Magnesium

by MegaFood · tablet or pill · 90 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 51494 10120 9
  • DSLD label 327566
  • Serving 1 tablet
  • 90 servings

Magnesium by MegaFood lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 50 mg of magnesium and 50 mg of spinach. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 23, 2025.

What is in 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).

Magnesium: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 327566, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Magnesiumas Magnesium Bisglycinatefermented magnesium bisglycinate50 mg12%Magnesium in Magnesium against 14,003 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg50 mg

59% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg).

Spinachorganic50 mgSpinach in Magnesium against 216 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 46.75 mg to 300 mg, the median 125 mg.50 mg

65% of 216 products listing spinach give more (median 125 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 327566 (entered February 23, 2025), 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?

4 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 use: Adults take 1 tablet daily with a beverage. May be taken any time of the day, even on an empty stomach.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Made without milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, wheat, fish, shellfish and sesame. Tested for 125+ Pesticides Herbicides Made without 9 food allergens Glyphosate Residue Free detoxfreeproject.org Gluten free Non GMO Project Verified nongmoproject.org
Storage
Store tightly sealed in a cool place and avoid exposure to moisture. Once open, consume within three months.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 327566.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Brown Rice, Rice Protein, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Yeast, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Hypromellose, Silicon Dioxide.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Tested for 125+ Pesticides & Herbicides Glyphosate Residue Free detoxfreeproject.org Certified Vegan vegan.org Certified B Corporation OK (Kosher) Non GMO Project Verified nongmoproject.org. Listed with: Certified Vegan (Vegan Action) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Magnesium have?

12 labels are on file under this name since November 25, 2011: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 327566 (current) Entered February 23, 2025 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 0 51494 10120 9
  2. Label 299930 Entered December 14, 2023 · off the market October 4, 2023 · 90 tablets · UPC 0 51494 10120 9
  3. Label 299929 Entered November 22, 2023 · on the market · 60 tablets · UPC 0 51494 10187 2
  4. Label 265416 Entered May 19, 2022 · off the market December 30, 2022 · 90 tablets · UPC 0 51494 10120 9
  5. Label 265195 Entered February 23, 2022 · off the market October 25, 2022 · 60 tablets · UPC 0 51494 10187 2
  6. Label 177978 Entered August 31, 2018 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 0 51494 10120 9
  7. Label 177958 Entered June 25, 2018 · on the market · 60 tablets · UPC 0 51494 10187 2
  8. Label 62564 Entered July 25, 2016 · off the market January 5, 2018 · 60 tablets · UPC 0 51494 10187 2
  9. Label 62020 Entered June 24, 2016 · off the market January 5, 2018 · 90 tablets · UPC 0 51494 10120 9
  10. Label 43407 Entered March 25, 2015 · off the market October 1, 2015 · 60 tablets · UPC 0 51494 10187 2
  11. Label 43364 Entered March 25, 2015 · off the market October 1, 2015 · 90 tablets · UPC 0 51494 10120 9
  12. Label 2525 Entered November 25, 2011 · off the market May 1, 2012 · 60 tablets · UPC 0 51494 10187 2

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

Who makes it?

The label names MegaFood (manufacturer), Manchester, NH. All MegaFood products.

Where next?