Calcium Malate Chelate
by Designs for Health · capsule
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 879452 001701
- DSLD label 23593
- Serving 2 capsules
Calcium Malate Chelate by Designs for Health lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 100 IU (2.5 mcg) of vitamin D and 500 mg of calcium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2013.
What is in Calcium Malate Chelate?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Das CholecalciferolVitamin D (Form: as Cholecalciferol) | 100 IU (2.5 mcg) | 25% | 92% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D give more (median 15 mcg). |
| Calciumas Di-Calcium Malate, TRAACS Calcium Glycinate ChelateCalcium (Form: as Di-Calcium Malate, TRAACS(R) Calcium Glycinate Chelate) | 500 mg | 50% | Higher than 85% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 23593 (entered July 25, 2013), 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:
- 92% of the 14,175 products that print an amount of vitamin D list more than its 2.5 mcg (100 IU) of vitamin D (median 15 mcg (600 IU)).
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.
- Calcium Citrate W/DCountry Life · off the market same ingredients
- Calcium MalateAdaptogen Research same ingredients
- Calcium MalateDesigns for Health same ingredients
- Calcium Citrate with Vitamin DCountry Life same ingredients
- Calcium 500 mg Plus Vitamin DSundown Naturals same ingredients
- Calcium 500 mg With Vitamin DNature's Bounty 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
- Recommended Use: As a dietary supplement, take two packets per day, or as directed by your health care practitioner.
- Warnings
- For Professional Use Only
- Warning: Consult your health care practitioner before use if you are taking blood thinning medication or are planning to have surgery.
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Does not contain gluten.
- Storage
- STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 23593.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearates.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed GMP COMPLIANT Products.
How many labels does Calcium Malate Chelate have?
2 labels are on file under this name since July 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 23593 (current) Entered July 25, 2013 · on the market · UPC 0 879452 001701
- Label 22372 Entered July 25, 2013 · on the market · 120 vegetarian capsules · UPC 8 79452 00122 0
DSLD also links this label to: Twice Daily Multi (bundle set), Magnesium Malate Chelate (bundle set), OmegAvail Synergy (bundle set).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Designs for Health, Inc. (manufacturer, distributor), Suffield, CT. All Designs for Health products.