EXAMPLES OF CONSUMERLAB.COM RESULTS FOR CALCIUM AND VITAMIN D PRODUCTS
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Name of Product, Unit Type, Suggested Dose on Label
(Click on "Full Ingredients" for Complete Ingredient List)
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Manu-
facturer or Distri-
butor
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Labeled Amounts of per unit:
Calcium (form)
Vitamin D
(form)
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— TEST RESULTS —
(See How Products Were Evaluated) |
Approval
Status |
Contained Labeled Amount of Calcium
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Contained Labeled Amount of Vitamin D
(U/D = unable to determine) |
Accep-
table Lead Level
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Broke Apart
Pro-
perly
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General Use:
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Enzymatic Therapy Calcium with Mag Phosphorus & Vitamin D (tablet, 3 per day)*
Full
Ingredients
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Mfd. by Enzymatic Therapy, Inc. |
333 mg (from tricalcium phosphate and calcium citrate)
—
133 IU
(as cholecalci-
ferol) |
APPROVED
Calcium
Vitamin D
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Expert's Choice Nutritional Daily Pack™ (1 packet per day)*
Full
Ingredients
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Dist. by BL Products, LLC |
1,015 mg (from calcium carbonate, dicalcium phosphate, calcium gluconate and calcium pantothenate)
—
400 IU
(from cholecalciferol)
Values shown per packet |
APPROVED
Calcium
Vitamin D
Also Approved for Multivitamins and Omega-3
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GNC Calcimate Plus™ 800 (tablet, 4 per day)*
Full
Ingredients
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Dist. by General Nutrition Corp. |
200 mg (from calcium citrate malate)
—
50 IU
(as ergocalci-
ferol) |
APPROVED
Calcium
Vitamin D
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Nature Made® Calcium 500 with Vitamin D (tablet, 2 per day)*
Full
Ingredients
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Dist. by Nature Made Nutritional Products |
500 mg (from calcium carbonate)
—
200 IU
(as cholecalci-
ferol) |
APPROVED
Calcium
Vitamin D
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Nature's Bounty® Absorbable Calcium 1200 mg plus Vitamin D (softgel, 2 per day)*
Full
Ingredients
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Mfd. by Nature's Bounty, Inc. |
600 mg (from calcium carbonate)
—
100 IU
(as cholecalci-
ferol) |
APPROVED
Calcium
Vitamin D
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N/A
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New Chapter Cal Mag Bone Health™ (25 mg per tablet, 3 per day)*
Full
Ingredients
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Dist. by New Chapter, Inc |
25 mg |
APPROVED
Calcium
Also Approved for Magnesium
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NA
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Nutrilite® CAL MAG D (tablet, 1-3 per day)*
Full
Ingredients
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Dist. by Access Business Group Inter-national LLC |
250 mg (from calcium carbonate, calcium citrate and calcium amino acid chelate)
—
100 IU
(as cholecalci-
ferol) |
APPROVED
Calcium
Vitamin D
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Puritan's Pride® Chelated Calcium Magnesium (tablet, 1 per day)*
Full
Ingredients
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Dist. by Puritan's Pride, Inc. |
500 mg (from calcium carbonate, oyster shell, calcium gluconate) |
APPROVED
Calcium
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N/A
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Puritan's Pride® Coral Calcium 500 mg (capsule, 2 per day)*
Full
Ingredients
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Dist. by Puritan's Pride, Inc. |
185 mg (from coral calcium) |
APPROVED
Calcium
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N/A
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N/A
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Puritan's Pride® Vitamin D 800 IU (tablet, 1 per day)*
Full
Ingredients
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Dist. by Puritan's Pride, Inc. |
119 mg (from dicalcium phosphate)
—
800 IU
(as cholecalci-
ferol) |
APPROVED
Calcium
Vitamin D
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Sundown® 600 mg plus D (tablet, 1-2 per day)*
Full
Ingredients
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Mfd. by Sundown, Inc. |
600 mg (from calcium carbonate)
—
125 IU
(as cholecalci-
ferol) |
APPROVED
Calcium
Vitamin D
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Sundown® Liquid-Filled Calcium '1200' plus D (softgel, 2 per day)*
Full
Ingredients
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Mfd. by Sundown, Inc. |
600 mg (from calcium carbonate)
—
100 IU
(as cholecalci-
ferol) |
APPROVED
Calcium
Vitamin D
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N/A
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Vitamin World® Cal/Mag Citrate plus D (capsule, 4 per day)*
Full
Ingredients
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Dist. by Vitamin World, Inc. |
250 mg (from calcium carbonate, calcium citrate, calcium aspartate)
—
25 IU
(as cholecalci-
ferol) |
APPROVED
Calcium
Vitamin D
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N/A
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Vitamin World® Triple Strength Coral Calcium 1500 mg (capsule, 2 per day)*
Full
Ingredients
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Dist. by Vitamin World, Inc. |
562 mg (from coral calcium) |
APPROVED
Calcium
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N/A
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N/A
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*Tested through CL's Voluntary Certification Program prior to, at time of, or after initial posting of this Product Review.
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N/A — Not applicable.
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