Nutri-West - Penta-Cal-Plus - 250 Tablets

Some supplements come in bottles of thirty, as if they expect you to forget about them after a month. Penta-Cal-Plus arrives with two hundred and fifty tablets — the supplement equivalent of showing up to the potluck with the big dish.

This is a Nutri-West formula, made in Douglas, Wyoming by a company that has been doing this since 1983 (before "professional-grade" was even a marketing phrase, back when it just meant the professional grade). It lives in your cabinet, it does its tablet thing once a day, and it minds its business.

What's Actually in the Bottle

Each tablet is a tidy little disc delivering calcium in not one, not two, but five different forms — chelate, caseinate, gluconate, sulfate, lactate, and carbonate — which is frankly more forms than most people have on their tax return. That 250 mg of calcium per tablet is joined by Vitamin D3 (as cholecalciferol, 3 mcg), Vitamin C (as ascorbic acid, 20 mg), and Magnesium (as oxide, 10 mg). A 15 mg proprietary blend rounds things out with Betaine HCl, L-Glutamic Acid HCl, and L-Lysine HCl — the quiet supporting cast that rounds out the formula. Other ingredients are straightforward: microcrystalline cellulose, vegetable stearic acid, vegetable magnesium stearate, and a touch of natural lemon flavor (a small but appreciated gesture from Nutri-West). The suggested use is one tablet daily, or as directed by your practitioner — simple enough that even a chaotic morning routine has no excuse.

Quick-Glance Facts

• Form: Tablet with natural lemon flavor
• Count: 250 tablets per bottle
• How taken: 1 tablet daily, or as directed
• Key nutrients: Calcium (five-form blend, 250 mg), Vitamin D3 (3 mcg), Vitamin C (20 mg), Magnesium (10 mg), plus a 15 mg proprietary blend of Betaine HCl, L-Glutamic Acid HCl, and L-Lysine HCl
• Allergen note: Contains Milk and Fish (cod); gluten-free; not vegetarian
• Made by: Nutri-West, Douglas, Wyoming — manufacturing professional-grade supplements since 1983

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.