Magnesium Citrate
by Metabolic Maintenance · capsule · 120 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 38287 00428 8
- DSLD label 274076
- Serving 1 capsule
- 120 servings
Magnesium Citrate by Metabolic Maintenance lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 10 mg of vitamin C and 150 mg of magnesium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 22, 2022.
What is in Magnesium Citrate?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbyl Palmitate | 10 mg | 11% | 95% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). |
| Magnesiumas Magnesium Citrate | 150 mg | 36% | Higher than 70% of 14,003 products listing magnesium (median 86 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 274076 (entered September 22, 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:
- 95% of the 18,583 products that print an amount of vitamin C list more than its 10 mg of vitamin C (median 100 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.
- Buffered Magnesium Oxide 180 mgKirkman same ingredients
- Magnesium GlycinateMetabolic Maintenance same ingredients
- Magnesium W/SRT B-FreeJigsaw Health · off the market same ingredients
- Magnesium Bisglycinate 350 mgNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage same ingredients
- Super MagNutrina · off the market same ingredients
- pMg Compound Complex Potentiated MagnesiumMaxcelint Laboratories Inc · off the market 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
- Directions: Use as directed by your healthcare professional.
- Warnings
- Keep tightly closed in a cool, dry place, out of the reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Egg free Gluten free Free of nuts Dairy free
Source: label statements in DSLD label 274076.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetarian Cellulose Capsule.
How many labels does Magnesium Citrate have?
4 labels are on file under this name since August 23, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 274076 (current) Entered September 22, 2022 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 8 38287 00428 8
- Label 274075 Entered September 22, 2022 · on the market · 240 capsules · UPC 8 38287 00430 1
- Label 25020 Entered August 23, 2013 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 8 38287 00428 8
- Label 24926 Entered August 23, 2013 · on the market · 250 capsules · UPC 8 38287 00430 1
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Metabolic Maintenance (manufacturer), Sisters, Oregon. All Metabolic Maintenance products.