PlainVitamins

Calcium Magnesium

by Puritan's Pride · other (e.g. tea bag) · 250 coated caplets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 74312 14083 9
  • DSLD label 318246
  • Serving 1 caplet
  • 250 servings

Calcium Magnesium by Puritan's Pride lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 caplet, such as 500 mg of calcium and 250 mg of magnesium, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 22, 2024.

What is in Calcium Magnesium?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 caplet. 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 Magnesium: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 318246, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calciumas Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Gluconate500 mg38%Calcium in Calcium Magnesium against 17,831 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg500 mg

Higher than 85% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg).

Magnesiumas Magnesium Gluconate, Magnesium Oxide250 mg60%Magnesium in Calcium Magnesium against 14,003 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg250 mg

Higher than 83% of 14,003 products listing magnesium (median 86 mg).

Sodium10 mg1%Sodium in Calcium Magnesium against 14,514 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.10 mg

78% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 318246 (entered August 22, 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?

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?

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
Directions: For adults, take one (1) caplet 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 sugar, no starch, no milk, no lactose, no soy, no gluten, no wheat, no yeast.
Storage
Store at room temperature.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 318246.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Carnauba Wax, Glycerin, 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 Magnesium have?

4 labels are on file under this name since January 23, 2023: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 318246 (current) Entered August 22, 2024 · on the market · 250 coated caplets · UPC 0 74312 14083 9
  2. Label 318245 Entered August 22, 2024 · on the market · 100 coated caplets · UPC 0 74312 14082 2
  3. Label 287283 Entered June 22, 2023 · off the market March 21, 2023 · 250 coated caplets · UPC 0 74312 14083 9
  4. Label 286359 Entered January 23, 2023 · off the market March 21, 2023 · 100 coated caplets · UPC 0 74312 14082 2

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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