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Calcium Citrate Caps

by NOW · capsule · 240 veg capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 01237 1
  • DSLD label 70400
  • Serving 1 veg capsule; amounts per 3 veg capsules
  • 80 servings

Calcium Citrate Caps by NOW lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 3 veg capsules, such as 19 mcg (760 IU) of vitamin D2, 450 mg of calcium, 225 mg of magnesium and 11 mg of zinc. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 24, 2017.

What is in Calcium Citrate Caps?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 veg 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 Caps: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 70400, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin D2as ErgocalciferolVitamin D2 (Alt. Name: Ergocalciferol) Note: (750 IU) (a vegetarian source)19 mcg (760 IU)95%Vitamin D in Calcium Citrate Caps against 14,175 products19 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg19 mcg

Higher than 51% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D (median 15 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 57 mcg.

Calciumas Calcium CitrateCalcium (Form: from Calcium Citrate)450 mg35%Calcium in Calcium Citrate Caps against 17,831 products450 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg450 mg

Higher than 84% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,350 mg.

Magnesiumas Magnesium OxideMagnesium (Form: from Magnesium Oxide)225 mg54%Magnesium in Calcium Citrate Caps against 14,003 products225 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg225 mg

Higher than 82% of 14,003 products listing magnesium (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 675 mg. 1.9 times the adult UL a day.

Zincas Zinc Amino Acid ChelateZinc (Form: from Zinc Amino Acid Chelate)11 mg100%Zinc in Calcium Citrate Caps against 13,186 products11 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg11 mg

47% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 33 mg.

Copperas Copper Amino Acid ChelateCopper (Form: from Copper Amino Acid Chelate)0.75 mg83%Copper in Calcium Citrate Caps against 6,468 products0.75 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.DV 0.9 mgUL 10 mg0.75 mg

64% of 6,468 products listing copper give more (median 1 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2.25 mg.

Manganeseas Manganese Amino Acid ChelateManganese (Form: from Manganese Amino Acid Chelate)4 mg174%Manganese in Calcium Citrate Caps against 7,016 products4 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1 mg to 3.92 mg, the median 2 mg.DV 2.3 mgUL 11 mg4 mg

Higher than 75% of 7,016 products listing manganese (median 2 mg). Per day at the most servings: 12 mg. 1.1 times the adult UL a day.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 70400 (entered February 24, 2017), 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?

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:

  • At 3 servings a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 675 mg of magnesium, 1.9 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.
  • At 3 servings a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 12 mg of manganese, 1.1 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.

The NIH database records 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.

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 Usage: Take 3 capsules daily, preferably in divided doses, with food.
Warnings
Do Not Eat Freshness Packet. Keep in Bottle.
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Caution: For adults only.
Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 70400.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Cellulose powder, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Silica.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP QUALITY ASSURED.

How many labels does Calcium Citrate Caps have?

8 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 70400 (current) Entered February 24, 2017 · on the market · 240 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 01237 1
  2. Label 70399 Entered February 24, 2017 · on the market · 120 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 01235 7
  3. Label 60656 Entered June 24, 2016 · off the market November 30, 2016 · 240 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 01237 1
  4. Label 60655 Entered June 24, 2016 · off the market November 30, 2016 · 120 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 01235 7
  5. Label 51474 Entered October 22, 2015 · off the market March 31, 2016 · 240 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 01237 1
  6. Label 51473 Entered October 22, 2015 · off the market March 31, 2016 · 120 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 01235 7
  7. Label 14689 Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market September 30, 2015 · 240 vcaps(R) · UPC 7 33739 01237 1
  8. Label 14688 Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market September 30, 2015 · 120 vcaps(R) · UPC 7 33739 01235 7

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

Who makes it?

The label names NOW Foods (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

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