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Calcium Citrate

by Puritan's Pride · capsule · 100 rapid release capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 25077 12886 0
  • DSLD label 287282
  • Serving 4 capsules
  • 25 servings

Calcium Citrate by Puritan's Pride lists one ingredient: 1,000 mg of calcium per serving of 4 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 22, 2023.

What is in Calcium Citrate?

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).

Calcium Citrate: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 287282, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Sodium5 mg1%Sodium in Calcium Citrate against 14,514 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.5 mg

89% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg).

Calciumas Calcium Citrate1,000 mg77%Calcium in Calcium Citrate 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).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 287282 (entered June 22, 2023), 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?

2 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: For adults, take four (4) capsules daily, preferably with a meal.
Warnings
Warning: If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications or have any medical condition, consult your doctor before use.
Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if seal under cap is broken or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No artificial color, flavor or sweetener, no preservatives, no sugar, no milk, no lactose, no soy, no gluten, no wheat, no yeast, no fish.
Storage
Store at room temperature.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 287282.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Rice Flour, Crospovidone, Silica, Magnesium Stearate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): QA Quality Assured.

How many labels does Calcium Citrate have?

4 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 287282 (current) Entered June 22, 2023 · on the market · 100 rapid release capsules · UPC 0 25077 12886 0
  2. Label 286362 Entered January 23, 2023 · on the market · 200 rapid release capsules · UPC 0 25077 12887 7
  3. Label 239271 Entered December 26, 2020 · on the market · 200 coated caplets · UPC 0 74312 17513 8
  4. Label 66973 Entered November 21, 2016 · off the market September 25, 2020 · 200 coated caplets · UPC 0 74312 17513 8

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

Who makes it?

The label names Puritan's Pride, Inc. (manufacturer), Ronkonkoma, NY, U.S.A.. All Puritan's Pride products.

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