PlainVitamins

Buffered Magnesium Ascorbate

by NOW · powder · 8 ounces

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 00756 8
  • DSLD label 314000
  • Serving 0.25 level teaspoons (approx. 1 g)
  • 227 servings

Buffered Magnesium Ascorbate by NOW lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 0.25 level teaspoons, such as 820 mg of vitamin C and 60 mg of magnesium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2024.

What is in Buffered Magnesium Ascorbate?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 0.25 level teaspoons. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

Buffered Magnesium Ascorbate: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 314000, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid820 mg911%Vitamin C in Buffered Magnesium Ascorbate against 18,583 products820 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg820 mg

Higher than 90% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg).

Magnesiumas Magnesium OxideElemental60 mg14%Magnesium in Buffered Magnesium Ascorbate against 14,003 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg60 mg

56% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 314000 (entered September 25, 2024), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • Its 820 mg of vitamin C is higher than 90% of the 18,583 vitamin C products that print an amount; 1,760 list more.

The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Suggested Usage: Mix 1/4 level teaspoon of powder into at least 6 oz. of cold water or clear liquid. Take once daily with a meal. This powder can increase the temperature of liquids upon contact; therefore, the recommended serving must be mixed into at least 6 oz. of cold liquid to neutralize this reaction prior to ingestion.
Warnings
Caution: This product must be dissolved into at least 6 oz. of cold water or clear liquid before consuming. Do not breathe powder and avoid contact with skin, eyes, and clothing.
Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
For adults only. Keep out of reach of children.
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nut or sesame ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nut or sesame ingredients.
Storage
This product is sold by weight not volume. Store in a cool, dry place after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 314000.

What else is on the label?

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Triangle K (Kosher); GMP Quality Assured.

How many labels does Buffered Magnesium Ascorbate have?

One label is on file, entered on September 25, 2024.

  1. Label 314000 (current) Entered September 25, 2024 · on the market · 8 ounces · UPC 7 33739 00756 8

DSLD also links this label to: Magnesium Ascorbate (image difference, same product), Magnesium Ascorbate (image difference, same product), Pure, Buffered Magnesium Ascorbate (image difference, same product), Pure, Buffered Magnesium Ascorbate (image difference, same product), Magnesium Bisglycinate Powder (image difference, same product), Pure, Buffered Magnesium Ascorbate (image difference, same product), Magnesium Bisglycinate Powder (image difference, same product).

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names NOW Foods (packager), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

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