Everyday Calcium
by Rainbow Light · tablet or pill · 240 tablets
- Off the market since March 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 0 21888 10196 2
- DSLD label 272569
- Serving 4 tablets
- 60 servings
Everyday Calcium by Rainbow Light lists 17 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 4 tablets, such as 1,000 IU (25 mcg) of vitamin D, 1,200 mg of calcium, 1,200 mg of magnesium and 80 mg of betaine hydrochloride; 4 give their count of live cultures or enzyme activity instead of a weight; 9 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 21, 2022.
What is in Everyday Calcium?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 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 Das Ergocalciferol, Vitamin D2 | 1,000 IU (25 mcg) | 250% | Higher than 59% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D (median 15 mcg). |
| Calciumas Calcium Amino Acid Chelate, Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Citrate | 1,200 mg | 120% | Higher than 99% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). |
| Magnesiumas Magnesium Amino Acid Chelate, Magnesium Aspartate, Magnesium Oxide | 1,200 mg | 300% | Higher than over 99% of 14,003 products listing magnesium (median 86 mg). 3.4 times the adult UL a day. |
| Digestive Plant-Source Enzymes | 160 mg | ||
| Protease | 6,492 HUT | ||
| Amylase | 2,252 DU | ||
| Lipase | 36 FIP | ||
| Cellulase | 28 CU | ||
| Vegetable Juice Blend4:1 | 40 mg | ||
| Kale | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Spinach | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Dandelion greens | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Beet | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Betaine Hydrochloride | 80 mg | Higher than 58% of 914 products listing betaine hydrochloride (median 50 mg). | |
| Herbal Extract4:1, equivalent to 160 mg of herbal powder | 40 mg | ||
| Stinging Nettle | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Horsetail | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Digestive Herbal Extracts4:1, equivalent to 108 mg of herbal powder | 27 mg | ||
| Citrus | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Gentian | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Ginger | in the blend, no amount given |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 272569 (entered July 21, 2022), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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 1,200 mg of calcium is higher than 99% of the 17,831 calcium products that print an amount; 118 list more.
- At 1 serving a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 1,200 mg of magnesium, 3.4 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.
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.
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 4 tablets daily with or between meals.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Consult your health care professional prior to use if you are pregnant, nursing, or have a medical condition or are taking medication.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Free of gluten Wheat Milk/dairy Eggs Nuts Soy Fish Shellfish Yeast Sugar Artificial additives.
- Contains no sugar, major allergens or animal products.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 272569.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Stearic Acid, Modified Cellulose, Silica, Vegetable Food Glaze, Hydroxypropyl Cellulose, Pharmaceutical Glaze.
How many labels does Everyday Calcium have?
2 labels are on file under this name since November 25, 2011: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 272569 (current) Entered July 21, 2022 · off the market March 28, 2023 · 240 tablets · UPC 0 21888 10196 2
- Label 2151 Entered November 25, 2011 · off the market March 28, 2023 · 120 tablets · UPC 0 21888 10192 4
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Rainbow Light Nutritional Systems (manufacturer, distributor), Santa Cruz, CA. All Rainbow Light products.