Calcium Citrate Chewy Bite Caramel
by Bariatric Advantage · other (e.g. tea bag) · 90 soft chews
- Off the market since March 2024 (NIH)
- UPC 7 55571 93020 0
- DSLD label 270382
- Serving 1 chew
- 90 servings
Calcium Citrate Chewy Bite Caramel by Bariatric Advantage lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 chew, such as 12.5 mcg (500 IU) of vitamin D and 500 mg of calcium, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 22, 2022.
What is in Calcium Citrate Chewy Bite Caramel?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 chew. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 15 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 4 g | 1% | Higher than 53% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g). |
| Sugar Alcohol | 2 g | 40% of 706 products listing sugar alcohol give more (median 2 g). | |
| Vitamin Das Cholecalciferol500 IU | 12.5 mcg (500 IU) | 63% | 53% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D give more (median 15 mcg). |
| Calciumas Calcium Citrate | 500 mg | 38% | Higher than 85% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). |
| Sodium | 5 mg | 1% | 89% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 270382 (entered September 22, 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?
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 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.
- Calcium Citrate Chewy Bite 500 mg Calcium 500 IU Vitamin D3 CaramelBariatric Advantage same ingredients
- Calcium Citrate Chewy Bite 500 mg Calcium 500 IU Vitamin D3 LemonBariatric Advantage same ingredients
- Calcium Citrate Chewy Bite 500 mg Calcium 500 IU Vitamin D3 Tropical OrangeBariatric Advantage same ingredients
- Citracal Petites Calcium CitrateBayer Citracal 5 shared, 86% alike
- Calcium Citrate Chewy Bite 250 mg Calcium with Vitamin D3 CaramelBariatric Advantage 5 shared, 86% alike
- Calcium Citrate Chewy Bite 500 mg Calcium 500 IU Vitamin D3 ChocolateBariatric Advantage 5 shared, 86% 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 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: Take as directed by your healthcare practitioner. Take at least 2 hours apart from iron.
- Warnings
- Contains: Soy
- Caution: If you have had gastric surgery and experience persistent nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or other symptoms contact your healthcare practitioner. Excessive consumption may cause a laxative effect.
- Keep out of the reach of children.
- Tamper Evident: Do not use if package is torn or open.
- Made in facility that processes peanuts, tree nuts, soy, dairy, eggs, wheat, fish gelatin, and shellfish.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Sugar-free
- This product is gluten-free.
- Storage
- Store in cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 270382.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Maltitol syrup, Palm Oil, Mono and Diglycerides, Natural flavor, Caramel color, Soy Lecithin, Sea Salt, FD&C Yellow No. 5, FD&C Yellow No. 6, Sucralose.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): OU (Kosher Dairy).
How many labels does Calcium Citrate Chewy Bite Caramel have?
One label is on file, entered on September 22, 2022.
- Label 270382 (current) Entered September 22, 2022 · off the market March 23, 2024 · 90 soft chews · UPC 7 55571 93020 0
DSLD also links this label to: Calcium Citrate Chewy Bite 500 mg Calcium 500 IU Vitamin D3 Caramel (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 Bariatric Advantage Division of Metagenics, Inc. (distributor), Aliso Viejo, CA. All Bariatric Advantage products.