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Mag Citrate

by Metagenics · tablet or pill · 120 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 55571 02300 1
  • DSLD label 295759
  • Serving 3 tablets
  • 40 servings

Mag Citrate by Metagenics lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 3 tablets, such as 60 mg of calcium and 300 mg of magnesium, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2023.

What is in Mag Citrate?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 tablets. 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).

Mag Citrate: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 295759, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Total Carbohydratesless than 1 g1%
Dietary Fiberless than 1 g3%
Calciumas Calcium Citrate60 mg5%Calcium in Mag Citrate against 17,831 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg60 mg

68% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg).

Magnesiumas Magnesium Citrate300 mg71%Magnesium in Mag Citrate against 14,003 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg300 mg

Higher than 87% of 14,003 products listing magnesium (median 86 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 295759 (entered August 23, 2023), 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?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

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?

1 product lists 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
Directions: Take three tablets once daily or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Caution: Consult your healthcare practitioner if taking other nutritional supplements or medications.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Warning: If loose stools occur, stop use and notify your healthcare practitioner. Tamper evident: Do not use if safety seal is missing or broken.
Practitioner Exclusive
Allergens and what it does not contain
This product is non-GMO, gluten free, and vegetarian.
Storage
Storage: Keep tightly closed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 295759.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Hypromellose, Medium Chain Triglycerides, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Certified Gluten Free GFCO.org (Gluten-Free Certification Organization). Listed with: Certified gluten-free (GFCO) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Mag Citrate have?

4 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 295759 (current) Entered August 23, 2023 · on the market · 120 tablets · UPC 7 55571 02300 1
  2. Label 216450 Entered March 24, 2020 · off the market September 7, 2022 · 120 tablets · UPC 7 55571 02300 1
  3. Label 209702 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market December 27, 2019 · 120 tablets
  4. Label 27168 Entered October 25, 2013 · off the market July 3, 2019 · 120 tablets

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

Who makes it?

The label names Metagenics (manufacturer), Gig Harbor, WA. All Metagenics products.

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