1 Product identity

Ingredient risk

Contains restricted ingredients

Calcium 600 mg

Name: Calcium 600 mg
Brand: GNC

BrandGNC→Single Vitamin and Mineral Other (e.g. tea bag) 13 ingredients 1 banned 2 caution DSLD #224643

Net contents: 120 Caplet(s)

Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above

DSLD entry: 2020-06-24

2 Ingredients (13)

IngredientGroupSafety

Vitamin DVitamin DUse with Caution

CalciumCalciumConditionally Safe

Microcrystalline CelluloseCellulose—

MaltodextrinMaltodextrin—

HydroxypropylcelluloseHypromellose—

Croscarmellose SodiumCroscarmellose Sodium—

Magnesium StearateMagnesium stearateUse with Caution

Silicon DioxideSiliconGenerally Safe

Polyethylene GlycolPolyethylene glycol—

Polysorbate 80Polysorbate—

FD&C Yellow #6 Aluminum LakeColor—

Hydroxypropyl MethylcelluloseHypromellose—

Titanium DioxideTitanium DioxideBanned in ≥1 country

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.

⚠️ Use with caution — restricted in some markets

Vitamin D — Granulomatous diseases (sarcoidosis, TB) — unregulated extra-renal CYP27B1 can cause life-threatening hypercalcemia even at standard doses [2][21]

Magnesium — Severe deficiency (<0.50 mmol/L) causes secondary hypocalcemia and hypokalemia that will not correct until magnesium is repleted first [1].

3 Safety cross-reference

Vitamin D — Use with Caution

⚠ Hypercalcemia at >10,000 IU/day

⚠ Vascular calcification risk

Calcium — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Cardiovascular risk debated >1,000 mg/day

⚠ Kidney stones

Sodium — Limited Evidence

⚠ Hypertension

⚠ Fluid retention

Magnesium — Use with Caution

⚠ Diarrhea (especially oxide)

⚠ Accumulates in renal impairment

Silicon — Generally Safe

⚠ Very low toxicity

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 ID224643

Full labelView at NIH DSLD →

SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH

Market statusOn market

Entry date2020-06-24

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View GNC Safety Scorecard → 42 products

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7 Cite this page

Vancouver

Pkhakadze G. Calcium 600 mg — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Jun 24]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/calcium-600-mg-224643/

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

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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.
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