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Cal/Mag/Zinc Complex

by Metabolic Maintenance · capsule · 240 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 38287 00404 2
  • DSLD label 274010
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 240 servings

Cal/Mag/Zinc Complex by Metabolic Maintenance lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 10 mg of vitamin C, 250 mg of calcium, 125 mg of magnesium and 6 mg of zinc. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 22, 2022.

What is in Cal/Mag/Zinc Complex?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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/Mag/Zinc Complex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 274010, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbyl Palmitate10 mg11%Vitamin C in Cal/Mag/Zinc Complex against 18,583 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg10 mg

95% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg).

Calciumas Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Citrate250 mg19%Calcium in Cal/Mag/Zinc Complex against 17,831 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg250 mg

Higher than 73% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg).

Magnesiumas Magnesium Aspartate, Magnesium Citrate125 mg30%Magnesium in Cal/Mag/Zinc Complex against 14,003 products125 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg125 mg

Higher than 66% of 14,003 products listing magnesium (median 86 mg).

Zincas Zinc Citrate6 mg55%Zinc in Cal/Mag/Zinc Complex 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).

Boronas Boron Aspartate, Boron Citrate500 mcgBoron in Cal/Mag/Zinc Complex against 3,339 products0.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.3 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.UL 20 mg0.5 mg

65% of 3,339 products listing boron give more (median 1 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 274010 (entered September 22, 2022), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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:

  • 95% of the 18,583 products that print an amount of vitamin C list more than its 10 mg of vitamin C (median 100 mg).

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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Cal/Mag/Zinc Complex's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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: Use as directed by your healthcare professional.
Warnings
Keep tightly closed in a cool, dry place, out of the reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Egg free Gluten free Free of nuts Dairy free

Source: label statements in DSLD label 274010.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetarian Cellulose Capsule.

How many labels does Cal/Mag/Zinc Complex have?

2 labels are on file under this name since August 23, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 274010 (current) Entered September 22, 2022 · on the market · 240 capsules · UPC 8 38287 00404 2
  2. Label 24780 Entered August 23, 2013 · on the market · 240 capsules · UPC 8 38287 00404 2

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

Who makes it?

The label names Metabolic Maintenance (manufacturer), Sisters, Oregon. All Metabolic Maintenance products.

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