Citracal Plus
by Bayer Citacal · tablet or pill · 150 coated tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 3 01780 82515 0
- DSLD label 9438
- Serving 1 to 2 tablets; amounts per 2 tablets
Citracal Plus by Bayer Citacal lists 8 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 250 IU (6.25 mcg) of vitamin D, 10 mg of vitamin B6, 500 mg of calcium and 80 mg of magnesium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2012.
What is in Citracal Plus?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin D | 250 IU (6.25 mcg) | 63% | 82% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D give more (median 15 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 12.5 mcg. |
| Vitamin B6 | 10 mg | 500% | Higher than 55% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 20 mg. |
| CalciumCalcium Note: elemental | 500 mg | 50% | Higher than 85% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg. |
| Magnesium | 80 mg | 20% | 51% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 160 mg. |
| Zinc | 10 mg | 67% | 51% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 20 mg. |
| Copper | 1 mg | 50% | 40% of 6,468 products listing copper give more (median 1 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2 mg. |
| Manganese | 1 mg | 50% | 70% of 7,016 products listing manganese give more (median 2 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2 mg. |
| Boron | 1 mg | 42% of 3,339 products listing boron give more (median 1 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 9438 (entered June 25, 2012), 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?
3 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Calcium Citrate Plus with MagnesiumWalgreens same ingredients
- Calcium Citrate with 500 mg of CalciumKirkland Signature same ingredients
- Calcium Citrate Magnesium and ZincKirkland Signature same ingredients
- Calcium Citrate + MagnesiumNature Made 8 shared, 90% alike
- Calcium 600 mg Plus With Vitamin D & MineralsSunmark 7 shared, 89% alike
- Calcium Plus21st Century 7 shared, 89% alike
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 to 2 tablets two times daily or as recommended by your physician, pharmacist or health professional.
- Warnings
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
- Do not use if printed foil seal is torn or missing.
- If pregnant or breast-feeding, ask a health professional before use.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 9438.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Calcium Citrate, Polyethylene Glycol, Magnesium Oxide, Croscarmellose Sodium, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Titanium Dioxide, Magnesium Silicate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Zinc Oxide, Sodium Borate, Manganese Gluconate, Copper Gluconate, Magnesium Stearate, Vitamin D3.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): BAYER BAYER.
How many labels does Citracal Plus have?
One label is on file, entered on June 25, 2012.
- Label 9438 (current) Entered June 25, 2012 · on the market · 150 coated tablets · UPC 3 01780 82515 0
DSLD also links this label to: Citracal Regular (image difference, same product), Citracal Regular (package size difference, same product), Citracal Maximum (package size difference, same product), Citracal Regular (image difference, same product), Citracal Regular (package size difference, same product), Citracal Maximum (package size 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), Morristown, NJ. All Bayer Citacal products.