Citracal Calcium Citrate with Vitamin D Plus Magnesium 120 ea

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
More calcium per tablet then petite version + minerals
By Duped in FL
Citracal is a very good calcium supplement to take because it contains the form of calcium called calcium citrate. Citrate is better absorbed generally then other forms like calcium carbonate, which must be taken with food. This version of citracal contains Calcium Citrate, Vitamin D, and also contains minerals such as Magnesium, Zinc, Manganese, Boron, and Copper, which also play an important role in bone health.

This version, Citracal Plus, contains 500mg of calcium citrate per serving, versus only 400mg of calcium in the "petite" version. Not only that, the petite version does not contain any of the minerals described above. I have trouble swallowing the giant sized citracal, so I wanted to go with either the petite version which is smaller, or this "plus" version which is comparable in size.

Overall, I would recommend this version of citracal because it contains more calcium then the "petite" version, and also contains the minerals. They are also very similar in size. If you are confident you can swallow very large pills, you might want to go with the maximum version, which contains the most calcium.

If you are interested in a complete side by side comparison, you can visit the citracal website. I believe this version is the best of both worlds. Smaller sized, and easy to swallow, yet a good amount of calcium and minerals. The dosage is 1-2 tablets twice per day.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
Amount per serving
By Jay Lackritz
Sorry to say it, but "duped" has been duped again. Duped says you could take 1 tablet twice a day, but this would not be sufficient.

The dosage per pill is:

Calcium 250mg
Vitamin D 125IU
Magnesium 40mg
Zinc 3.75mg

Note that these are very small doses. You need a minimum of 800IU of Vitamin D3 and 400mg of Magnesium, and that's alot of pills to take. They had better not be big pills. :(
For anyone who feels the need to take a calcium supplement, 1,000mg a day is a reasonable dose. My doctor recommends 1500mg a day.

If you were to take 4 pills a day (still a lot of pills for only one supplement), you should be getting enough Calcium, but not nearly enough D, Magnesium or Zinc, all which are very important to take with Calcium. You will need an additional supplement.

If you would like to read an excellent nutritional reference with all the minimums, maximums, and recommended doses, google for the Linus Pauling Institute.

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Product meets my expectations
By Sheila Duhart
Product was delivered in a timely manner and is exactly the same as is shown in the picture. The tablets look like typical calcium tablets and I assume they work ok. The tablets are a bit large in size so if taking pills is a problem for you, you may want to consider a different formulation.