1 Product identity
Ingredient risk
Contains a high-risk ingredient
Chewable Cal Mag Plus
BrandShaklee→Other Combinations Tablet or Pill 18 ingredients 1 high-risk 3 caution DSLD #17540Net contents: 120 Tablet(s)
Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above
DSLD entry: 2013-01-25
2 Ingredients (18)
IngredientGroupSafety
CaloriesCalories—
Total CarbohydratesCarbohydrate—
SugarSugar—
DextroseGlucose—
SorbitolSorbitol—
MANNITOLMannitol—
NATURAL BERRY AND OTHER FLAVORSFlavor—
CarrageenanCarrageenan—
Acacia GumAcacia—
Citric AcidCitric Acid—
Malic AcidMalic Acid—
Ingredient amounts require the full DSLD label. View full label at NIH DSLD →
⛔ High-risk ingredient — documented serious harm
Xylitol — Dog owner not warned about xylitol toxicity — potentially fatal to dogs [1]
⚠️ 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].
Zinc — Chronic zinc >40 mg/day without copper causes copper deficiency: anemia, neutropenia, myeloneuropathy [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
Magnesium — Use with Caution
⚠ Diarrhea (especially oxide)
⚠ Accumulates in renal impairment
Zinc — Use with Caution
⚠ Copper deficiency at >40 mg/day
⚠ Nausea, metallic taste
Copper — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Hepatotoxicity at high doses
Manganese — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Neurotoxicity with chronic excess
Xylitol — High risk
⚠ GI distress (gas, bloating, diarrhea) dose-dependent
⚠ Cardiovascular risk: 2023 Cleveland Clinic study linked xylitol to increased thrombotic events
4 Label claims
• Nutrient
• All Other
5 Data source
DSLD ID17540
Full labelView at NIH DSLD →
SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH
Market statusOn market
Entry date2013-01-25
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Vancouver
Pkhakadze G. Chewable Cal Mag Plus — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Oct 16]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/chewable-cal-mag-plus-17540/
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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