Calcium Plus
by Arbonne Essentials · tablet or pill · 90 tablets
- Off the market since January 2018 (NIH)
- DSLD label 206654
- Serving 3 tablets
- 30 servings
Calcium Plus by Arbonne Essentials lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 3 tablets, such as 60 mg of vitamin C, 500 IU (12.5 mcg) of vitamin D, 600 mg of calcium and 250 mg of phosphorus. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 24, 2019.
What is in Calcium Plus?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 60 mg | 100% | 65% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). |
| Vitamin Das ErgocalciferolVitamin D (Form: as Ergocalciferol) | 500 IU (12.5 mcg) | 125% | 53% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D give more (median 15 mcg). |
| Calciumas Calcium Citrate, Calcium PhosphateCalcium (Form: as Calcium Phosphate, and Calcium Citrate) | 600 mg | 60% | Higher than 91% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). |
| Phosphorusas Calcium PhosphatePhosphorus (Form: as Calcium Phosphate) | 250 mg | 25% | Higher than 82% of 3,786 products listing phosphorus (median 90 mg). |
| Magnesiumas Magnesium OxideMagnesium (Form: as Magnesium Oxide) | 100 mg | 25% | Higher than 51% of 14,003 products listing magnesium (median 86 mg). |
| Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) (flower) extract powderas IsoflavonesRed Clover (Trifolium pratense) (flower) extract powder (Form: 8% Isoflavones) PlantPart: flower Genus: Trifolium Species: pratense Note: 20:1 | 300 mg | Higher than 63% of 279 products listing red clover (median 150 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 206654 (entered September 24, 2019), 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:
- Its 600 mg of calcium is higher than 91% of the 17,831 calcium products that print an amount; 1,267 list more.
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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Calcium Plus's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Core Cal-MagBeachbody Nutritionals 4 shared, 57% alike
- Calcium-Magnesium Complex With Vitamin D3Country Life · off the market 4 shared, 57% alike
- Cal Apatite with MagnesiumMetagenics 4 shared, 57% alike
- Targets-Mins Calcium Magnesium With Vitamin D ComplexCountry Life · off the market 4 shared, 57% alike
- Target-Mins Calcium Magnesium with Vitamin D ComplexCountry Life · off the market 4 shared, 57% alike
- Calcium plus Vitamin DNature's Sunshine 4 shared, 57% 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
- Take just 3 tablets a day to support healthy bones and teeth.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- GF Certified Gluten-Free
- Red clover is a non-soy source of bone-supporting isoflavones.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 206654.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Stearic Acid, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Silicon Dioxide, Titanium Dioxide, Glycerin.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GF Certified Gluten-Free Vegan. Listed with: Certified gluten-free (GFCO) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does Calcium Plus have?
2 labels are on file under this name since May 24, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 206654 (current) Entered September 24, 2019 · off the market January 19, 2018 · 90 tablets
- Label 175987 Entered May 24, 2018 · off the market October 28, 2022 · 90 tablets
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Arbonne International, LLC (manufacturer). All Arbonne Essentials products.