PlainVitamins

Dicalcium Phosphate (DCP)

by PureBulk.com · powder · 500 g

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 23078
  • Serving 2,000 mg
  • 250 servings

Dicalcium Phosphate (DCP) by PureBulk.com lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2,000 mg, such as 466 mg of calcium and 360 mg of phoshorus. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2013.

What is in Dicalcium Phosphate (DCP)?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2,000 mg. 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).

Dicalcium Phosphate (DCP): Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 23078, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calciumas Dicalcium Phosphate DihydrateCalcium (Form: as Dicalcium Phosphate dihydrate)466 mg47%Calcium in Dicalcium Phosphate (DCP) against 17,831 products466 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg466 mg

Higher than 85% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 932 mg.

Phoshorusas Dicalcium PhosphatePhoshorus (Form: as Dicalcium Phosphate) CorrectedName: Phosphorus360 mg36%Phosphorus in Dicalcium Phosphate (DCP) against 3,786 products360 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mg to 200 mg, the median 90 mg.DV 1,250 mgUL 4,000 mg360 mg

Higher than 91% of 3,786 products listing phosphorus (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 720 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 23078 (entered June 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 360 mg of phoshorus (filed by NIH under phosphorus) is higher than 91% of the 3,786 phosphorus products that print an amount; 345 list more.

The NIH database records 1 to 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?

6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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: As a dietary supplement, take 2000 mg (rounded 1/2 tsp) once or twice daily, or as directed by physician.
Warnings
WARNING: Do not take other medications within 2 hours of taking calcium.
Warning: This product is not intended for use by those with a serious medical condition or pregnant or lactating women.
Consult with your physician before use.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Free of: Sugar, soy, dairy, yeast, gluten, corn and additives.
Storage
Storage: Keep dry, cool & dark

Source: label statements in DSLD label 23078.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: None.

How many labels does Dicalcium Phosphate (DCP) have?

One label is on file, entered on June 25, 2013.

  1. Label 23078 (current) Entered June 25, 2013 · on the market · 500 g

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names PureBulk.com (manufacturer), Roseburg, OR. All PureBulk.com products.

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