Calcium

Every Calcium form, graded

61 forms scored on published absorption evidence. This is the comparison no supplement brand will publish about its own products.

1. ×1.5Superior absorptionCalcium Bisglycinate, Calcium L-lycinate
2. ×1.25Well absorbedCalcium Citrate, Calcium Citrate Malate, Calcium Glycerophosphate, Calcium L-threonate, Calcium Malate, Calcium MCHA, StimuCal MCHA
3. ×1Reference formCalcium, Calcium Acetate, Calcium (Algaecal®), Calcium (as ascorbate), Calcium (as Calcium Laurate), Calcium (as Calcium Pantothenate), Calcium (as chelate), Calcium (as Dibasic Calcium Phosphate), Calcium (as Di-Calcium Malate) (DimaCal™), Calcium (as dicalcium phosphate), Calcium (as Dicalcium Phosphate), Calcium (as D-pantothenate), Calcium (as Others), Calcium (as Red algae powder), Calcium (as tricalcium phosphate), Calcium (Calcium Ascorbate), Calcium (calcium D-pantothenate), Calcium Chloride, Calcium (d-calcium pantothenate), Calcium (dicalcium phosphate), Calcium (Dicalcium phosphate), Calcium (Dicalcium Phosphate), Calcium (from bromelain), Calcium (from calcium D-pantothenate), Calcium (from Calcium Hydrogen Phosphate), Calcium (from Certified Organic Algas calcareas), Calcium (from dandelion extract), Calcium (from Dicalcium Phosphate), Calcium (from Eggshell (Egg)), Calcium (from eleuthero root extract), Calcium (from fucoidan extract from seaweed Fucus vesiculosus), Calcium (from milk thistle seed extract), Calcium (from reishi mushroom powder), Calcium (from shiitake mushroom powder), Calcium (from spinach leaf powder), Calcium (from spirulina powder), Calcium Gluconate, Calcium hydrogen phosphate, Calcium Lactate, Calcium Lactate (Postbiotic), Calcium L-pidolate, Calcium Orthophosphorate, Calcium Pyruvate, Calcium Salt, Calcium Succinate, Calcium (Yeast)
4. ×0.85Poor absorptionCalcium Hydroxide, Calcium Sulphate, Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Oxide, Lithothamnion Calcareum, Lithothamnium Calcareum

Multipliers are applied to each ingredient's dose score when a product is graded. How multipliers are assigned.

How much Calcium should you take?

SuppScore grades doses across evidence zones rather than against a single recommended figure. Scored information, not a recommendation.

1. Zone 10 to 60 mg per dayLow dose
2. Zone 260 to 120 mg per dayGeneral maintenance dose
3. Zone 3120 to 800 mg per dayFor deficiency or elevated need
4. Zone 4800 to 1600 mg per dayTherapeutic dose
5. Zone 51600 to 2500 mg per dayPractitioner-grade dose

Zones describe what the evidence supports at a dose. They are not advice on what to take, and they do not replace a conversation with a doctor or pharmacist.

What is Calcium good for?

Products containing Calcium

Scored products that list it on the label, highest scoring first. Ordering is by SuppScore only. We have no commercial relationship with any brand shown.

Thorne

Women's Multi 50+

SuppScore 71

Thorne

Women's Multi 50+

SuppScore 68

Biocare

Menopause Multinutrient

SuppScore 68

Biocare

Menopause Multinutrient

SuppScore 67

WillPowders

Bovine Collagen Peptides Powder

SuppScore 67

Thorne

Basic Nutrients 2/Day NSF-CERTIFIED FOR SPORT^®

SuppScore 66

DR VEGAN

OsteoFriend^® 2bn live cultures

SuppScore 64

DR VEGAN

Women's ProMulti

SuppScore 63

Codeage

Teen Multivitamin+ Platinum

SuppScore 61

References

1. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
2. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
3. ods.od.nih.gov