Glycinate
A compound with glycine. The label may give the compound mass, elemental magnesium, or both.
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Types of magnesium, without the guesswork.
A form name tells you which compound is listed. It does not, by itself, establish that one product will work better for you. Start with the source’s elemental amount and comparison unit.
Citrate
A citrate compound. We use each product’s stated elemental amount rather than a generic conversion.
See sourced products ↗L-threonate
Products often foreground a 2,000 mg compound figure. Check the smaller elemental figure.
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The selected label states both magnesium aspartate and its magnesium equivalent.
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Appears alone and in blends. One selected capsule label quotes 52.68 mg elemental magnesium.
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The selected powder source gives an approximate elemental amount; the cost is approximate too.
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The selected powder source says roughly 133 mg elemental magnesium per 1.5 g serve.
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The selected powder source says about 70 mg elemental magnesium per 1.3 g serve.
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Contain two or more named magnesium forms. The comparison uses the stated total elemental magnesium.
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