Coral Calcium Plus
by NOW · capsule · 250 veg capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 01281 4
- DSLD label 70556
- Serving 2 veg capsules
- 125 servings
Coral Calcium Plus by NOW lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 veg capsules, such as 10 mcg (400 IU) of vitamin D, 500 mg of calcium, 250 mg of magnesium and 1.43 g of fossilized coral calcium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 24, 2017.
What is in Coral Calcium Plus?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 veg capsules. 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 Das ErgocalciferolVitamin D (Form: as Ergocalciferol) Note: 400 IU | 10 mcg (400 IU) | 50% | 57% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D give more (median 15 mcg). |
| Calciumas Coral CalciumCalcium (Form: from fossilized Coral Calcium) | 500 mg | 38% | Higher than 85% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). |
| Magnesiumas Magnesium Aspartate, Magnesium Citrate, Magnesium OxideMagnesium (Form: from Magnesium Oxide, Magnesium Citrate, and Magnesium Aspartate) | 250 mg | 60% | Higher than 83% of 14,003 products listing magnesium (median 86 mg). |
| fossilized Coral Calciumfossilized Coral Calcium Note: 1,430 mg | 1.43 g |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 70556 (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 one serving 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.
- Cal-Mag CitrateBIOVEA same ingredients
- Coral Calcium PlusNew Sun same ingredients
- CalMag Citrates/MalatesJarrow Formulas · off the market same ingredients
- CalMagJarrow Formulas · off the market same ingredients
- Calcium Plus With Magnesium & Vitamin DGNC · off the market same ingredients
- Calcium Plus With Magnesium & Vitamin D-3GNC · off the market same ingredients
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
- Suggested Usage: Take 2 capsules daily, preferably before mealtime with water.
- Warnings
- Caution: For adults only.
- Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do Not Eat Freshness Packet. Keep in Bottle.
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non-GMO
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 70556.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Silica, Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP QUALITY ASSURED.
How many labels does Coral Calcium Plus have?
8 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 70556 (current) Entered February 24, 2017 · on the market · 250 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 01281 4
- Label 70553 Entered February 24, 2017 · on the market · 100 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 01276 0
- Label 58729 Entered April 22, 2016 · off the market November 30, 2016 · 250 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 01281 4
- Label 56826 Entered February 23, 2016 · off the market November 30, 2016 · 100 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 01276 0
- Label 51714 Entered October 22, 2015 · off the market January 19, 2016 · 250 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 01281 4
- Label 51705 Entered October 22, 2015 · off the market December 23, 2015 · 100 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 01276 0
- Label 14729 Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market September 30, 2015 · 100 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 01276 0
- Label 14550 Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market September 30, 2015 · 250 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 01281 4
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names NOW Foods (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.