1 Product identity

Ingredient risk

Contains restricted ingredients

Alka-Seltzer Extra Strength Heartburn Relief Chews Assorted Fruit

Name: Alka-Seltzer Extra Strength Heartburn Relief Chews Assorted Fruit
Brand: Bayer

BrandBayer→Mineral Tablet or Pill 33 ingredients 1 banned DSLD #239710

Net contents: 150 Chewable Tablet(s)

Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above

DSLD entry: 2020-11-21

2 Ingredients (33)

IngredientGroupSafety

Calcium CarbonateCalciumConditionally Safe

AcaciaAcacia—

CarmineColor—

Carnauba WaxCarnauba wax—

Citric AcidCitric Acid—

Corn StarchStarch—

Corn SyrupCorn Syrup—

DL-Alpha-TocopherolVitamin EConditionally Safe

FD&C Blue #1 Aluminum LakeColor—

FD&C Red #40 Aluminum LakeColor—

FD&C Yellow #5 LakeColor—

FD&C Yellow #6Color—

FD&C Yellow #6 Aluminum LakeColor—

FD&C Yellow #6 LakeColor—

FlavorsFlavor—

hydrogenated Coconut OilHydrogenated Coconut Oil—

Hydrogenated Vegetable OilHydrogenated Vegetable Oil—

Lecithinlecithin—

Medium Chain TriglyceridesMedium chain triglycerides (MCT)—

Methyl ParabenMethylparaben—

modified Starchmodified Starch—

Phosphoric AcidPhosphoric Acid—

pregelatinized modified StarchPregelatinized starch—

Propyl ParabenPropyl paraben—

Propylene GlycolPropylene Glycol—

ShellacShellac—

Sodium BenzoateSodium Benzoate—

Sorbic AcidSorbic acid—

SorbitolSorbitol—

SugarSugar—

Titanium DioxideTitanium DioxideBanned in ≥1 country

WaterWater—

White WaxWax (unspecified)—

Ingredient amounts require the full DSLD label. View full label at NIH DSLD →

⛔ Contains an ingredient banned in ≥1 country

Titanium Dioxide 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 — France banned TiO₂ in food from January 2020, first EU country.

3 Safety cross-reference

Calcium — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Cardiovascular risk debated >1,000 mg/day

⚠ Kidney stones

Vitamin E — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Increased bleeding risk

⚠ All-cause mortality at >400 IU/day

Sodium — Limited Evidence

⚠ Hypertension

⚠ Fluid retention

Titanium Dioxide — Banned in ≥1 country

⚠ EFSA: can no longer be considered safe as food additive (2021)

⚠ Genotoxicity concern (nanoparticles)

4 Label claims

• Nutrient

• All Other

• Structure/Function

5 Data source

DSLD ID239710

Full labelView at NIH DSLD →

SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH

Market statusOn market

Entry date2020-11-21

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View Bayer Safety Scorecard → 21 products

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7 Cite this page

Vancouver

Pkhakadze G. Alka-Seltzer Extra Strength Heartburn Relief Chews Assorted Fruit — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Jul 27]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/alka-seltzer-extra-strength-heartburn-relief-chews-assorted-fruit-239710/

CC BY 4.0. Product data from NIH DSLD; safety analysis by SupplementIndex.

Analyzed by SupplementIndex

PHIG · Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD

Product data sourced from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD). Safety cross-referencing by SupplementIndex. This analysis is for informational purposes only. For corrections: info@accreditation.ge.
Publisher: PHIG