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OsteoMatrix

by Shaklee · other (e.g. tea bag) · 360 caplets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 318649
  • Serving 1 to 5 caplets; amounts per 1 caplet
  • 72 servings

OsteoMatrix by Shaklee lists 8 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 1 caplet, such as 18.75 mcg (750 IU) of vitamin D3, 3.75 mcg (150 IU) of vitamin D3, 10 mcg of vitamin K and 260 mg of calcium, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2024.

What is in OsteoMatrix?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 caplet. 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).

OsteoMatrix: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 318649, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Total Carbohydratesless than 1 g1%
Vitamin D3as Cholecalciferol750 IU18.75 mcg (750 IU)94%Vitamin D in OsteoMatrix against 14,175 products22.5 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg22.5 mcg

Higher than 58% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D (median 15 mcg).

Vitamin D3as Cholecalciferol150 IU3.75 mcg (150 IU)19%
Vitamin Kas Phytonadione10 mcg8%Vitamin K in OsteoMatrix against 4,607 products10 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 35 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 80 mcg.DV 120 mcg10 mcg

95% of 4,607 products listing vitamin K give more (median 80 mcg).

Calciumas Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Citrate, Calcium Citrate Malate260 mg20%Calcium in OsteoMatrix against 17,831 products260 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg260 mg

Higher than 75% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg).

Magnesiumas Magnesium Citrate, Magnesium Gluconate, Magnesium Oxide100 mg24%Magnesium in OsteoMatrix against 14,003 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg100 mg

Higher than 51% of 14,003 products listing magnesium (median 86 mg).

Zincas Zinc Gluconate0.38 mg3%Zinc in OsteoMatrix against 13,186 products0.38 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg0.38 mg

99% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg).

Copperas Copper Gluconate0.05 mg6%Copper in OsteoMatrix against 6,468 products0.05 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.DV 0.9 mgUL 10 mg0.05 mg

96% of 6,468 products listing copper give more (median 1 mg).

Manganeseas Manganese Gluconate0.05 mg2%Manganese in OsteoMatrix against 7,016 products0.05 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1 mg to 3.92 mg, the median 2 mg.DV 2.3 mgUL 11 mg0.05 mg

98% of 7,016 products listing manganese give more (median 2 mg).

Sodium0 mg0%

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 318649 (entered September 25, 2024), 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:

  • 95% of the 4,607 products that print an amount of vitamin K list more than its 10 mcg of vitamin K (median 80 mcg).
  • 99% of the 13,186 products that print an amount of zinc list more than its 0.38 mg of zinc (median 11 mg).
  • 96% of the 6,468 products that print an amount of copper list more than its 0.05 mg of copper (median 1 mg).
  • 98% of the 7,016 products that print an amount of manganese list more than its 0.05 mg of manganese (median 2 mg).

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.

Which products have the closest formulas?

1 product lists 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: Take up to 5 caplets daily, preferably with food.
Warnings
Seal under cap for your protections.
Manufactured in a facility that may also process tree nuts, milk, soy, wheat, and sesame.
Allergens and what it does not contain
GF Gluten Free No artificial flavors, sweeteners, colors, or preservatives

Source: label statements in DSLD label 318649.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Food Starch, Modified, Soy Lecithin, Hydroxylated.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Shakelee since 1956 Safe Proven 100% guaranteed; Star-K (Kosher).

How many labels does OsteoMatrix have?

9 labels are on file under this name since January 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 318649 (current) Entered September 25, 2024 · on the market · 360 caplets
  2. Label 318615 Entered September 25, 2024 · on the market · 120 caplets
  3. Label 272815 Entered July 21, 2022 · off the market October 17, 2023 · 360 caplets
  4. Label 261128 Entered February 23, 2022 · off the market October 17, 2023 · 360 caplets
  5. Label 217509 Entered April 23, 2020 · off the market September 17, 2021 · 120 caplets
  6. Label 17555 Entered January 25, 2013 · off the market September 17, 2021 · 360 caplets
  7. Label 17553 Entered January 25, 2013 · off the market July 29, 2019 · 120 caplets
  8. Label 5060 Entered January 25, 2012 · off the market December 17, 2012 · 360 caplets
  9. Label 5059 Entered January 25, 2012 · off the market December 17, 2012 · 120 caplets

DSLD also links this label to: +Bone OsteoMatrix (image difference, same product).

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

Who makes it?

The label names Shaklee Corporation (distributor), Pleasanton, CA. All Shaklee products.

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