Product analysis
Magnesium & Potassium Aspartate offers magnesium to help fill dietary gaps, with benefits for tiredness most relevant when intake is low.
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Nutrient Quality49
The magnesium and potassium sources are named, with reasonable absorption potential for the magnesium. The taurine preparation and the quality of the potassium remain less certain.
Ingredient Transparency88
Amounts are stated for all three ingredients. The magnesium and potassium forms are identified, while the taurine preparation is unspecified.
Value For Money58
The serving cost appears reasonable for magnesium aspartate. There is not enough information to judge value separately for potassium or taurine.
Customer Satisfaction92
Customer ratings are favorable, with a useful number of buyers contributing. They describe satisfaction rather than proving effectiveness or safety.
Product Focus60
The clearest role is magnesium supplementation when dietary intake is low. The small potassium and taurine amounts do not establish the blood-pressure benefits described for larger amounts.
- Format
Capsule - Container
- 120 Capsule(s)
- Per serving
- $0.21
- Customer rating
- 4.8 · 13,058 ratings
Goals
Impact
High effect
Magnesium · 250 mgTaurine · 100 mg
Impact
Moderate effect
Magnesium · 250 mg
Impact
High effect
Magnesium · 250 mgTaurine · 100 mg
Impact
High effect
Potassium · 99 mgMagnesium · 250 mgTaurine · 100 mg
Impact
High effect
Magnesium · 250 mg
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount per serving | Score |
|---|---|---|
Magnesium (Magnesium Aspartate) | 250 mg | |
Potassium (Potassium Aspartate) | 99 mg | |
Taurine | 100 mg |
Magnesium (Magnesium Aspartate) · 250 mg OverallScore72
Each serving supplies 250 mg of magnesium, a substantial amount. The serving cost is low for the magnesium source. It uses Magnesium Aspartate.
How this ingredient is rated
Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability49
It uses Magnesium Aspartate. No named chelation standard or fully reacted claim is specified.
Magnesium Form & Absorption Potential
It uses Magnesium Aspartate.
Patented Materials & Chelation Quality
No named chelation standard or fully reacted claim is specified.
Dose, Safety & Label Transparency90
The label states the elemental magnesium amount. No positive amount of vitamin B6, vitamin D or boron is indicated.
Elemental Yield Transparency
The elemental magnesium amount per serving is stated.
Therapeutic Dosage Alignment
Each serving provides 250 mg of magnesium, a substantial amount.
Synergistic Formulation Logic
No positive amount of vitamin B6, vitamin D or boron is indicated.
Value80
The serving cost is low for the magnesium source.
Price Per Elemental Quality
The serving cost is low for the magnesium source.
Taurine · 100 mg OverallScore52
A serving provides 100 mg of taurine, with a high product cost relative to that amount. The source and manufacturing origin are unspecified. Testing or GMP manufacturing is claimed; a specific certification seal is not indicated.
How this ingredient is rated
Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability66
The taurine is described as L-taurine or free-form; a purity grade is not specified. The taurine source and manufacturing origin are not specified. Standard excipients are indicated, though they are not named here.
Chemical Form and Purity
The taurine is described as L-taurine or free-form; a purity grade is not specified.
Sourcing and Branded Ingredients
The taurine source and manufacturing origin are not specified.
Formulation Cleanliness
Standard excipients are indicated, though they are not named here.
Dose, Safety & Label Transparency54
The serving provides a small 100 mg amount of taurine. Testing or GMP manufacturing is claimed; a specific certification seal is not indicated.
Taurine Dosage Potency
The serving provides a small 100 mg amount of taurine.
Dose Disclosure
The taurine amount per serving is stated as 100 mg.
Quality Assurance and Testing
Testing or GMP manufacturing is claimed; a specific certification seal is not indicated.
Value20
The product cost is high relative to the taurine amount.
Price per Gram of Taurine
The product cost is high relative to the taurine amount.
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- Partial neutralization of the acidogenic Western diet with potassium citrate increases bone mass in postmenopausal women with osteopenia.
- Potassium citrate supplementation results in sustained improvement in calcium balance in older men and women.
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- Comparative Efficacy of Nutraceuticals on Endothelial Function: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.
- Serum magnesium, mortality, and cardiovascular disease in chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
- Sex-specific associations between sodium and potassium intake and overall and cause-specific mortality: a large prospective U.S. cohort study, systematic review, and updated meta-analysis of cohort studies.
- Potassium intake, stroke, and cardiovascular disease a meta-analysis of prospective studies.
- Blood pressure response to changes in sodium and potassium intake: a metaregression analysis of randomised trials.
- Twenty-Four-Hour Urinary Sodium and Potassium Excretion and Their Associations With Blood Pressure Among Adults in China: Baseline Survey of Action on Salt China.
- Dietary Sodium and Potassium Intake and Risk of Non-Fatal Cardiovascular Diseases: The Million Veteran Program.