What's in Tums vs Rolaids Advanced Soft Chews?

Active ingredients

Inactive ingredients both list 3

• Starch

  Inactive ingredient on both labels (on Tums's label as starch, corn) from source

• Allura Red ACC18H14N2Na2O8S2

  Inactive ingredient on both labels (on Tums's label as FD&C red No. 40) from source

• SucroseC12H22O11

  Inactive ingredient on both labels from source

Only on Tums's label 7

• Brilliant blue FCFC37H34N2Na2O9S3

  Inactive ingredient (on the label as FD&C blue No. 1) from source

• TartrazineC16H9N4Na3O9S2

  Inactive ingredient (on the label as FD&C yellow No. 5) from source

• Sunset yellow FCFC16H10N2Na2O7S2

  Inactive ingredient (on the label as FD&C yellow No. 6) from source

• adipic acid
• mineral oil
• sodium polymetaphosphate
• talc

Only on Rolaids Advanced Soft Chews's label 7

• Aluminium oxideAl2O3

  Inactive ingredient (on the label as aluminum oxide) from source

• Silicon dioxideO2Si

  Inactive ingredient from source

• GlycerolC3H8O3

  Inactive ingredient (on the label as glycerin) from source

• Lecithin

  Inactive ingredient (on the label as lecithin, soybean) from source

• WaterH2O

  Inactive ingredient from source

• corn syrup
• hydrogenated coconut oil

Common questions

What is the difference between Tums and Rolaids Advanced Soft Chews?

Tums lists calcium carbonate as its only active ingredient, while Rolaids Advanced Soft Chews add magnesium hydroxide; both labels list sucrose and starch.

What is the active ingredient in Tums and in Rolaids Advanced Soft Chews?

Tums's label lists calcium carbonate 500 mg, antacid as its active ingredient. Rolaids Advanced Soft Chews's label lists calcium carbonate 1330 mg, antacid, magnesium hydroxide 235 mg, antacid and dimethicone (not yet a MoleculeFinder molecule) as active ingredients.

Which ingredients do Tums and Rolaids Advanced Soft Chews share?

Both labels list calcium carbonate, starch, Allura Red AC and sucrose.