonate, Magnesium Oxide, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Vegetable Cellulose, Carob, Di-Calcium Phosphate, Magnesium Stearate, isolated Soy Protein, Silica, Pharmaceutical Glaze.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Quality natural supplements.
How many labels does Cal/Mag 500/250 mg have?
2 labels are on file under this name since August 25, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 67661 (current) Entered December 23, 2016 · off the market February 28, 2022 · 90 tablets · UPC 0 97467 03363 4
- Label 49409 Entered August 25, 2015 · off the market November 30, 2016 · 90 tablets · UPC 0 97467 03363 4
DSLD also links this label to: Amino Acid Chelate/Complex Cal/Mag 500/250 mg (image difference, same product), Amino Acid Chelate/Complex Cal/Mag 500/250 mg (package size difference, same product), Cal/Mag 500/250 mg (image difference, same product), Cal/Mag 500/250 mg (package size difference, same product), Cal/Mag 500 mg/250 mg (package size 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 Natural Organics Laboratories, Inc. makers of Nature's Plus (manufacturer), Amityville, New York. All Nature's Plus products.