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Caltrate Bone Health Advanced Minis

by Caltrate · tablet or pill · 150 mini tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 277822
  • Serving 2 mini tablets
  • 75 servings

Caltrate Bone Health Advanced Minis by Caltrate lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 2 mini tablets, such as 40 mcg (1,600 IU) of vitamin D3, 600 mg of calcium, 50 mg of magnesium and 7.5 mg of zinc. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 24, 2022.

What is in Caltrate Bone Health Advanced Minis?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 mini 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).

Caltrate Bone Health Advanced Minis: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 277822, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin D31,600 IU40 mcg (1,600 IU)200%Vitamin D in Caltrate Bone Health Advanced Minis against 14,175 products40 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg40 mcg

Higher than 79% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D (median 15 mcg).

Calcium600 mg46%Calcium in Caltrate Bone Health Advanced Minis against 17,831 products600 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg600 mg

Higher than 91% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg).

Magnesium50 mg12%Magnesium in Caltrate Bone Health Advanced Minis against 14,003 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg50 mg

59% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg).

Zinc7.5 mg68%Zinc in Caltrate Bone Health Advanced Minis against 13,186 products7.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg7.5 mg

63% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg).

Copper1 mg111%Copper in Caltrate Bone Health Advanced Minis against 6,468 products1 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.DV 0.9 mgUL 10 mg1 mg

40% of 6,468 products listing copper give more (median 1 mg).

Manganese1.8 mg78%Manganese in Caltrate Bone Health Advanced Minis against 7,016 products1.8 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1 mg to 3.92 mg, the median 2 mg.DV 2.3 mgUL 11 mg1.8 mg

62% of 7,016 products listing manganese give more (median 2 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 277822 (entered October 24, 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?

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?

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
Suggested Use: Adults: Take two (2) mini tablets once daily with food or as directed by your physician.
Warnings
Not formulated for use in children.
Do not exceed suggested use.
As with any supplement, if you are pregnant, nursing, or taking medication, consult your doctor before use.
Keep out of reach of children.
Bottle sealed with printed foil under cap. Do not use if foil is torn.
Storage
Store at room temperature. Keep bottle tightly closed.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 277822.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Calcium Carbonate, Magnesium Oxide, Maltodextrin, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Blue 2 Lake, Cholecalciferol, Copper Sulfate, Croscarmellose Sodium, Magnesium Stearate, Manganese Sulfate, Polyethylene Glycol, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Red 40 Lake, Sodium Ascorbate, Talc, Titanium Dioxide, Tocopherols, Yellow 5 Lake, Zinc Oxide.

How many labels does Caltrate Bone Health Advanced Minis have?

2 labels are on file under this name since December 18, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 277822 (current) Entered October 24, 2022 · on the market · 150 mini tablets
  2. Label 257202 Entered December 18, 2021 · on the market · 150 mini tablets · UPC 3 0005-5512-10 8

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Pfizer (distributor), Madison, NJ. All Caltrate products.

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