PlainVitamins

Calcium 500 mg

by GNC Select · other (e.g. tea bag) · 100 caplets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 48107 24506 1
  • DSLD label 313695
  • Serving 2 caplets
  • 50 servings

Calcium 500 mg by GNC Select lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 caplets, such as 1,000 mg of calcium and 3 mg of boron. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2024.

What is in Calcium 500 mg?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 caplets. 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).

Calcium 500 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 313695, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calciumas Calcium Carbonate1,000 mg77%Calcium in Calcium 500 mg against 17,831 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg1,000 mg

Higher than 95% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg).

Boronas Boron Gluconate3 mgBoron in Calcium 500 mg against 3,339 products3 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.3 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.UL 20 mg3 mg

Higher than 78% of 3,339 products listing boron (median 1 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 313695 (entered July 25, 2024), 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 1,000 mg of calcium is higher than 95% of the 17,831 calcium products that print an amount; 314 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?

3 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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, take two (2) caplets daily with a full glass of water, preferably after a meal.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Warning: Consult your physician prior to using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Discontinue use two weeks prior to surgery.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No artificial flavors.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 313695.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gum Arabic, Maltodextrin, Hydroxypropyl Cellulose, Polyethylene Glycol, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Titanium Dioxide, Talc, Magnesium Stearate, Carnauba Wax, Triacetin, Ethylcellulose, Oleic Acid.

How many labels does Calcium 500 mg have?

One label is on file, entered on July 25, 2024.

  1. Label 313695 (current) Entered July 25, 2024 · on the market · 100 caplets · UPC 0 48107 24506 1

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

Who makes it?

The label names GNC Holdings, LLC (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC Select products.

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