HealthKart HK Vitals Calcium, Magnesium & Zinc with Vitamin D3, 60 Tablets

Product Overview

HK Vitals Calcium + Magnesium + Zinc, from HealthKart, is a bone and muscle mineral tablet in a bottle of 60 tablets. Alongside the three minerals it contains vitamin D3 and an extract of Cissus quadrangularis, a plant used in Ayurveda. It is an Indian-market pack, labelled as a health supplement for adults.

The seller’s listing gives no amounts; the nutrition panel in the product photos does, and the figures below are taken from it.

Ingredients / Specifications

Per tablet (serving size 1 tablet, 1.9 g; 60 servings):

• Calcium 300 mg
• Magnesium 94.35 mg
• Zinc 5.3 mg
• Vitamin D3 7.5 mcg (300 IU)
• Cissus quadrangularis whole plant extract (3% ketosterone) 50 mg
• Sodium 123.86 mg

The label gives these as 30% of the Indian RDA for calcium, 25.5% for magnesium, 40% for zinc and 50% for vitamin D, based on ICMR 2020 values for sedentary women. If you need the full ingredient and allergen list, message us and we will read it from the pack.

Key Benefits

• Calcium is the main structural mineral of bone and is needed for normal muscle function.
• Vitamin D3 helps the body absorb calcium.
• Magnesium contributes to normal muscle function and is involved in bone metabolism.
• Zinc contributes to the maintenance of normal bone and to normal immune function.

Key Features

• Calcium, magnesium and zinc with vitamin D3 in one tablet
• 50 mg Cissus quadrangularis extract
• 60 tablets — one or two months, depending on dose
• Moderate amounts per tablet, leaving room for calcium from food

What the Listing Claims, and What Is Known

• Bone density and bone breakage — the listing says it improves bone density and “helps prevent bone breakage”. Calcium and vitamin D help maintain bone; in trials the effect on fractures is modest at best and shows mainly in older people who were short of both. They do not rebuild bone lost to osteoporosis — that needs a doctor.
• Healing — the listing says it speeds up healing. There is no good evidence of that unless you were deficient to begin with.
• Energy and immunity — magnesium contributes to normal energy metabolism and zinc to normal immune function. That is support for normal function, not an extra boost.
• Joint pain — the listing credits the Cissus quadrangularis. See below.

About Cissus Quadrangularis

Cissus quadrangularis (hadjod) has a long traditional use in Ayurveda for bones, and a few small studies have looked at it. The evidence is limited, and 50 mg is a modest amount. Ongoing joint pain needs a diagnosis, not a guess.

Cissus may lower blood sugar slightly. If you take diabetes medicine, ask your doctor first.

How to Use

1. Take one tablet daily, as the label states, or up to two tablets daily if your doctor or dietitian advises it.
2. Take it with a meal. If you take two, split them between meals — calcium absorbs better in smaller amounts.
3. Keep it at least four hours apart from thyroid medicine, and two to four hours apart from iron tablets and some antibiotics (tetracyclines, quinolones). Calcium blocks their absorption.

Who Is It Suitable For?

Adults whose diet is low in milk, yoghurt, small fish and green vegetables, and older adults — particularly women after menopause — where a doctor has advised calcium and vitamin D.

• Kidney stones or kidney disease — ask your doctor before taking calcium or magnesium.
• Magnesium can loosen stools; calcium can cause constipation or bloating.
• Each tablet contains about 124 mg of sodium — worth knowing on a strict low-salt diet.
• Pregnancy and breastfeeding — the label advises consulting your doctor first. Not for children.

Why Choose HK Vitals Calcium + Magnesium + Zinc?

It pairs calcium with vitamin D3, magnesium and zinc at sensible per-tablet amounts rather than a single high dose, from HealthKart, an established Indian nutrition brand. The label is clear about what each tablet contains.

About the Imported Pack

This is an imported product. The label, the dose instructions and the ingredient panel are the ones printed for the market it was made for, and the wording may differ from a locally packaged version.

Follow the dose printed on the pack itself — it is the authority on its own contents — and check the expiry date when it arrives. If anything on the label is unclear, message us before you take it and we will read it to you.

This Is a Supplement, Not a Medicine

A dietary supplement is a food product. It is not a medicine, it has not been through the testing a medicine goes through, and it does not diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

Supplement labels use health language — “supports”, “helps maintain”, “promotes” — precisely because they are not permitted to claim treatment. Read them that way. If a listing anywhere promises that a capsule will fix a medical condition, that promise is not one the product can keep.

What a supplement can honestly do is fill a gap in your diet. That is worth something, and it is a smaller thing than most packaging implies.

Talk to a Doctor First

Speak to a doctor or pharmacist before you start, particularly if you:

• take any prescribed medicine — supplements interfere with medicines more often than people expect
• are being treated for a heart, liver, kidney, thyroid or blood condition
• have diabetes
• are pregnant, trying to conceive, or breastfeeding
• have surgery or a dental procedure coming up

Never stop or reduce a prescribed medicine in order to take a supplement instead. That is the single most dangerous thing anyone does with a product like this, and it is what the marketing language quietly invites.

Storage

• Keep the container tightly closed, somewhere cool and dry, out of direct sunlight.
• Do not store it in a bathroom. Heat and humidity break supplements down faster than anything else, and a Dhaka bathroom is the worst place in the house for them.
• Leave the desiccant sachet in the bottle. It is there to keep moisture out, not by mistake.
• Softgels and fish oils are best kept in a fridge in hot weather — they go rancid otherwise.
• Keep it out of reach of children.
• Do not use it after the expiry date, and throw it away if the capsules smell strongly off, have stuck together or changed colour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is 300 mg of calcium enough?

It is a top-up, not a full day’s calcium. Adults need about 1,000 mg a day from food and supplements together, and milk, yoghurt, small fish eaten with their bones and green vegetables supply the rest. Ask your doctor whether you need one tablet or two.

Will it help my joint pain?

Probably not much. The Cissus quadrangularis in it has traditional use and small studies behind it, at a modest 50 mg. Ongoing joint pain needs a doctor.

Can I take it with my thyroid tablet?

Not at the same time. Take thyroid medicine on an empty stomach and keep calcium at least four hours away from it.

How do I check the pack is in date?

The expiry date is printed on the bottle or the base of the box. Check it as soon as your order arrives. If it is unreadable or close to expiry, message us and we will replace it.