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Mag-Malate

by Douglas Laboratories · tablet or pill · 90 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 3 10539 98063 7
  • DSLD label 289175
  • Serving 1 tablet
  • 90 servings

Mag-Malate by Douglas Laboratories lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 100 mg of magnesium and 400 mg of malic acid. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 24, 2023.

What is in Mag-Malate?

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).

Mag-Malate: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 289175, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Magnesiumas Magnesium Amino Acid Chelate, Magnesium Oxide100 mg24%Magnesium in Mag-Malate against 14,003 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg100 mg

Higher than 51% of 14,003 products listing magnesium (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Malic Acid400 mgMalic Acid in Mag-Malate against 235 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 222 mg to 1,200 mg, the median 588 mg.400 mg

58% of 235 products listing malic acid give more (median 588 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 289175 (entered August 24, 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 1 to 3 servings 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: As a dietary supplement, adults take 1 tablet 1-3 times 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 289175.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Calcium Carbonate, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Isomalt, Medium Chain Triglycerides, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.

How many labels does Mag-Malate have?

5 labels are on file under this name since February 23, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 289175 (current) Entered August 24, 2023 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 3 10539 98063 7
  2. Label 237958 Entered October 23, 2020 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 7 45287 20028 5
  3. Label 56104 Entered January 25, 2016 · off the market August 14, 2020 · 90 tablets · UPC 7 45287 20028 5
  4. Label 30904 Entered February 26, 2014 · off the market December 15, 2015 · 90 tablets · UPC 7 45287 20028 5
  5. Label 5273 Entered February 23, 2012 · off the market July 31, 2013 · 90 tablets · UPC 7 45287 20028 5

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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