Chelated Cal-Mag 2:1 Ratio
by Carlson · tablet or pill · 180 tablets
- Off the market since July 2018 (NIH)
- UPC 0 88395 05472 3
- DSLD label 54793
- Serving 1 tablet
Chelated Cal-Mag 2:1 Ratio by Carlson lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 200 mg of calcium and 100 mg of magnesium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 23, 2015.
What is in Chelated Cal-Mag 2:1 Ratio?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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 BisglycinateCalcium (Form: from Calcium Bis-Glycinate) | 200 mg | 20% | Higher than 64% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg. |
| Magnesiumas Magnesium Glycinate Chelate, Magnesium OxideMagnesium (Form: from Magnesium Glycinate Chelate, and Magnesium Oxide) | 100 mg | 25% | Higher than 51% of 14,003 products listing magnesium (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 54793 (entered December 23, 2015), 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 3 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.
- Microcrystalline Hydroxyapatite Calcium (MCHC)Bronson Laboratories · off the market same ingredients
- Albion Chelated Calcium & MagnesiumSwanson Ultra · off the market same ingredients
- Albion Calcium & MagnesiumSwanson same ingredients
- Osteo-CitrateMetagenics same ingredients
- Bone Builder VegetarianMetagenics same ingredients
- Calcium/MagnesiumHealthyBodyInc · 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
- Directions: Take one tablet up to 3 times daily, at mealtime.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- - Gluten-free - Sugar-free - Preservative-free
Source: label statements in DSLD label 54793.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Stearic Acid, Ethylcellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Food Glaze.
How many labels does Chelated Cal-Mag 2:1 Ratio have?
2 labels are on file under this name since December 23, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 54793 (current) Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market July 24, 2018 · 180 tablets · UPC 0 88395 05472 3
- Label 54792 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market July 24, 2018 · 60 tablets · UPC 0 88395 05470 9
DSLD also links this label to: Chelated Cal-Mag (image difference, same product), Chelated Cal-Mag (package size difference, same product), Chelated Cal-Mag (package size difference, same product), Chelated Cal-Mag (image difference, same product), Chelated Cal-Mag (package size difference, same product), Chelated Cal-Mag (package size difference, same product), Chelated Cal-Mag (image difference, same product), Chelated Cal-Mag (package size difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Carlson Division of J.R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc. (distributor), Arlington Heights, IL. All Carlson products.