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Same-portion calorie comparison

Do vitamins and supplements contain calories?

Plain tablets add little, but gummies, fish oil and collagen can contribute sugar, fat or protein. Calculate supplements per day in Calk.

Daily supplement stack: lower- and higher-calorie Calk versions side by side

Same day, different supplement forms: vitamin form, multivitamins, minerals, fish oil and omega-3, specialty powders such as collagen.

Which supplements can add calories

In these two examples, the changes are: vitamin form — added: vitamin D3, fish oil and omega-3 — added: fish oil, specialty powders — added: collagen powder.

Lower calorie 4 kcal/day per day
lower to higher calorie 4 → 69 kcal/day
Higher calorie 69 kcal/day per day
Lower calorie Calk card for Vitamins: 4 kcal/day, protein/fat/carbs 11/9/80 Higher calorie Calk card for Vitamins: 69 kcal/day, protein/fat/carbs 52/27/22
  • Plain tablets add very little energy across a day.
  • Chewable vitamins, fish-oil softgels and collagen powder can contain calorie-bearing sugar, oil or protein.
  • The useful frame here is calories per day, not a normal food portion.

Vitamin, fish-oil gummy and collagen calories

Calculate a daily total for tablets, vitamin gummies, vitamin D, fish oil, omega-three softgels, collagen powder and other supplements.

VitaminsB-complexVitamin B12Vitamin DVitamin D3CalciumMagnesiumFish oilOmega-3CollagenMultivitaminGummy vitamins

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Questions about calories in supplements

Which vitamins and supplements contribute calories in a day?
The two versions shown in Calk contain 4 and 69 kcal per day. Plain tablets add little, but gummies, fish oil and collagen can contribute sugar, fat or protein.
Why do fish oil, vitamin gummies and collagen add more calories than plain tablets?
Plain tablets add very little energy across a day. Chewable vitamins, fish-oil softgels and collagen powder can contain calorie-bearing sugar, oil or protein.
How do I calculate calories from my daily supplements?
Open Vitamins in Calk and add each tablet, gummy, oil capsule and powder scoop you take across the day, using the label serving sizes.

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