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Cal-Min

by Progressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories · capsule · 100 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 3 51821 00991 9
  • DSLD label 299156
  • Serving 4 capsules
  • 25 servings

Cal-Min by Progressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 4 capsules, such as 1,200 mg of calcium, 10 mg of pea, powder, 5 mg of lentil, powder and 5 mg of millet flour. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 22, 2023.

What is in Cal-Min?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 capsules. 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).

Cal-Min: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 299156, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calciumas Calcium Aminomin1,200 mg120%Calcium in Cal-Min against 17,831 products1,200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg1,200 mg

Higher than 99% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg).

Pea, Powder10 mgPea in Cal-Min against 31 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 235.5 mg, the median 100 mg.10 mg

90% of 31 products listing pea give more (median 100 mg).

Lentil, Powder5 mg
Millet Flour5 mg
Chlorophyllas Sodium Copper Chlorophyllin0.1 mgChlorophyll in Cal-Min against 394 products0.1 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 7.5 mg to 42.75 mg, the median 16 mg.0.1 mg

95% of 394 products listing chlorophyll give more (median 16 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 299156 (entered November 22, 2023), 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.
  • 90% of the 31 products that print an amount of pea list more than its 10 mg of pea (median 100 mg).
  • 95% of the 394 products that print an amount of chlorophyll list more than its 0.1 mg of chlorophyll (median 16 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.

  • Cal-MinPL Progressive Laboratories · off the market same ingredients
  • SeleniumEndo-met Laboratories 4 shared, 84% alike
  • SelenaseProgressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories 4 shared, 84% alike
  • Zinc PicolinateAdaptogen Research 4 shared, 78% alike
  • Zinc PicolinateProgressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories 4 shared, 78% alike
  • DismuzymeProgressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories 4 shared, 75% alike

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: Four capsules daily, or more, as directed by a health care professional.
Warnings
Sold only for dispensing by a licensed health care professional.
Pregnant and/or lactating women should consult their physician prior to use.
Tamper evident band around cap and seal on bottle. Do not use if either seal is broken or missing.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Contains no sugar, preservatives, yeast, corn, or soy.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 299156.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Vegetable Lubricant.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Certified GMP Compliant GMP Good Manufacturing Practices 21 CFR 111.

How many labels does Cal-Min have?

One label is on file, entered on November 22, 2023.

  1. Label 299156 (current) Entered November 22, 2023 · on the market · 100 capsules · UPC 3 51821 00991 9

DSLD also links this label to: Cal-Min (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 Progressive Laboratories, Inc. (manufacturer), Irving, Texas. All Progressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories products.

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