1,500 mg of Coral Calcium contains 37% Elemental Calcium - *note that some web sites do not post how much actual Calcium is in their Coral Calcium - this is important for dosing. For example, most authorities recommend a daily intake of 1000 - 1200 mg of calcium per day for adults. If you take 3 caps, you will get 1500 mg and the rest can be made up in your diet.
We use above-sea Coral Calcium. Why? Because fossilized, above-sea coral is pure and hence has higher calcium content. (37% compared to 20 - 24% for most marine products). Thousands of years ago, this coral was a thriving coral reef. Geologically, fossilized coral was pushed up above sea level, free from the ocean pollution of the industrial era. Only the pristine white coral heads are harvested. This harvesting process involves removal of the protective layer of soil that accumulated over the eons, collecting the ancient coral and trucking it away for grinding.
By comparison, the Marine or Ocean variety of Coral, promoted by others, usually comes in a 500 mg cap and is 24% elemental calcium for a total of 120 mg per cap (so you would need to take approximately twice as many caps).
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