Label arithmetic · NIH DSLD 179947

Nature Made Magnesium Citrate

Nature Made Magnesium Citrate declares 250 mg of elemental magnesium as citrate, which needs 774–1,106 mg of salt per unit — a size 000 capsule or larger; NIH DSLD 179947, label dated 2018-08-31, calculation 2026-09-13.

FDA recall records for Nature Made: 20 · queried 2026-09-13; brand-string matches across products.

Mass budget · computed; capsule comparison · modelled

What the declared salt would weigh

Nature Made Magnesium Citrate declares 250 mg of elemental magnesium per serving in NIH DSLD 179947, requiring 1,547.03–2,212.39 mg of magnesium citrate under the salt model calculated 2026-09-13.

Elemental-to-compound conversion for NIH DSLD 179947
StepValueEvidence
Declared elemental magnesium250 mg per servingobserved · label 2018-08-31
Resolved saltMagnesium citrate · label-rowcomputed · name resolved from filed text
Reference formulaMg₃(C₆H₅O₇)₂; 451.11 g/molcomputed · chemical reference
Elemental fraction11.3–16.16% by masscomputed
Why the fraction is a rangetrimagnesium dicitrate 16.2%; dibasic and hydrated forms as low as 11.3%modelled · hydrate not specified
Compound mass per serving1,547.03–2,212.39 mg = 250 mg ÷ elemental fractioncomputed
Compound mass per discrete unit773.51–1,106.19 mgcomputed

At powder density 0.6–0.8 g/mL, 774 mg of powder requires the largest standard size, 000 (holds about 1,100 mg).

The verdict uses the most favourable reading for the product — the smallest compound mass the label allows. It excludes the shell and other ingredients; their unreported masses are not added as guesses.

Size 0 holds about 545 mg, size 00 about 730 mg, and size 000 about 1,100 mg at powder density 0.6–0.8 g/mL. These are model inputs, not measurements of this product's capsule. Read the mass-budget method.

Label facts and derived measurements

The numbers for this label

Nature Made Magnesium Citrate has 14 published fields below, traced to NIH DSLD 179947 and the 2026-08-10 registry snapshot, with calculations dated 2026-09-13.

Values published in this page's Product metadata
FieldValueEvidence tier
NIH DSLD identifier179947observed
Resolved saltMagnesium citratecomputed
Source of the resolved saltlabel-rowobserved
Elemental magnesium per serving (mg)250observed
Servings per container60observed
Elemental magnesium per container (mg)15000computed
Compound mass per discrete unit773.51–1,106.19 mgcomputed
Capsule fill verdictneeds-000modelled
Required standard capsule size000modelled
Label date2018-08-31observed
Retail match confidencelegacy-verifiedcomputed
Observed container price (USD)10.89observed
Price observation date2026-09-07observed
Cost per 100 mg elemental (USD)0.0726computed

Observed means a value transcribed from a label or price observation. Computed means arithmetic or normalization of those inputs. Modelled means the result depends on a stated physical assumption, including capsule capacity. Evidence tiers and their limits.

Source transcription · observed

Magnesium lines as filed

Nature Made Magnesium Citrate retains 1 magnesium-related rows in NIH DSLD 179947, including 1 rows selected for the primary serving, from label 2018-08-31, examined 2026-09-13.

Filed amounts, salt names and serving order
Filed amountServing orderFiled salt / notesCalculation role
250 mg1citrate

Magnesium (Form: as Magnesium Citrate)

Selected primary serving

The elemental amount comes from the selected magnesium line. A salt named under another nutrient does not make that nutrient's quantity an elemental magnesium value. Distinct unresolved primary amounts remain ambiguous; they are not added together.

Within one salt · computed from observed prices

Cost per 100 mg within citrate

Nature Made Magnesium Citrate's $0.0726 per 100 mg of elemental magnesium is at percentile 32 among 19 citrate labels with observed prices, using confirmed gold-set matches observed 2026-08-10 to 2026-09-11, calculated 2026-09-13.

Price and comparison within citrate
Observed item price · Amazon$10.89 on 2026-09-07
Cost per 100 mg elemental$0.0726
Observed prices in citrate19 confirmed matches
Percentile32
Match confidencelegacy-verified

Percentile = 100 × the number of prices at or below this EC100 ÷ the number of observed prices in this salt, rounded to an integer. Ties receive the same percentile. The comparison includes this label; a high percentile means higher observed cost. Price is the dated item observation, excluding tax, shipping, coupons and subscriptions.

Package arithmetic · observed inputs, computed totals

What the package works out to

Nature Made Magnesium Citrate works out to 60 days per package at the label's own serving and filed frequency of 1 servings per day, according to label 2018-08-31, calculated 2026-09-13.

Arithmetic using the label's own serving, not intake advice
Net contents as filed120 Softgel(s)
Discrete units in the package120
Serving size as filed2 Softgel(s)
Units per serving2
Servings per package60
Daily servings in the label instructions1
Days per package at the label's own serving60 days
Price per serving$0.1815 · computed from price observed 2026-09-07
Price per day at the label's own serving$0.1815 · computed from price observed 2026-09-07

Days = filed servings per container ÷ filed servings per day. If the label gives a frequency range, the largest frequency gives the shortest duration. Cost per serving = observed item price ÷ filed servings; cost per label-day multiplies this by the filed frequency. This follows the label's own instructions; it is package arithmetic, not intake advice.

Percent daily value · observed and computed

The label's percent daily value, recomputed

Nature Made Magnesium Citrate files 1 magnesium percent-daily-value entries in NIH DSLD 179947; the check below applies the group-specific references in 21 CFR 101.9 to its 250 mg primary serving, calculated 2026-09-13.

Declared values and current-reference arithmetic
Group as filedDeclaredReferenceRecomputedDifference
Adults and children 4 or more years of age63%420 mg60%3 percentage points

Percent daily value = declared elemental mg ÷ the group's reference mg × 100, rounded to an integer. The adult and age-four-plus reference is 420 mg. Historical labels can use earlier references; a difference does not establish a filing error. Full-record entries may cover multiple serving sizes, so this table identifies the primary-serving basis explicitly. Group references and interpretation.

Composition · observed

Other ingredients in the filed record

Nature Made Magnesium Citrate lists 7 other ingredients in NIH DSLD 179947, label dated 2018-08-31, examined 2026-09-13.

Other ingredients as filed
EntryIngredient
1Medium Chain Triglycerides
2Gelatin
3Glycerin
4Soy Lecithin
5Water
6yellow Beeswax
7Colors added

Capsule material: gelatin. The material classification follows the filed ingredient names; it is not a test of the shell.

Label declarations · observed

Target groups as filed

Nature Made Magnesium Citrate has 2 target-group entries in NIH DSLD 179947, label dated 2018-08-31, examined 2026-09-13.

Manufacturer-filed target groups
EntryFiled group
1Adult (18 - 50 Years)
2Gluten Free

Provenance · observed

Registry record, versions and scanned label

The registry holds 2 versions of this label for Nature Made Magnesium Citrate, according to the retained record examined 2026-09-13; the label date is 2018-08-31.

Source record for Nature Made Magnesium Citrate
NIH DSLD labelNIH DSLD 179947
Registry snapshot2026-08-10
Label date2018-08-31
Physical stateSoftgel Capsule
Barcode as filed0 31604 02895 4
Versions held by the registry2; version details are not available in this enrichment record as of 2026-09-13
Calculation date2026-09-13

The barcode is retained as an identifier, not as proof of a retail match. A registry version count records the number held; it does not reveal what changed. The label date, registry snapshot and price-observation date describe different events.