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Citracal Petites Calcium Citrate

by Bayer Citracal · other (e.g. tea bag) · 100 coated caplets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 16500 53502 7
  • DSLD label 285630
  • Serving 2 caplets
  • 50 servings

Citracal Petites Calcium Citrate by Bayer Citracal lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 caplets, such as 0 g of sugar alcohol, 12.5 mcg (500 IU) of vitamin D and 400 mg of calcium, 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 Petites Calcium Citrate?

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 Petites Calcium Citrate: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 285630, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Total Sugars0 g
Added Sugars0 g0%
Sugar Alcohol0 g
Vitamin DVitamin D Note: 500 IU12.5 mcg (500 IU)63%Vitamin D in Citracal Petites Calcium Citrate against 14,175 products12.5 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg12.5 mcg

53% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D give more (median 15 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 25 mcg.

CalciumCalcium Note: elemental400 mg31%Calcium in Citracal Petites Calcium Citrate 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.

Sodium5 mg1%Sodium in Citracal Petites Calcium Citrate 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 285630 (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?

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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Citracal Petites Calcium Citrate'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
Do not use if printed foil seal is torn or missing.
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 underlying medical condition ask a health professional before use.
Not for children under 12 years of age
Do not exceed recommended intake
Allergens and what it does not contain
Easier to swallow & sugar free
Storage
Store at room temperature. Avoid excessive heat.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 285630.

What else is on the label?

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

How many labels does Citracal Petites Calcium Citrate have?

3 labels are on file under this name since June 25, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 285630 (current) Entered May 24, 2023 · on the market · 100 coated caplets · UPC 0 16500 53502 7
  2. Label 256931 Entered October 22, 2021 · off the market August 5, 2022 · 100 coated caplets · UPC 0 16500 53502 7
  3. Label 177858 Entered June 25, 2018 · on the market · 100 coated caplets · UPC 0 16500 53502 7

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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