Calcium Citrate
by NutriCology · capsule · 180 vegetarian capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 13947 50230 7
- DSLD label 234781
- Serving 1 capsule
- 180 servings
Calcium Citrate by NutriCology lists one ingredient: 150 mg of calcium per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2020.
What is in Calcium Citrate?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calciumas Calcium CitrateCalcium (Form: as Calcium Citrate) | 150 mg | 11% | Higher than 58% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 450 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 234781 (entered September 25, 2020), 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 1 to 3 servings 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.
- Calcium CitrateThorne Research · off the market same ingredients
- Calcium CitrateAllergy Research Group same ingredients
- Acidophilus Complex Maximum PotencyPhysioLogics · off the market same ingredients
- CalciumZemvelo same ingredients
- Ionic Calcium 57,600 PPMGood State same ingredients
- Calcium CitramateThorne Research · off the market 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
- Suggested Use As a dietary supplement, 1 capsule one to three times daily between meals on an empty stomach, or as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
- Warnings
- Contraindicated with use of aluminum containing drugs.
- Storage
- Keep in a cool, dry place, tightly capped.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 234781.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, L-Leucine.
How many labels does Calcium Citrate have?
2 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 234781 (current) Entered September 25, 2020 · on the market · 180 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 50230 7
- Label 183860 Entered November 21, 2018 · off the market August 4, 2020 · 180 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 50230 7
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names NutriCology (distributor), South Salt Lake, UT. All NutriCology products.