Magnesium 250 mg
by Douglas Cooper Co. · tablet or pill · 300 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 275240
- Serving 1 tablet
- 300 servings
Magnesium 250 mg by Douglas Cooper Co. lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 20 mg of calcium and 250 mg of magnesium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 24, 2022.
What is in Magnesium 250 mg?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calciumas Dibasic Calcium Phosphate | 20 mg | 2% | 91% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). |
| Magnesiumas Magnesium Oxide | 250 mg | 62% | Higher than 83% of 14,003 products listing magnesium (median 86 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 275240 (entered October 24, 2022), 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:
- 91% of the 17,831 products that print an amount of calcium list more than its 20 mg of calcium (median 115 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Magnesium Citrate 400 mgWindmill Natural Vitamins · off the market same ingredients
- Magnesium Citrate 400 mgWindmill same ingredients
- MgO 400 mg21st Century · off the market same ingredients
- Magnesium 250 mg21st Century same ingredients
- Magnesium 250 mgMeijer same ingredients
- Mag-Cal CitrateProgressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories same ingredients
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 Use As a dietary supplement, one tablet daily.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Storage
- Store in a dry place at room temperature (59 degrees - 86 degrees F/15 degrees - 30 degrees C)
Source: label statements in DSLD label 275240.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Calcium Stearate, Croscarmellose Sodium, Ethylcellulose.
How many labels does Magnesium 250 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on October 24, 2022.
- Label 275240 (current) Entered October 24, 2022 · on the market · 300 tablets
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Douglas Cooper Co. (distributor), Carmel, IN. All Douglas Cooper Co. products.