Comparison

Magnesium 250 mg and MgO 400 mg

Magnesium 250 mg (Meijer) lists 2 distinct ingredients and MgO 400 mg (21st Century) 2 (rows of one ingredient counted once); 2 are on both labels. On the site's similarity measure, which compares ingredient lists (1 for the same list, rarer ingredients counting for more; amounts are not part of it), the two formulas score 1.00: the same ingredients, at the amounts in the table below.

Amount per serving (and % of the Daily Value)
IngredientMagnesium 250 mgMgO 400 mg
Calcium65 mg (5%)65 mg (5%)
Magnesium250 mg (60%)250 mg (60%)

Amounts are per serving as DSLD gives them: Magnesium 250 mg, 1 tablet; MgO 400 mg, 1 tablet. Current labels entered August 2023 and September 2019. Percentages of the Daily Value from 21 CFR 101.9. Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database.

Each product on its own

  • Magnesium 250 mgMeijer: every row against all products listing it
  • MgO 400 mg21st Century: every row against all products listing it