Citracal plus Bone Density Builder
by Bayer Citacal · tablet or pill · 120 coated tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 16500 53455 6
- DSLD label 17233
- Serving 2 tablets
Citracal plus Bone Density Builder by Bayer Citacal lists 9 ingredients, 9 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 400 IU (10 mcg) of vitamin D, 600 mg of calcium, 50 mg of magnesium and 7.5 mg of zinc. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 25, 2013.
What is in Citracal plus Bone Density Builder?
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 | 400 IU (10 mcg) | 100% | 57% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D give more (median 15 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 20 mcg. |
| CalciumCalcium Note: elemental | 600 mg | 60% | Higher than 91% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg. |
| Magnesium | 50 mg | 13% | 59% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. |
| Zinc | 7.5 mg | 50% | 63% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 15 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 | 2 mg | 100% | 38% of 7,016 products listing manganese give more (median 2 mg). Per day at the most servings: 4 mg. |
| Molybdenum | 75 mcg | 100% | Higher than 62% of 4,390 products listing molybdenum (median 50 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mcg. |
| Boron | 250 mcg | 75% of 3,339 products listing boron give more (median 1 mg). Per day at the most servings: 0.5 mg. | |
| Genistein | 27 mg | Higher than 55% of 62 products listing genistein (median 24.2 mg). Per day at the most servings: 54 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 17233 (entered January 25, 2013), 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?
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 600 mg of calcium is higher than 91% of the 17,831 calcium products that print an amount; 1,267 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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Time Released Calcium 600 mgNature's Bounty Optimal Solutions same ingredients
- Calcium 600 mg Plus With Vitamin D & MineralsSunmark 7 shared, 62% alike
- Calcium Plus21st Century 7 shared, 62% alike
- Cal-Mag Caps With Trace Minerals And Vitamin DNOW · off the market 7 shared, 62% alike
- Tri-Boron PlusTwinlab 7 shared, 62% alike
- 600+D Plus MineralsCaltrate 7 shared, 62% 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 two tablets twice daily with food or as recommended by your physician, pharmacist or health professional.
- Warnings
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
- If you are pregnant, nursing, or have a history of cancer, consult your doctor prior to use.
- Do not use if printed foil seal is torn or missing.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Does not contain gluten, sugar, dairy or lactose
Source: label statements in DSLD label 17233.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Citrate, Polyethylene Glycol, Magnesium Oxide, Croscarmellose Sodium, Genistein, Manganese Gluconate, Hypromellose, Titanium Dioxide, Zinc Oxide, Magnesium Silicate, Copper Gluconate, Molybdenum Amino Acid Chelate, Sodium Borate, Magnesium Stearate, Vitamin D3.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): friend of the National Osteoporosis Foundation(TM); BAYER(cross).
How many labels does Citracal plus Bone Density Builder have?
2 labels are on file under this name since June 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 17233 (current) Entered January 25, 2013 · on the market · 120 coated tablets · UPC 0 16500 53455 6
- Label 9447 Entered June 25, 2012 · on the market · 80 coated tablets · UPC 0 16500 53454 9
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 Consumer Care (distributor), Morristown, NJ. All Bayer Citacal products.