Chocolate Calcium Chews
by GoodSense · other (e.g. tea bag) · 60 chews
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 46036 00503 5
- DSLD label 276600
- Serving 1 chew
- 60 servings
Chocolate Calcium Chews by GoodSense lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 chew, such as 12.5 mcg (500 IU) of vitamin D, 40 mcg of vitamin K and 650 mg of calcium, beside 4 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 22, 2022.
What is in Chocolate Calcium Chews?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 chew. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 15 Calories | ||
| Calories from Fat | 5 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 2 g | 1% | 58% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). |
| Total Sugars | 1 g | 69% of 11,807 products listing sugar give more (median 2 g). | |
| Added Sugars | 1 g | 2% | |
| Vitamin D | 12.5 mcg (500 IU) | 63% | 53% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D give more (median 15 mcg). |
| Vitamin K | 40 mcg | 33% | 70% of 4,607 products listing vitamin K give more (median 80 mcg). |
| Calcium | 650 mg | 50% | Higher than 93% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). |
| Sodium | 10 mg | 1% | 78% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 276600 (entered September 22, 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 650 mg of calcium is higher than 93% of the 17,831 calcium products that print an amount; 1,148 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 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 plus D Milk ChocolateViactiv same ingredients
- Calcium Soft Chews ChocolateCVS Health same ingredients
- Calcium Soft Chews Chocolate FlavoredWalgreens same ingredients
- Calcium Chews ChocolateMeijer same ingredients
- Calcium + Vitamin D3 Chews 650 mg/12.5 mcg Chocolate Flavorup&up same ingredients
- Calcium + Bone Milk ChocolateViactiv 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.
- Warnings
- Contains: Milk and soy
- Contains vitamin K
- Ask a doctor before use if you are taking a blood-thinning medicine (anticoagulant).
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten-free
Source: label statements in DSLD label 276600.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Calcium Carbonate, Corn Syrup, Sugar, Coconut Oil, Hydrogenated, Confectioner's Sugar, Water, Cocoa, Powder, nonfat dry Milk, Glycerin, Corn Syrup, Solids, Soy Lecithin, Salt, Natural & Artificial Flavors, Cholecalciferol, Phylloquinone.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): OU D (Kosher Dairy).
How many labels does Chocolate Calcium Chews have?
One label is on file, entered on September 22, 2022.
- Label 276600 (current) Entered September 22, 2022 · on the market · 60 chews · UPC 8 46036 00503 5
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Geiss, Destin & Dunn, Inc. (distributor), Peachtree City, GA. All GoodSense products.