Calcium/Magnesium (Aspartate Complex)
by Swanson Premium Brand · tablet or pill · 120 tablets
- Off the market since November 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 11666 2
- DSLD label 78940
- Serving 2 to 4 tablets; amounts per 2 tablets
- 60 servings
Calcium/Magnesium (Aspartate Complex) by Swanson Premium Brand lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 250 mg of calcium and 125 mg of magnesium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 21, 2017.
What is in Calcium/Magnesium (Aspartate Complex)?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 tablets. 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 AspartateCalcium (Form: from Calcium Aspartate) | 250 mg | 19% | Higher than 73% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg. |
| Magnesiumas Magnesium AspartateMagnesium (Form: from Magnesium Aspartate) | 125 mg | 30% | Higher than 66% of 14,003 products listing magnesium (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 250 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 78940 (entered September 21, 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?
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 2 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/MagnesiumHealthyBodyInc · off the market same ingredients
- Calcium MagnesiumNutribiotic Essentials same ingredients
- Kela SLife Zone same ingredients
- Skeletal Support4 Today · off the market same ingredients
- Calcium CitrateBronson · off the market same ingredients
- Ca/Mg 2:1BioGenesis Nutraceuticals · 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, take two tablets two times per day with water. For maximum benefit, take four tablets two times per day.
- Warnings
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 78940.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Croscarmellose Sodium, Magnesium Stearate, Hypromellose, Silica.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Vegetarian formula.
How many labels does Calcium/Magnesium (Aspartate Complex) have?
2 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 78940 (current) Entered September 21, 2017 · off the market November 28, 2023 · 120 tablets · UPC 0 87614 11666 2
- Label 26145 Entered October 25, 2013 · off the market November 28, 2023 · 120 tablets · UPC 0 87614 11429 3
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson Premium Brand products.