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Citracal Maximum Plus

by Bayer Citracal · other (e.g. tea bag) · 120 coated caplets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 16500 53505 8
  • DSLD label 285629
  • Serving 2 caplets
  • 60 servings

Citracal Maximum Plus by Bayer Citracal lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 2 caplets, such as 25 mcg (1,000 IU) of vitamin D, 650 mg of calcium, 5.5 mg of zinc and 0.45 mg of copper, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 24, 2023.

What is in Citracal Maximum Plus?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 caplets. 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 Maximum Plus: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 285629, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories5 Calories
Total Sugars0 g
Added Sugars0 g0%
Sugar Alcohol0 g
Vitamin DVitamin D Note: 1000 IU25 mcg (1,000 IU)125%Vitamin D in Citracal Maximum Plus 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.

Calcium650 mg50%Calcium in Citracal Maximum Plus against 17,831 products650 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg650 mg

Higher than 93% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,300 mg.

Zinc5.5 mg50%Zinc in Citracal Maximum Plus against 13,186 products5.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg5.5 mg

71% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 11 mg.

Copper0.45 mg50%Copper in Citracal Maximum Plus against 6,468 products0.45 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.DV 0.9 mgUL 10 mg0.45 mg

80% of 6,468 products listing copper give more (median 1 mg). Per day at the most servings: 0.9 mg.

Manganese1.15 mg50%Manganese in Citracal Maximum Plus against 7,016 products1.15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1 mg to 3.92 mg, the median 2 mg.DV 2.3 mgUL 11 mg1.15 mg

69% of 7,016 products listing manganese give more (median 2 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2.3 mg.

Sodium5 mg1%Sodium in Citracal Maximum Plus against 14,514 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.5 mg

89% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 10 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 285629 (entered May 24, 2023), 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 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Citracal Maximum Plus's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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
Can be taken with or without food Directions: Adults and children 12 years of age and older: Take 1 serving (2 caplets) twice daily with or without food or as recommended by your health professional. Take with a full glass of water in an upright position.
Warnings
Elderly patients, adolescent users, or those with difficulty swallowing are recommended to consult a health professional prior to use.
Elderly patients, adolescent users, or those with difficulty swallowing are recommended to consult a health professional prior to use. Keep out of reach of children
If pregnant, breast-feeding, taking medication, or have any medical condition ask a health professional before use.
Not for children under 12 years of age
Do not exceed recommended intake Do not use if printed foil seal is torn or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Sugar free
Storage
Store at room temperature. Avoid excessive heat.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 285629.

What else is on the label?

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

How many labels does Citracal Maximum Plus have?

3 labels are on file under this name since October 22, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 285629 (current) Entered May 24, 2023 · on the market · 120 coated caplets · UPC 0 16500 53505 8
  2. Label 270742 Entered June 16, 2022 · on the market · 280 coated caplets · UPC 0 16500 55764 7
  3. Label 256936 Entered October 22, 2021 · off the market August 5, 2022 · 120 coated caplets · UPC 0 16500 53505 8

DSLD also links this label to: Citracal Maximum Calcium Citrate (image 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 Bayer Healthcare LLC (distributor), Whippany, NJ. All Bayer Citracal products.

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