Magnesium Threonate

by The Vitamin Shoppe · capsule · 90 vegetable capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 66536 03920 3
  • DSLD label 213752
  • Serving 3 vegetable capsules
  • 30 servings

Magnesium Threonate by The Vitamin Shoppe lists one ingredient: 144 mg of magnesium per serving of 3 vegetable capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 26, 2020.

What is in Magnesium Threonate?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 vegetable capsules. 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 Threonate: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 213752, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories5 Calories
Total Carbohydrates2 g1%Carbohydrate in Magnesium Threonate against 21,979 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.2 g

58% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g).

Magnesiumas Magtein Magnesium L-Threonate144 mg34%Magnesium in Magnesium Threonate against 14,003 products144 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg144 mg

Higher than 70% of 14,003 products listing magnesium (median 86 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 213752 (entered February 26, 2020), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. 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?

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
Directions: Take three (3) vegetable capsules per day, with or without food.
Warnings
Warning: Consult your healthcare provider prior to use if you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications or have any medical conditions.
Keep out of reach of children.
Tamper evident Do not use if outer seal is broken or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-free Dairy-free Soy-free Nut-free
Does not contain: Gluten, salt, artificial colors or flavors.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 213752.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Modified Cellulose, L-Leucine, Silicon Dioxide.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Quality promise Tested & trusted.

How many labels does Magnesium Threonate have?

One label is on file, entered on February 26, 2020.

  1. Label 213752 (current) Entered February 26, 2020 · on the market · 90 vegetable capsules · UPC 7 66536 03920 3

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

Who makes it?

The label names Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (distributor), Secaucus, NJ. All The Vitamin Shoppe products.

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