PlainVitamins

Calcium 500 mg

by Nature Made · tablet or pill · 130 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 271077
  • Serving 1 tablet
  • 130 servings

Calcium 500 mg by Nature Made lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 10 mcg (400 IU) of vitamin D3 and 500 mg of calcium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 21, 2022.

What is in Calcium 500 mg?

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).

Calcium 500 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 271077, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin D3as Cholecalciferol400 IU10 mcg (400 IU)50%Vitamin D in Calcium 500 mg against 14,175 products10 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg10 mcg

57% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D give more (median 15 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 20 mcg.

Calciumas Calcium Carbonate500 mg38%Calcium in Calcium 500 mg against 17,831 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg500 mg

Higher than 85% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 271077 (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?

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 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
Suggested Use: Adults, take 1 tablet 1 to 2 times daily with water and a meal.
Warnings
Store tightly closed, in a cool, dry place, out of reach of children.
Do not use if imprinted seal under cap is broken or missing.
Caution: If you are taking any medications, consult your physician before use.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No color added No artificial flavors Gluten free

Source: label statements in DSLD label 271077.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose Gel, Maltodextrin, Croscarmellose Sodium, Hypromellose, Magnesium Stearate, Polyethylene Glycol, Gelatin, Corn Starch.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): USP Verified Dietary Supplement. Listed with: USP Verified mark (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Calcium 500 mg have?

3 labels are on file under this name since June 1, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 271077 (current) Entered July 21, 2022 · on the market · 130 tablets
  2. Label 71241 Entered February 24, 2017 · on the market · 130 tablets
  3. Label 8828 Entered June 1, 2012 · off the market March 4, 2013 · 60 premium tablets

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

Who makes it?

The label names Nature Made Nutritional Products (distributor), West Hills, CA. All Nature Made products.

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