Cal-Min
by PL Progressive Laboratories · capsule · 100 capsules
- Off the market since December 2022 (NIH)
- DSLD label 261495
- Serving 4 capsules
- 25 servings
Cal-Min by PL Progressive Laboratories lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 4 capsules, such as 1,200 mg of calcium, 10 mg of pea powder, 5 mg of lentil powder and 5 mg of millet flour. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 11, 2022.
What is in Cal-Min?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 capsules. 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 Proteinate | 1,200 mg | 120% | Higher than 99% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). |
| Pea powder | 10 mg | 90% of 31 products listing pea give more (median 100 mg). | |
| Lentil powder | 5 mg | ||
| Millet Flour | 5 mg | ||
| Chlorophyllas Sodium Copper Chlorophyllin | 0.1 mg | 95% of 394 products listing chlorophyll give more (median 16 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 261495 (entered April 11, 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:
- Its 1,200 mg of calcium is higher than 99% of the 17,831 calcium products that print an amount; 118 list more.
- 90% of the 31 products that print an amount of pea list more than its 10 mg of pea (median 100 mg).
- 95% of the 394 products that print an amount of chlorophyll list more than its 0.1 mg of chlorophyll (median 16 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 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.
- Cal-MinProgressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories same ingredients
- SeleniumEndo-met Laboratories 4 shared, 84% alike
- SelenaseProgressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories 4 shared, 84% alike
- Zinc PicolinateAdaptogen Research 4 shared, 78% alike
- Zinc PicolinateProgressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories 4 shared, 78% alike
- DismuzymeProgressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories 4 shared, 75% alike
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 else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Vegetable Lubricant.
How many labels does Cal-Min have?
One label is on file, entered on April 11, 2022.
- Label 261495 (current) Entered April 11, 2022 · off the market December 13, 2022 · 100 capsules
DSLD also links this label to: Cal-Min (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 Progressive Laboratories, Inc. (manufacturer), Irving, Texas. All PL Progressive Laboratories products.