Calcium Citrate & Energy Soft Chew Bariatric Vitamin | Caramel Flavored | Sugar Free | Bariatric Surgery Patients Including Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy | 60 Count

Good

This type of vitamin has been hard for me to take in the past due to the times I’ve tried it and it’s tastes chalky, but I’m not talking about this brand. This one really taste good and is so easy to take because it feels like you’re eating a piece of candy. And it’s great that it’s giving me the vitamins I need. With that being said, I ordered this and it had a month wait to get to me. And then when it did ship, it had many delays. I am not at all happy about how long I have to wait to get it and with the extended delays that happened during the shipping process.

I am not a bariatric patient, but on a breast cancer treatment that has side effects in bone density. My doctor wanted me on calcium citrate. Every pill I tried I was unable to swallow. And the couple of "melt in your mouth" ones were tolerable, but not pleasant to take. Chalky and tasteless. I read about these, as well as the bad reviews on the taste. Being a caramel lover, I decided to take the chance. And I am so glad that I did. Though not as good as the popular carmel candies, these actually are pretty good. I take two a day and kind of use them as a sweet treat after breakfast and dinner. I do not experience any aftertaste, and I like their caramel consistency. I see no reason to shop further for the supplement that I need. I will be moving to subscription buying next month.

If you eat this caramel flavored chew with 1/4 cup of salted nuts, (cashew, almonds or pecans) it tastes exactly like a PayDay Candy bar, the one with salty peanuts on the outside and caramel filling on the inside. However IF you eat this chew without salted nuts, it tastes only vaguely like fake caramel dunked in gasoline. I discovered magic accidentally when I ate the first chew all by itself, and in order to quickly kill the horrid taste of these chews, I quickly grabbed maybe six or seven nuts from my husbands nearby salted assorted nuts (Kirkland) and threw the nuts into my mouth along with the chew and chewed them together. Magic happened. I adore (but cannot eat) Payday candy bars, and suddenly that lovely payday caramel nut taste was in my mouth. Now I look forward to taking this calcium chew but only with salted nuts. Cleveland Clinic says to take only 600 mg calcium at any one time, so one is the perfect size. And I have just ordered another bag full. But if you order this, make sure you order some salted nuts, or you will be writing a review that said you should have believed the review written by a grandma who warned you that you had to eat nuts with this caramel chew. I have not tried any food other than nuts, other foods might work too, but you sure will need something to kill the taste.

The flavor of the caramel tastes great and they are easy to swallow. The size is nice and the levels of calcium is perfect for my needs. The reason I decreased my rating is because these are difficult to get out of the wrapper. They stick and every time I end up leaving a decent percentage of the chew, in the wrapper since I don’t want to eat paper.

Good supplement but only provides 38% of daily requirement for calcium. Directions call to only take one per day. Keep this in mind. But on the other hand, it's really good for my 92 year old mother who has no teeth and also struggles to swallow pills (calcium always seems to come in giant horse pills that are hard to get down). Will definitely continue to use this product for her.