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Citracal + Magnesium

by Bayer Citacal · tablet or pill · 120 coated tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 16500 53507 2
  • DSLD label 70300
  • Serving 2 tablets
  • 60 servings

Citracal + Magnesium by Bayer Citacal lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 250 IU (6.25 mcg) of vitamin D, 500 mg of calcium, 80 mg of magnesium and 7.5 mg of zinc. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 24, 2017.

What is in Citracal + Magnesium?

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

Citracal + Magnesium: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 70300, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Das CholecalciferolVitamin D (Form: as Cholecalciferol)250 IU (6.25 mcg)63%Vitamin D in Citracal + Magnesium against 14,175 products6.25 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg6.25 mcg

82% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D give more (median 15 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 12.5 mcg.

CalciumCalcium Note: elemental500 mg50%Calcium in Citracal + Magnesium against 17,831 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg500 mg

Higher than 85% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg.

Magnesium80 mg20%Magnesium in Citracal + Magnesium against 14,003 products80 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg80 mg

51% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 160 mg.

Zinc7.5 mg50%Zinc in Citracal + Magnesium 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). Per day at the most servings: 15 mg.

Copper1 mg50%Copper in Citracal + Magnesium 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). Per day at the most servings: 2 mg.

Manganese1 mg50%Manganese in Citracal + Magnesium against 7,016 products1 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 mg

70% of 7,016 products listing manganese give more (median 2 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 70300 (entered February 24, 2017), 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: Take 1 serving (2 tablets) twice daily with or without food or as recommended by your physician, pharmacist or health care professional.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children
Do not use if printed foil seal is torn or missing.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 70300.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Calcium Citrate, Polyethylene Glycol, Magnesium Hydroxide, Croscarmellose Sodium, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Magnesium Silicate, Titanium Dioxide, Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Zinc Oxide, Manganese Gluconate, Copper Gluconate, Magnesium Stearate, Oligofructose Enriched Inulin, Vitamin D3.

How many labels does Citracal + Magnesium have?

One label is on file, entered on February 24, 2017.

  1. Label 70300 (current) Entered February 24, 2017 · on the market · 120 coated tablets · UPC 0 16500 53507 2

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), Morristown, NJ. All Bayer Citacal products.

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