1 Product identity

Ingredient risk

Contains a high-risk ingredient

Herb Cal Tab

Name: Herb Cal Tab
Brand: Sunrider

BrandSunrider→Other Combinations Tablet or Pill 17 ingredients 1 high-risk 2 caution DSLD #26726

Net contents: 90 Tablet(s)

Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above

DSLD entry: 2013-10-25

2 Ingredients (17)

IngredientGroupSafety

Total CarbohydratesCarbohydrate—

Vitamin D2Vitamin DUse with Caution

CalciumCalciumConditionally Safe

Proprietary BlendProprietary Blend (Herb/Botanical)—

DandelionDandelion—

alfalfaAlfalfa—

BromelainBromelainConditionally Safe

PapainPapainConditionally Safe

Flaxseed OilFlaxseed OilGenerally Safe

XylitolXylitolHigh risk

CelluloseCellulose—

Guar GumGuar—

Natural flavorFlavor—

Stevia leaf extractStevia—

Silicon DioxideSiliconGenerally Safe

Magnesium StearateMagnesiumUse with Caution

Stearic AcidStearic 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].

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

Bromelain — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Increased bleeding risk

⚠ GI upset

Papain — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Allergic reactions

⚠ Increased bleeding risk

Flaxseed Oil — Generally Safe

⚠ High ALA but poor conversion to EPA/DHA

⚠ May increase bleeding risk

Xylitol — High risk

⚠ GI distress (gas, bloating, diarrhea) dose-dependent

⚠ Cardiovascular risk: 2023 Cleveland Clinic study linked xylitol to increased thrombotic events

Silicon — Generally Safe

⚠ Very low toxicity

Magnesium — Use with Caution

⚠ Diarrhea (especially oxide)

⚠ Accumulates in renal impairment

4 Label claims

• All Other

• Approved Health

• Structure/Function

5 Data source

DSLD ID26726

Full labelView at NIH DSLD →

SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH

Market statusOn market

Entry date2013-10-25

6 More from Sunrider

View Sunrider Safety Scorecard → 4 products

Energy Plus Herb Cal Tab Metabalance 44

7 Cite this page

Vancouver

Pkhakadze G. Herb Cal Tab — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Aug 29]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/herb-cal-tab-26726/

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