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Malic Acid + Magnesium

by Douglas Laboratories · tablet or pill · 180 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 3 10539 00341 1
  • DSLD label 232010
  • Serving 1 tablet
  • 180 servings

Malic Acid + Magnesium by Douglas Laboratories lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 30 mg of vitamin C, 86 mg of magnesium, 500 mg of malic acid and 10 mg of citrus bioflavonoids. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2020.

What is in Malic Acid + Magnesium?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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).

Malic Acid + Magnesium: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 232010, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid30 mg33%Vitamin C in Malic Acid + Magnesium against 18,583 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg30 mg

83% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg).

Magnesiumas Magnesium HydroxideMagnesium (Form: as magnesium hydroxide)86 mg20%Magnesium in Malic Acid + Magnesium against 14,003 products86 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg86 mg

50% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg).

Malic Acid500 mgMalic Acid in Malic Acid + Magnesium against 235 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 222 mg to 1,200 mg, the median 588 mg.500 mg

51% of 235 products listing malic acid give more (median 588 mg).

Citrus Bioflavonoids10 mgFlavonoid in Malic Acid + Magnesium against 2,343 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.10 mg

89% of 2,343 products listing flavonoid give more (median 50 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 232010 (entered August 23, 2020), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. 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:

  • 89% of the 2,343 products that print an amount of flavonoid list more than its 10 mg of citrus bioflavonoids (filed by NIH under flavonoid) (median 50 mg).

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?

2 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: As a dietary supplement, adults take 1 tablet daily or as directed by your health professional.
Warnings
Warning: If you are pregnant, nursing, have any health condition or taking any medication, consult your health professional before using this product.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Use only if safety seal is intact.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-free, Non-GMO
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 232010.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Coating, Stearic Acid, Vegetable Stearate, Croscarmellose Sodium, Silica.

How many labels does Malic Acid + Magnesium have?

One label is on file, entered on August 23, 2020.

  1. Label 232010 (current) Entered August 23, 2020 · on the market · 180 tablets · UPC 3 10539 00341 1

DSLD also links this label to: Malic Acid + Magnesium Tablets (image difference, same product), Malic Acid + Magnesium Tablets (package size difference, same product), Malic Acid + Magnesium Tablets (package size difference, same product), Malic Acid + Magnesium Tablets (image difference, same product), Malic Acid + Magnesium Tablets (package size 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 Douglas Laboratories (manufacturer), Pittsburgh, PA. All Douglas Laboratories products.

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