Nature Made Calcium 750 mg + D + K, 300 Tablets
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Customer Reviews of Nature Made Calcium 750 mg + D + K, 300 Tablets
Customer Review: Since I use Nature Made products all along, I was not disappointed with my recent purchase of calcium.
Summary: 5 Stars
As always, nature made products has always been very responsive to my questions in my most recent purchase of calcium did not disappoint me. It arrived on time and very well packaged!Customer Review: Calcium plus D
Summary: 5 Stars
Both calcium and D are very important to have in a daily supplement. I need to take 1500 mg per day so this 750 tab makes it easy....would rather just take 2 per day!Customer Review: Calcium Carbonate
Summary: 1 Stars
I was very disappointed with this product. Despite the name, the contents are not 'nature made' and the type of calcium in this product is calcium carbonate, which is not naturally produced:
INGREDIENTS
Calcium Carbonate, Acacia, Maltodextrin, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Titanium Dioxide (Artificial Color), Magnesium Stearate, Croscarmellose Sodium, Silicon Dioxide, Polyethylene Glycol, Corn Starch, Sodium Citrate, Polysorbate 80, Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol), Phylloquinone
For proper absorbtion, you need to take a natural form of calcium with vitamin D. Calcium citrate is the most common, and greatly improves absorbtion over artificial types like calcium carbonate (remember, milligrams in the tablet does NOT mean milligrams absorbed). Calcium carbonate yields ~30% absorbtion, whereas calcium citrate yields ~55% absorbtion and provides the benefits of citric acid without the acid increase (think of it as taking less stomach acid to process). Calcium ascorbate, or an amino acid chelate, would prove even better choices with greater yield absorbtion, but more expensive. Calcium orotate and aspartate yield the highest absorbtion (85-90%).
Pros: Hmmm... none at this price
Cons: Artificial calcium carbonate and low yield absorbtion
Summary: Use natural form of calcium, citrate or ascorbate, with vitamin D.