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Penta-Cal-Plus

by Nutri-West · tablet or pill · 500 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 28085
  • Serving 1 to 3 tablets; amounts per 3 tablets
  • 166 servings

Penta-Cal-Plus by Nutri-West lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 3 tablets, such as 750 mg of calcium, 30 mg of magnesium, 50 mg of vitamin C and 400 IU (10 mcg) of vitamin D-3. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 24, 2013.

What is in Penta-Cal-Plus?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 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).

Penta-Cal-Plus: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 28085, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calciumas {calcium} caseinate, {Calcium} Chelate, Calcium CarbonateCalcium (Form: As {calcium} chelate, {calcium} caseinate (Form: FROM MILK), {calcium} gluconate, {calcium} lactate, {calcium} carbonate, {calcium} sulfate)750 mg75%Calcium in Penta-Cal-Plus against 17,831 products750 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg750 mg

Higher than 94% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg).

Magnesiumas Magnesium OxideMagnesium (Form: as Magnesium Oxide)30 mg8%Magnesium in Penta-Cal-Plus against 14,003 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg30 mg

75% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg).

Vitamin Cas Vitamin C AscorbateVitamin C (Form: as Vitamin C Ascorbate)50 mg85%Vitamin C in Penta-Cal-Plus against 18,583 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg50 mg

77% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg).

Vitamin D-3as FISHVitamin D-3 (Form: FROM FISH)400 IU (10 mcg)100%Vitamin D in Penta-Cal-Plus 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).

L-Glutamic Acid15 mgGlutamic Acid in Penta-Cal-Plus against 697 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 364 mg, the median 80 mg.15 mg

86% of 697 products listing glutamic acid give more (median 80 mg).

L-Lysine15 mgLysine in Penta-Cal-Plus against 1,250 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 148.25 mg to 996.25 mg, the median 500 mg.15 mg

96% of 1,250 products listing lysine give more (median 500 mg).

Betaine HCl15 mgBetaine Hydrochloride in Penta-Cal-Plus against 914 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 178 mg, the median 50 mg.15 mg

85% of 914 products listing betaine hydrochloride give more (median 50 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 28085 (entered December 24, 2013), 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?

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 750 mg of calcium is higher than 94% of the 17,831 calcium products that print an amount; 985 list more.
  • 96% of the 1,250 products that print an amount of lysine list more than its 15 mg of L-lysine (filed by NIH under lysine) (median 500 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Penta-Cal-Plus's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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 for use: 1 or 3 tablets or as directed.
Warnings
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
TAMPER RESISTANT OUTER SEAL - DO NOT USE IF BROKEN.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Contains no starch, salt, sugar, wheat, corn, yeast, soy or preservatives.
Storage
Store in cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 28085.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Wood Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate.

How many labels does Penta-Cal-Plus have?

3 labels are on file under this name since December 24, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 28085 (current) Entered December 24, 2013 · on the market · 500 tablets
  2. Label 28083 Entered December 24, 2013 · on the market · 250 tablets
  3. Label 28081 Entered December 24, 2013 · on the market · 90 tablets

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

Who makes it?

The label names Nutri-West (manufacturer), Douglas, WY. All Nutri-West products.

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