Cal-Mag Instant Powder Lemon
by The Vitamin Shoppe · powder · 4.96 oz.
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 66536 01759 1
- DSLD label 32319
- Serving 6.7 g (1 heaping tsp)
- 21 servings
Cal-Mag Instant Powder Lemon by The Vitamin Shoppe lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 6.7 g, such as 750 mg of vitamin C, 400 mg of calcium and 200 mg of magnesium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 25, 2014.
What is in Cal-Mag Instant Powder Lemon?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 6.7 g. 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 Cas Ascorbic Acid, Calcium Ascorbate, Magnesium AscorbateVitamin C (Form: as Ascorbic Acid, Calcium Ascorbate, Magnesium Ascorbate) | 750 mg | 1,250% | Higher than 90% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). |
| Calciumas Calcium Ascorbate, Calcium Citrate, Calcium GluconateCalcium (Form: as {calcium} gluconate, {calcium} ascorbate, {calcium} citrate, {calcium} lactate) | 400 mg | 40% | Higher than 82% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). |
| Magnesiumas {magnesium} sulfate, Magnesium Ascorbate, Magnesium AspartateMagnesium (Form: as {magnesium} sulfate, {magnesium} aspartate, {magnesium} ascorbate, {magnesium} citrate) | 200 mg | 50% | Higher than 75% of 14,003 products listing magnesium (median 86 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 32319 (entered April 25, 2014), 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.
- Instant CalMac LemonNutrina · off the market same ingredients
- Cal-Mag Citrate (Effervescent Powder)Thorne Research · off the market same ingredients
- Cal-Mag CitrateThorne · off the market same ingredients
- Cal Mag Citrate + Vitamin CThorne · off the market same ingredients
- Instant CalMac OriginalNutrina · off the market same ingredients
- Buffered Vitamin C Cassava SourceAllergy Research Group 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, add 1 heaping teaspoon (6.7 grams) in 8 oz. of your favorite beverage or water once per day.
- Warnings
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- TAMPER EVIDENT Do not use if outer seal is broken or missing
- Magnesium can act as a natural laxative. If diarrhea occurs, reduce dosage or discontinue use.
- WARNING: Consult your healthcare provider prior to use if you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medication or have any medical conditions.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- gluten free dairy free soy free nut free
- Does not contain: Gluten, Wheat, Soy, Dairy, Fish, Preservatives, Artificial Flavors or Colors.
- Storage
- STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 32319.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Citric Acid, Natural flavor, Reb-A.
How many labels does Cal-Mag Instant Powder Lemon have?
One label is on file, entered on April 25, 2014.
- Label 32319 (current) Entered April 25, 2014 · on the market · 4.96 oz. · UPC 7 66536 01759 1
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (distributor), Secaucus, NJ. All The Vitamin Shoppe products.