1 Product identity
Ingredient risk
Contains restricted ingredients
Citracal Petites Calcium Citrate
BrandBayer Citracal→Single Vitamin and Mineral Other (e.g. tea bag) 13 ingredients 1 banned 2 caution DSLD #177858Net contents: 100 Coated Caplet(s)
Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above
DSLD entry: 2018-06-25
2 Ingredients (13)
IngredientGroupSafety
Polyethylene GlycolPolyethylene glycol—
Hydroxypropyl MethylcelluloseHypromellose—
Propylene Glycol DicaprylatePropylene Glycol Dicaprylate—
Propylene Glycol DicapratePropylene Glycol—
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
Titanium Dioxide — Banned in ≥1 country
⚠ EFSA: can no longer be considered safe as food additive (2021)
⚠ Genotoxicity concern (nanoparticles)
Inulin — Generally Safe
⚠ Gas, bloating — start low
4 Label claims
• Nutrient
• All Other
• Approved Health
5 Data source
DSLD ID177858
Full labelView at NIH DSLD →
SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH
Market statusOn market
Entry date2018-06-25
6 More from Bayer Citracal
View Bayer Citracal Safety Scorecard → 2 products
Citracal Calcium Pearls7 Cite this page
Vancouver
Pkhakadze G. Citracal Petites Calcium Citrate — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Jun 24]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/citracal-petites-calcium-citrate-177858/
CC BY 4.0. Product data from NIH DSLD; safety analysis by SupplementIndex.
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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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