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The best calcium from Holland & Barrett: 7 products by price per capsule
The short answer. Of the 7 products that pass this filter, the highest scoring is Solgar Calcio Magnesio Plus Zinc from Holland & Barrett: €0.190/capsule and verification level 1 out of 4. The selection runs from €0.190/capsule to €0.264/capsule, with a median of €0.125/capsule.
The 7 calcium products sold by Holland & Barrett, scored with the same score as the rest of the site. Its median is €0.125/capsule, 33 % below the median of the 7 stores compared (€0.187/capsule).
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The three that stand out
Solgar Calcio Magnesio Plus Zinc
€0.190/capsuleNo third-party seal
€0.190 per capsule: the cheapest of those that meet the category's requirements and are not underdosed.
Score 57 out of 100: the highest mark, with 35 % of the weight on price per capsule.
At Holland & Barrett · see how its score breaks down
The full selection
7
products compared
from €0.190 to €0.264
per capsule
0
at verified level 4
Filter and sort
| # | Product | Store | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Holland & Barrett+€4.99 delivery | €18.99 | €0.190 /capsule | 57 | |
| 02 | Holland & Barrett Calcio + Magnesio & Vitamina D - Tabletas 180 Tabletas · 1/3 requirements | Holland & Barrett+€4.99 delivery | €17.99 | €0.100 /capsule | 56 |
Holland & Barrett Calcio + Magnesio & Vitamina D - Tabletas 120 Tabletas · 1/3 requirements | Holland & Barrett+€4.99 delivery | €14.99 | €0.125 /capsule | 53 | |
Holland & Barrett Calcio + Magnesio & Vitamina D - Tabletas 60 Tabletas · 1/3 requirements | Holland & Barrett+€4.99 delivery | €9.99 | €0.167 /capsule | 49 | |
| 03 | Holland & Barrett Calcio 600mg & Vitamina D3 - Comprimidos 240 Comprimidos · 1/3 requirements | Holland & Barrett+€4.99 delivery | €24.29 | €0.101 /capsule | 51 |
Holland & Barrett Calcio 600mg & Vitamina D3 - Comprimidos 60 Comprimidos · 1/3 requirements | Holland & Barrett+€4.99 delivery | €7.49 | €0.125 /capsule | 47 | |
| 04 | Holland & Barrett Complejo de Sílice + Magnesio · 90 comprimidos · 2/3 requirements | Holland & Barrett+€4.99 delivery | €23.79 | €0.264 /capsule | 50 |
No product makes that cut
Out of the 7 in this table, none meets every filter that is currently set at the same time.
7 products in this table
What each tub contains
Median dose per serving
Price per kilo does not tell you how much active ingredient is inside the kilo. This table does: for each ingredient, the median dose per serving at each store and how many products reach the dose backed by studies (the same reference this site scores with).
| Ingredient | Holland & Barrett | All other stores |
|---|---|---|
| CalciumEvidence-backed dose: from 800 mg per serving | 600 mg2 of 7 contain it · 0 reach the dose | 1 g4 of 36 contain it · 2 reach the dose |
The dose is per serving, not per tub. A big tub with a short dose forces you to take two scoops to get the same, and then it lasts half as long: that is why the price per dose in the next section does not match the price per kilo.
Why one is cheaper than the other
Factor by factor, with both stores’ data
All other stores costs 66 % more per capsule than Holland & Barrett (€0.207/capsule against €0.125/capsule, medians of both catalogues). That difference does not come out of nowhere. These are the data that explain it, with each store’s figure alongside: capsules per pack (median), different brands in the catalogue, products with declared additives.
| Factor | Holland & Barrett | All other stores |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of one effective dosePrice per capsule and price per dose point to the same store, so the dose does not erase the label difference: Holland & Barrett is cheaper both ways. | €0.166 | €0.228 |
| Capsules per pack (median)Holland & Barrett sells bigger packs, and a big pack spreads the same tub, the same label and the same shipping over more capsules. Part of the price gap per capsule is this and not a discount: comparing one store’s small pack with the other’s large one inflates the gap. | 100 caps. | 90 caps. |
| Different brands in the catalogueHolland & Barrett mostly sells one brand, Holland & Barrett: 86 % of its catalogue in this category. All other stores spreads its own across 27 brands. A store selling its own brand skips the manufacturer’s margin and can cut the price without touching the formula; a reseller pays that margin and passes it on, and in exchange carries brands the other does not sell. | 2 (86 % Holland & Barrett) | 27 (17 % Solgar) |
| Products with declared additivesWhat the pages of both declare: anti-caking agents, colourings. An additive is not fraud, but it takes up grams that are not active ingredient and is cheaper than the active ingredient: where more additive is declared, the price per capsule drops without the product being better. | 71 % | 11 % |
None of these factors is an accusation. They are medians of what each store publishes on its pages on the day prices were collected: where a page does not declare a figure, that store does not count in that row instead of counting as a zero. A specific product can contradict its store’s median, and that is what the full table is for. How all of this is calculated.
This is a filter, not another ranking. The score that sorts this table is exactly the same as in the full calcium comparison: the only thing removed here is the products that do not meet the criterion above. How it is calculated.
Questions about this calcium selection
Answered with the data on this page
- Which is the best calcium in this selection?
- Solgar Calcio Magnesio Plus Zinc from Holland & Barrett, with 57 points out of 100 at €0.190/capsule. The 7 calcium products sold by Holland & Barrett, scored with the same score as the rest of the site. Its median is €0.125/capsule, 33 % below the median of the 7 stores compared (€0.187/capsule).
- Which is the cheapest per capsule?
- Solgar Calcio Magnesio Plus Zinc from Holland & Barrett, at €0.190/capsule (100 capsules pack for €18.99). It is at verification level 1 out of 4: price is only 35 % of the mark.
- How was this selection made?
- The 7 calcium products sold by Holland & Barrett, scored with the same score as the rest of the site. Its median is €0.125/capsule, 33 % below the median of the 7 stores compared (€0.187/capsule). The order within the table is the usual score: 35 % price per capsule against the cheapest in the category, 35 % verifiable quality (certification, purity and additives), 20 % the category's own requirements and 10 % the buyers' rating at the store. Affiliate links do not enter the calculation. Prices collected on October 15, 2026.
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