Natural Oyster Shell Calcium 500 mg With Vitamin D
by Longs Wellness · tablet or pill · 100 tablets
- Off the market since October 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 0 12333 02565 0
- DSLD label 7717
- Serving 1 tablet
Natural Oyster Shell Calcium 500 mg With Vitamin D by Longs Wellness lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 200 IU (5 mcg) of vitamin D and 500 mg of calcium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 26, 2012.
What is in Natural Oyster Shell Calcium 500 mg With Vitamin D?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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 | 200 IU (5 mcg) | 50% | 83% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D give more (median 15 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 15 mcg. |
| Calcium | 500 mg | 50% | Higher than 85% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,500 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 7717 (entered April 26, 2012), 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 to 3 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.
- Oyster Shell Calcium With Vitamin D 500 mgWindmill · off the market same ingredients
- Oyster Shell Calcium 500 mg With Vitamin DWindmill · off the market same ingredients
- Calcium 500 With DSunmark same ingredients
- Natural Calcium 500 mg With DSunmark same ingredients
- Calcium 500 mg Supplement With Vitamin DNature Made same ingredients
- Calcium 500 mg SupplementNature Made 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 use: Take one tablet two to three times daily with a full glass of water, preferably after a meal.
- Warnings
- Keep out of the reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No artificial colors have been added to this formula, the product may vary in color.
- NO PRESERVATIVES ADDED NO LACTOSE NO ARTIFICIAL COLOR OR FLAVOR NO GLUTEN
- Storage
- Keep in a cool dry place, tightly closed.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 7717.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Calcium Carbonate, Maltodextrin, Cellulose, Acacia, Croscarmellose Sodium, Mineral Oil, Hypromellose, Calcium Stearate, Gelatin, Corn Starch, Magnesium Stearate, Carnauba Wax, Polyethylene Glycol, Crospovidone, Stearic Acid, Cholecalciferol.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): DIETARY SUPPLEMENT USP VERIFIED; QUALITY GUARANTEED. Listed with: USP Verified mark (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does Natural Oyster Shell Calcium 500 mg With Vitamin D have?
One label is on file, entered on April 26, 2012.
- Label 7717 (current) Entered April 26, 2012 · off the market October 16, 2023 · 100 tablets · UPC 0 12333 02565 0
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Longs Drugs (distributor), Walnut Creek, CA, 94596. All Longs Wellness products.