Bone and Balance Essentials
by Dr. Whitaker · capsule · 60 packets
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 239719
- Serving 2 capsules
- 60 servings
Bone and Balance Essentials by Dr. Whitaker lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 500 IU (12.5 mcg) of vitamin D, 500 mg of calcium, 125 mg of magnesium and 2.5 mg of boron. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 26, 2020.
What is in Bone and Balance Essentials?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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 CholecalciferolVitamin D (Form: as Cholecalciferol) | 500 IU (12.5 mcg) | 125% | 53% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D give more (median 15 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 25 mcg. |
| Calciumas Calcium Carbonate, EggshellCalcium (Form: as Calcium Carbonate, and Eggshell) | 500 mg | 50% | Higher than 85% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg. |
| Magnesiumas Magnesium OxideMagnesium (Form: as Magnesium Oxide) | 125 mg | 31% | Higher than 66% of 14,003 products listing magnesium (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 250 mg. |
| Boronas Boron ChelateBoron (Form: as Boron Chelate) | 2.5 mg | Higher than 78% of 3,339 products listing boron (median 1 mg). Per day at the most servings: 5 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 239719 (entered December 26, 2020), 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Bone and Balance EssentialsWhitaker Nutrition same ingredients
- Calcium MagnesiumWonder Laboratories same ingredients
- Calcium Magnesium with D-3 and BoronFoster Regal same ingredients
- Calcium Magnesium with Vitamin D and BoronDC same ingredients
- Calcium Magnesium with Vitamin D and BoronWonder Laboratories same ingredients
- MagneCal DUSANA 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
- 2 packs per day! Daily multinutrient
- Doctor's Suggested Use: Take 2 packets daily; 1 with breakfast and 1 with lunch or dinner.
- Warnings
- Contains: Egg
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- GF Gluten free
Source: label statements in DSLD label 239719.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.
How many labels does Bone and Balance Essentials have?
One label is on file, entered on December 26, 2020.
- Label 239719 (current) Entered December 26, 2020 · on the market · 60 packets
DSLD also links this label to: Forward Gold Brain and Body Multinutrient (bundle set), O-3 Essentials (bundle set).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Dr. Whitaker (manufacturer). All Dr. Whitaker products.