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Ground animal bone, typically from cattle, used as a source of minerals, mainly calcium and phosphorus, along with small amounts of collagen and other bone-matrix proteins.
Why it’s used
Taken as a natural-source alternative to isolated mineral salts for calcium and phosphorus, or for the collagen and bone-matrix components some products market for joint or bone support.
What the evidence says
There is little dedicated clinical research on bone meal itself as distinct from its mineral content; most calcium evidence comes from studies using purified calcium salts, and mineral content in bone meal can vary by source and processing. Historical concern has centered on the possibility of trace heavy-metal contamination depending on sourcing and manufacturing controls.
Where we looked
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- PubMed: 2490 records · searched August 2026
"Bone"[Title/Abstract] AND ("dietary supplements"[MeSH] OR supplementation[Title/Abstract] OR supplement[Title/Abstract] OR supplements[Title/Abstract] OR "oral administration"[Title/Abstract]) AND (randomized controlled trial[pt] OR clinical trial[pt] OR meta-analysis[pt] OR systematic review[pt]) AND humans[MeSH] - PubMed: 931692 records · searched August 2026
"Bone"[Title/Abstract]
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Context
No standard studied dose range for bone meal as an ingredient exists in the mainstream literature; labeled amounts vary widely by product and are not tied to a specific clinical protocol.
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