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Citracal Calcium Pearls

by Bayer Citracal · other (e.g. tea bag) · 70 chews

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 16500 56170 5
  • DSLD label 177842
  • Serving 2 chews
  • 35 servings

Citracal Calcium Pearls by Bayer Citracal lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 chews, such as 1,000 IU (25 mcg) of vitamin D and 400 mg of calcium, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2018.

What is in Citracal Calcium Pearls?

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

Citracal Calcium Pearls: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 177842, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories15 Calories
Total Carbohydrates3 g1%Carbohydrate in Citracal Calcium Pearls against 21,979 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.3 g

47% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 6 g.

Sugar2 gSugar in Citracal Calcium Pearls against 11,807 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.2 g

48% of 11,807 products listing sugar give more (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 4 g.

Vitamin Das CholecalciferolVitamin D (Form: as Cholecalciferol)1,000 IU (25 mcg)250%Vitamin D in Citracal Calcium Pearls against 14,175 products25 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg25 mcg

Higher than 59% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D (median 15 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mcg.

CalciumCalcium Note: elemental400 mg40%Calcium in Citracal Calcium Pearls against 17,831 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg400 mg

Higher than 82% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 800 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 177842 (entered July 25, 2018), 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 2 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.

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: Adults: Fully chew 1 serving (2 chews) twice daily with food or as recommended by your physician, pharmacist, or health care professional.
Warnings
Do not use if safety seal bearing "sealed for your protection" under cap is torn or missing.
Contains: Soy, tree nuts (coconut).
Not for children. Keep out of reach of children
Do not exceed recommended intake
If pregnant, breast-feeding, taking medication, or have any medical condition ask a health professional before use.
Storage
Store at room temperature. Avoid excessive heat.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 177842.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Sugar, Corn Syrup, Calcium Carbonate, hydrogenated Coconut Oil, Water, Gum Arabic, Less than 2% of:.

How many labels does Citracal Calcium Pearls have?

One label is on file, entered on July 25, 2018.

  1. Label 177842 (current) Entered July 25, 2018 · on the market · 70 chews · UPC 0 16500 56170 5

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

Who makes it?

The label names Bayer Healthcare LLC (distributor), Whippany, NJ. All Bayer Citracal products.

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