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Calcium: Forms and Price Comparison

How it's calculated

Price per 1 г — the cost of 1 г of the substance in a single product, calculated based on the ingredients listed on the label. The “Form” column indicates how well the substance’s form is absorbed. In the “By Price (Adjusted for Form)” sort, the price is divided by a form coefficient (ranging from 0.5 to 1): the poorer the form, the higher the final cost; “Best Forms” lists only the optimal forms. The table includes products with a listed price; discontinued products are excluded.

Calcium (data on 13 October 2026)

Items priced at: 371

№ProductPriceFor 1 гForm
121st Century, Calcium Supplement 600, 400 Tablets (600 mg per Tablet)$11.99$0.050Acceptable Formcarbonate
221st Century, Calcium 500 + D3, 400 Tablets$10.99$0.055Complex with Acceptable Forms
  • Calcium: carbonate acceptable form
  • Vitamin D: D3 optimal form
321st Century, Calcium 500 + D3, 400 Tablets$11.31$0.057Complex with Acceptable Forms
  • Calcium: carbonate acceptable form
  • Vitamin D: D3 optimal form
421st Century, 600+D3, Calcium & Vitamin D3 Supplement, 400 Tablets$13.99$0.058Complex with Acceptable Forms
  • Calcium: carbonate acceptable form
  • Vitamin D: D3 optimal form
521st Century, Calcium Plus D3, 90 Tablets$6.49$0.072Complex with Acceptable Forms
  • Calcium: carbonate acceptable form
  • Vitamin D: D3 optimal form
6Vitamatic, Calcium Carbonate Powder, 17.6 oz (500 g)$15.68$0.078Acceptable Formcarbonate
7NOW Foods, Calcium Carbonate Pure Powder, 12 oz (340 g)$9.79$0.082Acceptable Formcarbonate
8Nutricost, Calcium Carbonate, Unflavored, 17.9 oz (500 g)$13.95$0.086Acceptable Formcarbonate
9Mason Natural, Calcium, 600 mg, 100 Tablets$5.45$0.091Acceptable Formcarbonate
10Vitamatic, Calcium + D3, K2, B12, 365 Coated Tablets$19.99$0.091Complex with Acceptable Forms
  • Calcium: carbonate acceptable form
  • Vitamin D: D3 optimal form
  • Витамин K: MK-7 optimal form
  • Витамин B12: methylcobalamin optimal form

Calcium citrate (data on 8 October 2026)

Items priced at: 50

№ProductPriceFor 1 гForm
1NOW Foods, Calcium Citrate, Pure Powder, 8 oz (227 g)$12.24$0.27Optimal Formcitrate
2Nutricost, Calcium Citrate, Unflavored, 8.9 oz (250 g)$12.55$0.27Optimal Formcitrate
3Swanson Vitamins, Calcium Citrate & Vitamin D3, 250 Tablets$24.29$0.31Complex with Optimal Forms
  • Calcium: citrate optimal form
  • Vitamin D: D3 optimal form
4Vitacost, Calcium Citrate & Malate, 360 Capsules (166.6 mg per Capsule)$18.82$0.31Optimal Forms Blendcitrate, malate
5KAL, Calcium Citrate 1000, 180 Tablets (333 mg per Tablet)$19.04$0.32Optimal Formcitrate
6Natural Factors, Calcium Citrate, 350 mg, 90 Tablets$10.06$0.32Optimal Formcitrate
7Mason Natural, Calcium Citrate + D3, 60 Caplets$6.36$0.34Complex with Optimal Forms
  • Calcium: citrate optimal form
  • Vitamin D: D3 optimal form
8KAL, Calcium Citrate D-3, 180 Tablets$20.67$0.34Complex with Optimal Forms
  • Calcium: citrate optimal form
  • Vitamin D: D3 optimal form
9Solgar, Calcium Citrate with Vitamin D3, 240 Tablets$20.85$0.35Complex with Optimal Forms
  • Calcium: citrate optimal form
  • Vitamin D: D3 optimal form
10Vitacost, Calcium Citrate, Natural Orange, 120 Chewable Tablets$9.67$0.32Complex with Suboptimal Form
  • Calcium: citrate optimal form
  • Витамин C: ascorbic acid + ascorbates acceptable form
  • Vitamin D: D3 optimal form
  • Magnesium: oxide + ascorbates suboptimal form

Calcium + Vitamin D (data on 13 October 2026)

Items priced at: 82

№ProductPriceFor 1 гForm
121st Century, Calcium 500 + D3, 400 Tablets$10.99$0.055Complex with Acceptable Forms
  • Calcium: carbonate acceptable form
  • Vitamin D: D3 optimal form
221st Century, Calcium 500 + D3, 400 Tablets$11.31$0.057Complex with Acceptable Forms
  • Calcium: carbonate acceptable form
  • Vitamin D: D3 optimal form
321st Century, 600+D3, Calcium & Vitamin D3 Supplement, 400 Tablets$13.99$0.058Complex with Acceptable Forms
  • Calcium: carbonate acceptable form
  • Vitamin D: D3 optimal form
421st Century, Calcium Plus D3, 90 Tablets$6.49$0.072Complex with Acceptable Forms
  • Calcium: carbonate acceptable form
  • Vitamin D: D3 optimal form
5Vitamatic, Calcium + D3, K2, B12, 365 Coated Tablets$19.99$0.091Complex with Acceptable Forms
  • Calcium: carbonate acceptable form
  • Vitamin D: D3 optimal form
  • Витамин K: MK-7 optimal form
  • Витамин B12: methylcobalamin optimal form
6Mason Natural, Oyster Shell Calcium Plus D3, 250 Tablets$11.50$0.092Complex with Acceptable Forms
  • Calcium: carbonate acceptable form
  • Vitamin D: D3 optimal form
7Nature's Bounty, Calcium, 250 Tablets$14.62$0.097Complex with Acceptable Forms
  • Calcium: carbonate acceptable form
  • Vitamin D: D3 optimal form
8Nature's Truth, Calcium + D3, 250 Coated Caplets$15.15$0.10Complex with Acceptable Forms
  • Calcium: carbonate acceptable form
  • Vitamin D: D3 optimal form
9Vitacost, Ultra Calcium With Vitamin D3, 300 Softgels$19.02$0.11Complex with Acceptable Forms
  • Calcium: carbonate + citrate + malate acceptable form
  • Vitamin D: D3 optimal form
1021st Century, 600+D3, Calcium & Vitamin D3 Supplement, 75 Tablets$4.99$0.11Complex with Acceptable Forms
  • Calcium: carbonate acceptable form
  • Vitamin D: D3 optimal form

Calcium + Magnesium (data on 13 October 2026)

Items priced at: 137

№ProductPriceFor 1 гForm
121st Century, Calcium Magnesium Zinc + D3, 250 Tablets$12.09$0.15Complex with Suboptimal Form
  • Calcium: carbonate acceptable form
  • Vitamin D: D3 optimal form
  • Magnesium: oxide suboptimal form
  • Цинк: oxide suboptimal form
2Amazing Nutrition, Amazing Formulas, Calcium Magnesium Zinc + Vitamin D3, 500 Tablets$25.49$0.15Complex with Suboptimal Form
  • Calcium: citrate + carbonate acceptable form
  • Vitamin D: D3 optimal form
  • Magnesium: citrate + oxide suboptimal form
  • Цинк: gluconate + oxide suboptimal form
3NOW Foods, Calcium & Magnesium, 250 Tablets$18.37$0.15Complex with Suboptimal Form
  • Calcium: citrate + carbonate + ascorbates acceptable form
  • Magnesium: citrate + oxide + ascorbates suboptimal form
4Amazing Nutrition, Calcium Magnesium Zinc + Vitamin D3, 300 Tablets$16.49$0.16Complex with Suboptimal Form
  • Calcium: citrate + carbonate acceptable form
  • Vitamin D: D3 optimal form
  • Magnesium: citrate + oxide suboptimal form
  • Цинк: gluconate + oxide suboptimal form
5Country Life, Target-Mins®, Calcium-Magnesium Complex, 360 Tablets$41.99$0.23Complex with Suboptimal Form
  • Calcium: hydroxyapatite + aspartate + citrate acceptable form
  • Magnesium: aspartate + citrate + oxide + taurate suboptimal form
6Best Naturals, Calcium Magnesium Zinc + Vitamin D3, 300 Tablets$19.55$0.20Complex with Suboptimal Form
  • Calcium: citrate + carbonate acceptable form
  • Vitamin D: D3 optimal form
  • Magnesium: citrate + oxide suboptimal form
  • Цинк: gluconate + oxide suboptimal form
7NOW Foods, Calcium & Magnesium, 100 Tablets$9.18$0.18Complex with Suboptimal Form
  • Calcium: citrate + carbonate + ascorbates acceptable form
  • Magnesium: citrate + oxide + ascorbates suboptimal form
821st Century, Calcium Magnesium Zinc + D3, 90 Tablets$6.04$0.20Complex with Suboptimal Form
  • Calcium: carbonate acceptable form
  • Vitamin D: D3 optimal form
  • Magnesium: oxide suboptimal form
  • Цинк: oxide suboptimal form
9KAL, Calcium Magnesium, 250 Tablets$23.89$0.19Complex with Suboptimal Form
  • Calcium: chelate/glycinate + carbonate acceptable form
  • Magnesium: chelate/glycinate + oxide suboptimal form
10Nature's Truth, Calcium Magnesium Zinc, 90 Coated Caplets$5.78$0.19Complex with Suboptimal Form
  • Calcium: carbonate acceptable form
  • Magnesium: oxide suboptimal form
  • Цинк: sulfate suboptimal form

Children's (data on 8 October 2026)

Items priced at: 21

№ProductPriceFor 100 мгForm
1California Gold Nutrition, Chewable Calcium with Magnesium For Children, Vanilla, 90 Vegetarian Tablets$7.29$0.065Complex with Optimal Forms
  • Calcium: chelate/glycinate optimal form
  • Magnesium: chelate/glycinate optimal form
2Carlson, Kid's, Chewable Calcium, Natural Vanilla, 250 mg, 120 Tablets$32.31$0.11Optimal Formcitrate
3Kirkman Labs, Children's Chewable Calcium with Vitamin D3, Chocolate, 120 Tablets$25.46$0.085Acceptable Formcarbonate
4Carlson, Kid's, Chewable Calcium, Natural Vanilla, 250 mg, 60 Tablets$18.61$0.12Optimal Formcitrate
5NaturesPlus, Animal Parade®, Calcium, Children's Chewable Supplement, Vanilla Sundae, 135 Animal-Shaped Tablets$14.41$0.13Complex with Optimal Forms
  • Calcium: chelate/glycinate optimal form
  • Magnesium: chelate/glycinate optimal form
6NOW Foods, Kid Cal, Orange, 100 Chewables$13.46$0.13Complex with Acceptable Forms
  • Calcium: citrate optimal form
  • Vitamin D: D2 acceptable form
  • Magnesium: citrate optimal form
7Bluebonnet Nutrition, Kids, Rainforest Animalz®, Calcium Magnesium & Vitamin D3, Vanilla Frosting, 90 Chewables$13.56$0.12Complex with Suboptimal Form
  • Calcium: citrate + malate + carbonate acceptable form
  • Vitamin D: D3 optimal form
  • Magnesium: chelate/glycinate + oxide suboptimal form
8GreenPeach, Calcium Magnesium + Zinc, Orange, 16 fl oz (473 ml)$21.00$0.20Complex with Acceptable Forms
  • Calcium: citrate optimal form
  • Vitamin D: D3 optimal form
  • Magnesium: citrate optimal form
  • Цинк: citrate + picolinate acceptable form
9NaturesPlus, Animal Parade®, Calcium, Children’s Chewable Supplement, Vanilla Sundae, 90 Animal-Shaped Tablets$16.53$0.22Complex with Optimal Forms
  • Calcium: chelate/glycinate optimal form
  • Magnesium: chelate/glycinate optimal form
10ChildLife Essentials, Essentials, Liquid Calcium with Magnesium, Natural Orange, 16 fl oz (473 ml)$17.96$0.23Complex with Acceptable Forms
  • Calcium: citrate optimal form
  • Magnesium: citrate optimal form
  • Цинк: citrate acceptable form

Prices are in U.S. dollars; shipping to U.S.. Items that are not available in the country, as well as items that are out of stock or for which no restock date is available, are not included in the table.

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