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Calcium Supplements

Calcium Citrate Chewables

Type of product:	Calcium Supplements
Manufacturer name:	Bariatric Advantage
Number of reviews:	53

Reviews

Posted 03/13/12 favrow812

Taste : Good     Price : Average Nutritional Value : Excellent     Overall Value : Good Suitability for Postops : Excellent     Cost :

Posted 08/04/11 Diana C.

“Wooow! Let me just say these are tart and extremely chalky. I got the wild cherry flavor. Grossss! It is incredibly difficult for me to get these down without gagging. Just horrible!” Taste : Very Poor     Price : Average Nutritional Value : Average     Overall Value : Poor Suitability for Postops : Poor     Cost : $22.95/90 lozenges

Posted 06/18/11 VickieL46

“The Caramel Flavored Chewy Bites are absolutely wonderful....for those of you with a sweet tooth these calcium supplements will help curb your craving for sweets.” Taste : Excellent     Price : Excellent Nutritional Value : Excellent     Overall Value : Excellent Suitability for Postops : Excellent     Cost : 11.95

Posted 06/12/11 davensher

“The chocolate flavor tastes very good. One drawback is that I'm supposed to have 1500 mg a day and each of these chews is only 250 apiece. So, I have to eat 6 per day to get what I need.” Taste : Good     Price : Good Nutritional Value : Excellent     Overall Value : Excellent Suitability for Postops : Good     Cost : $10 for a bag of 60 chews

Posted 05/19/11 princessfrogee

“Confused as I have read bariatrics should only use calcium citrate stated AS calcium citrate on BACK label. If it is listed as calc. from calc. citrate, or calcium (calc. citrate), etc then we cannot absorb it all. Here is an article about that http://www.ehow.com/how_5621233_choose-supplement-after-gastric-bypass.html You have to take 3-4 large chalky tablets. Taste is ok, but dissolves on tongue almost immediately and you feel you need a drink to wash it down. It is a mouthful.” Taste : Excellent     Price : Poor Nutritional Value : Poor     Overall Value : Poor Suitability for Postops : N/A     Cost : $20.25

Posted 02/20/11 Denise R.

Taste : Good     Price : Average Nutritional Value : Good     Overall Value : Average Suitability for Postops : Good     Cost : 11.00

Posted 02/15/11 rena_salazar

Taste : Excellent     Price : Excellent Nutritional Value : Excellent     Overall Value : Excellent Suitability for Postops : Excellent     Cost :

Posted 01/16/11 Livinglifeabundantly

“I liked the intense flavor of the wild cherry.” Taste : Good     Price : Excellent Nutritional Value : Good     Overall Value : Good Suitability for Postops : Good     Cost : $12.00

Posted 11/27/10 BrendaDM

Taste : Good     Price : Average Nutritional Value : Good     Overall Value : Excellent Suitability for Postops : N/A     Cost : 9.99

Posted 07/07/10 MellyB

“I have been trying different chewable vitamins before surgery to see what they are like and this was the best tasting calcium that I found.” Taste : Good     Price : Good Nutritional Value : Excellent     Overall Value : Good Suitability for Postops : N/A     Cost : $9.99 for a bag of 60

Posted 05/12/10 Shante81

“Theses were free from my Dr. office and I definitely plan on purchasing. Cherry flavor is awesome no after taste.”

Posted 05/09/10 irishmom1971

“Raspberry Calcium citrate are awesome, tastes like chewy type starburst. lemon calcium citrate taste ok but have very gritty texture. raspberry is much tastier!!!” Taste : Excellent     Price : Excellent Nutritional Value : Excellent     Overall Value : Excellent Suitability for Postops : Excellent     Cost : 9.99

Posted 05/01/10 DianeCape

“I could not handle the taste. It is so bad I thought I would throw up everytime. It's a large pill that fills up your stomach. Honestly, if your going with a chewable these are what's out there. I decided to go with the more taffy like one's even though still not great 10X better taste.” Taste : Very Poor     Price : Average Nutritional Value : Excellent     Overall Value : Average Suitability for Postops : Poor     Cost : 19.95

Posted 04/20/10 jfrazier33

“The manufacturer recently reformulated the product to eliminate the grittiness, and the new formula is wonderful. I use this as my small treat each day!! I highly recommend this product.” Taste : Excellent     Price : Good Nutritional Value : Excellent     Overall Value : Excellent Suitability for Postops : Excellent     Cost : 10.00 a bag

Posted 01/10/10 bjlepera

“i got this with other items and for 3 month supply bolied down to about 30 a month. i choose cinnamon lozenges. there are really cinnamonie-hot when you try to chew them. alot like the oil. they are a bit chalky but taste good. they dissolve good too. so i pop these in 2-3 times a day while at work. no after taste and i did notice that i had a couple sore spots in the roof of my mouth but this was from sucking on them too hard. they do taste good. so i might alternate with the lemon chews to through in some variety.” Taste : Good     Price : Good Nutritional Value : Good     Overall Value : Good Suitability for Postops : Good     Cost : 30 aprox

Posted 11/14/09 cschoen

“Love, love LOVE the cinnamon and chocolate!” Taste : Excellent     Price : Average Nutritional Value : Excellent     Overall Value : Excellent Suitability for Postops : Excellent     Cost :

Posted 09/23/09 stacyraquel

“gritty” Taste : Average     Price : N/A Nutritional Value : Average     Overall Value : Average Suitability for Postops : Average     Cost : 9.99

Posted 09/15/09 loveandsmiles

“the lozengers are better than the chews to me the chews turn to sand to me.The lozengers you can just chew up an be done with it the wild cherry is really good.” Taste : Good     Price : Good Nutritional Value : Good     Overall Value : Good Suitability for Postops : Good     Cost :

Posted 08/02/09 angel325

“Great little calcium chews. Almost like a chocolate or lemon candy treat. The lemon reminded me of a lemon starburst candy. Easy to eat 4-6 a day. ” Taste : Excellent     Price : Average Nutritional Value : Average     Overall Value : Good Suitability for Postops : Excellent     Cost :

Posted 07/11/09 hope78

“They are so yummy! The new lemon ones remind me of a starburst, I tell myself they are a treat! It really works!! ” Taste : Excellent     Price : Good Nutritional Value : Excellent     Overall Value : Good Suitability for Postops : Excellent     Cost : 9.99

Posted 06/26/09 juicyprincess

“there are 2 types the lozenge (takes 3 huge pills to get in 400mg and the chew which is 250mg per chew but does have some calories in them). my surgeon wants 4500mg calcium a day, cant do that with these 2 options, but for someone who needed less i would say use both!” Taste : Average     Price : Average Nutritional Value : Average     Overall Value : Average Suitability for Postops : Good     Cost :

Posted 01/07/09 Kimer

“I did not like these they had a bitter taste and were hard to chew. I could not eat them.” Taste : Very Poor     Price : Average Nutritional Value : Good     Overall Value : Average Suitability for Postops : Very Poor     Cost :

Posted 12/03/08 annjones

“I've tried the Mint and Chocolate. Both were horrible and took all the moisture right out of my mouth.” Taste : Very Poor     Price : Poor Nutritional Value : Good     Overall Value : Average Suitability for Postops : N/A     Cost : N/A - Sample

Posted 11/04/08 bvom

“I couldn't bring myself to eat more than one or two of these a day. They were chalky, off tasting and just really unpleasant. ” Taste : Poor     Price : Average Nutritional Value : Good     Overall Value : Poor Suitability for Postops : Good     Cost : $23 (inc shipping)

Posted 10/30/08 Landa2415

“Initially it tasted good. Now, I tolerate it. Okay product that does its job, just too pricey.” Taste : Average     Price : Average Nutritional Value : Average     Overall Value : Average Suitability for Postops : Average     Cost : $30 for a 90 day supply

Posted 10/21/08 Micocoa34

“The Wild Cherry Flavor is good, DO NOT chew them they are designed to dissolve in your mouth. I know they are big but the flavor last longer when I let them dissolve vs. chewing them. I also take them with my Multi-vitamin which gives me something to look forward to when I'm done and follow up with a sip or two of water. ” Taste : Good     Price : Excellent Nutritional Value : Excellent     Overall Value : Excellent Suitability for Postops : Excellent     Cost : Reasonable considering I got a 90 day supply of 4 items for $110

Posted 09/22/08 MMLOVER

“The cinnamon are really good and give me the sweet I crave” Taste : Good     Price : Good Nutritional Value : Good     Overall Value : Good Suitability for Postops : Good     Cost :

Posted 08/27/08 TaiyaD

“I have cinnamon and the flavor is good. It just gets old having to eat 4 a day, but at least it tastes good. :)” Taste : Good     Price : Good Nutritional Value : Excellent     Overall Value : Good Suitability for Postops : Good     Cost :

Posted 08/22/08 rilybeans

Taste : Very Poor     Price : Good Nutritional Value : Excellent     Overall Value : Good Suitability for Postops : Excellent     Cost :

Posted 07/17/08 gina281

“At first the taste is okay and then when you chew it up, it's like ugh - the taste is all on the outside and not really on the inside - or so it seems. It's not the worst, but I'm not sure if it's the best either...no source of comparison.” Taste : Average     Price : Average Nutritional Value : Excellent     Overall Value : Good Suitability for Postops : N/A     Cost :

Posted 06/24/08 Elizabeth N.

“Okay, I've tried the chocolate and mint flavors of this product and just....EWWW. Putting fake flavorings in chalk does not make it taste like anything but fake flavored chalk. I've had this same complaint about every chewable calcium "lozenge" supplement I've tried. Now, if you just CANNOT swallow calcium horse pills, please, there are other options. These things are gross and they are overpriced. I'd have to take five of them a day to get my mandated 2000 mg, and no way am I going to pay that kind of money when I can get a store brand version of Citrical Petites and take TEN of those for pennies. Thumbs DOWN. ” Taste : Very Poor     Price : Poor Nutritional Value : Average     Overall Value : Poor Suitability for Postops : Average     Cost : Free Sample

Posted 06/12/08 nellynelly

“can't they make a tablet that tastes better?” Taste : Poor     Price : Average Nutritional Value : Good     Overall Value : Good Suitability for Postops : Good     Cost : ? don't remember

Posted 06/12/08 carpe.librum

Taste : Good     Price : Excellent Nutritional Value : Excellent     Overall Value : Good Suitability for Postops : Excellent     Cost :

Posted 05/26/08 MrsMichelle

“ bariatric advantage had horrible customer service when I had a problem with their cinnamon flavored product that burned my mouth. They refused to refund any money, refused to test the product that I had the problem with and I cannot recommend their products due to their lack of customer service. Sorry.” Taste : Very Poor     Price : Very Poor Nutritional Value : Good     Overall Value : Very Poor Suitability for Postops : Very Poor     Cost : too much

Posted 05/26/08 Luffman03

“The Wild Cherry is the best in my opinion. Let it dissolve, don't chew it. :)” Taste : Good     Price : Average Nutritional Value : Excellent     Overall Value : Excellent Suitability for Postops : Excellent     Cost :

Posted 05/08/08 umber

“OMG - I made the mistake of getting the mint. This is the worst taste EVER. Imagine one of those squares you use to put chalk on a pool cube. Now imagine one made out of toothpaste. And there you go!” Taste : Very Poor     Price : Poor Nutritional Value : Excellent     Overall Value : Poor Suitability for Postops : Poor     Cost :

Posted 03/13/08 Laurie S.

“I tried the cinnamon and LOVE them, especially in comparison to other calcium citrate supplements that I've tried.” Taste : Excellent     Price : Excellent Nutritional Value : Excellent     Overall Value : Excellent Suitability for Postops : Excellent     Cost : $29.99 90 day Supply

Posted 03/09/08 caramaea

“Cinnamon is a nice flavor as a lozenge or chewable. DO NOT chew the mint. Looking forward to trying Wild Cherry...shipment pending.” Taste : Good     Price : Good Nutritional Value : Good     Overall Value : Good Suitability for Postops : N/A     Cost : $13.49 (30 count)

Posted 02/05/08 MotherX2CntrvlleVA

“These taste so bad in the mint flavor... it was like eating a dishwasher soap cube. YUCK!!! The Cherry is not too bad but very strong and sour. ” Taste : Very Poor     Price : Average Nutritional Value : Good     Overall Value : Average Suitability for Postops : N/A     Cost :

Posted 12/31/07 SandySue777

“I was given a sample at the hospital. I was so happy that there was a chewable, bcz the calcuim pills are so big. I tried the chocolate flavor. The taste was tolerable, but it was very gritty. I finally had to rinse my mouth to get the grit out. Yuck!” Taste : Average     Price : Average Nutritional Value : Good     Overall Value : Average Suitability for Postops : Good     Cost : Unknown

Posted 12/07/07 Diana Watkins

“Hated Cinnamon. Chocolate was okay. Best was Cherry.” Taste : Average     Price : Average Nutritional Value : Good     Overall Value : Average Suitability for Postops : Good     Cost :

Posted 11/17/07 Mary S.

“I think they are overpriced. However, they are convienent and taste pretty good.” Taste : Good     Price : Good Nutritional Value : Good     Overall Value : Good Suitability for Postops : N/A     Cost : 36.95 for 180 lozenges

Posted 10/20/07 dawnie125

“Mint flavor- bearable Chocolate- blah Wild Cherry- ewwww Cinnamon- very good :) *warning, don't chew, try to let them dissolve!” Taste : Average     Price : Good Nutritional Value : Good     Overall Value : Good Suitability for Postops : Good     Cost : 60/ $13.95 (30 day supply)

Posted 10/17/07 dorkyfatgrrrl

“Tastes like eating a spoon full of Nestle Quick. It's not bad, just...heavy. ” Taste : Good     Price : N/A Nutritional Value : N/A     Overall Value : N/A Suitability for Postops : N/A     Cost :

Posted 09/27/07 PlicketyCat

“Tried Mint and Cinnamon... even more potent than Altoids... I like Altoids, but these things are over the top, I couldn't take them everyday. Like Tropical Oasis Liquid Calcium Citrate with D and Magnesium much better.” Taste : Poor     Price : N/A Nutritional Value : Excellent     Overall Value : Average Suitability for Postops : Excellent     Cost :

Posted 09/18/07 Michelley

“I had a sample of the wild cherry and it was too sweet for me. I like the Cinnamon lozenges better. They take a long time to disolve.” Taste : Good     Price : Good Nutritional Value : Good     Overall Value : Good Suitability for Postops : Good     Cost : 12.00

Posted 08/12/07 SamanthaG

Taste : Excellent     Price : Good Nutritional Value : Good     Overall Value : Good Suitability for Postops : Excellent     Cost :

Posted 08/04/07 dwashington

“I don't like the taste or the smell. I just try to get it down as quickly as possible.” Taste : Poor     Price : Average Nutritional Value : Good     Overall Value : Average Suitability for Postops : Average     Cost : $29.95

Posted 07/18/07 Abbeyck

Taste : Excellent     Price : Excellent Nutritional Value : Excellent     Overall Value : Excellent Suitability for Postops : Excellent     Cost :

Posted 06/28/07 JaclynS256

“they make me gag, i wish i would have got the other flavor, damn.” Taste : Very Poor     Price : Average Nutritional Value : Good     Overall Value : N/A Suitability for Postops : N/A     Cost :

Posted 06/12/07 Passionate1

“Being unable to stomach calcium and I am still pre-op but in need of calcium, this one is very good. I got the cinnamon and it is really pretty good. No stomach upset or anything and I usually can't take it at all. I highly recommend. They have a sampler with all 3 flavors you can purchase before buying a larger amount. Flavors are mint, chocolate and cinnamon.” Taste : Good     Price : Good Nutritional Value : Excellent     Overall Value : Good Suitability for Postops : N/A     Cost : $11.95 to $14.95

Posted 05/18/07 Carrie Stockwell

“Love the mint flavored ones! I eat 2 to 3 a day. A little chalky, but it can freshen your breath while you get you calcium! Love these! ” Taste : Excellent     Price : Good Nutritional Value : Excellent     Overall Value : Excellent Suitability for Postops : Excellent     Cost :

Posted 11/06/06 Lesa34

“I tried these as samples from the vendor at the OH conference in Lexington, KY. They come in chocolate, mint and cinnamon flavors. They are a lozenge that eventually melt on your tongue. They are a bit gritty but, are a great source of calcium citrate and well absorbed by bariatric post-ops. The mint and cinnamon are the best flavors. I strongly discourage chewing these as they turn very foamy and the mint feels/tastes like a large amount of toothpaste.. ” Taste : Excellent     Price : Average Nutritional Value : Excellent     Overall Value : Average Suitability for Postops : Excellent     Cost :