Label arithmetic · NIH DSLD 313611

NOW Magnesium Malate Caps

NOW Magnesium Malate Caps declares 95 mg of elemental magnesium as malate, which needs 611–720 mg of salt per unit — a size 00 capsule or larger; NIH DSLD 313611, label dated 2024-05-23, calculation 2026-09-13.

FDA recall records for NOW: 1 · queried 2026-09-13; brand-string matches across products.

Mass budget · computed; capsule comparison · modelled

What the declared salt would weigh

NOW Magnesium Malate Caps declares 95 mg of elemental magnesium per serving in NIH DSLD 313611, requiring 611.33–719.7 mg of magnesium malate under the salt model calculated 2026-09-13.

Elemental-to-compound conversion for NIH DSLD 313611
StepValueEvidence
Declared elemental magnesium95 mg per servingobserved · label 2024-05-23
Resolved saltMagnesium malate · full-recordcomputed · name resolved from filed text
Reference formulaMgC₄H₄O₅; 156.38 g/molcomputed · chemical reference
Elemental fraction13.2–15.54% by masscomputed
Why the fraction is a rangeanhydrous or dihydratemodelled · hydrate not specified
Compound mass per serving611.33–719.7 mg = 95 mg ÷ elemental fractioncomputed
Compound mass per discrete unit611.33–719.7 mgcomputed

At powder density 0.6–0.8 g/mL, 611 mg of powder requires at least a size 00 capsule (a size 0 holds about 545 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

NOW Magnesium Malate Caps has 14 published fields below, traced to NIH DSLD 313611 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 identifier313611observed
Resolved saltMagnesium malatecomputed
Source of the resolved saltfull-recordobserved
Elemental magnesium per serving (mg)95observed
Servings per container180observed
Elemental magnesium per container (mg)17100computed
Compound mass per discrete unit611.33–719.7 mgcomputed
Capsule fill verdictneeds-00modelled
Required standard capsule size00modelled
Label date2024-05-23observed
Retail match confidenceconfirmedcomputed
Observed container price (USD)29.28observed
Price observation date2026-09-11observed
Cost per 100 mg elemental (USD)0.1712computed

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

NOW Magnesium Malate Caps retains 1 magnesium-related rows in NIH DSLD 313611, including 1 rows selected for the primary serving, from label 2024-05-23, examined 2026-09-13.

Filed amounts, salt names and serving order
Filed amountServing orderFiled salt / notesCalculation role
95 mg1Salt not identified in this row as of 2026-09-13

elemental, from

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 malate

NOW Magnesium Malate Caps's $0.1712 per 100 mg of elemental magnesium is at percentile 78 among 9 malate 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 malate
Observed item price · Amazon$29.28 on 2026-09-11
Cost per 100 mg elemental$0.1712
Observed prices in malate9 confirmed matches
Percentile78
Match confidenceconfirmed

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

NOW Magnesium Malate Caps works out to 60 days per package at the label's own serving and filed frequency of 3 servings per day, according to label 2024-05-23, calculated 2026-09-13.

Arithmetic using the label's own serving, not intake advice
Net contents as filed180 Veg Capsule(s)
Discrete units in the package180
Serving size as filed1 Veg Capsule(s)
Units per serving1
Servings per package180
Daily servings in the label instructions3
Days per package at the label's own serving60 days
Price per serving$0.1627 · computed from price observed 2026-09-11
Price per day at the label's own serving$0.488 · computed from price observed 2026-09-11

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

NOW Magnesium Malate Caps files 1 magnesium percent-daily-value entries in NIH DSLD 313611; the check below applies the group-specific references in 21 CFR 101.9 to its 95 mg primary serving, calculated 2026-09-13.

Declared values and current-reference arithmetic
Group as filedDeclaredReferenceRecomputedDifference
Adults and children 4 or more years of age23%420 mg23%0 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

NOW Magnesium Malate Caps lists 4 other ingredients in NIH DSLD 313611, label dated 2024-05-23, examined 2026-09-13.

Other ingredients as filed
EntryIngredient
1Hypromellose
2Hydroxypropyl Cellulose
3Stearic Acid
4Silicon Dioxide

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

Label declarations · observed

Target groups as filed

NOW Magnesium Malate Caps has 5 target-group entries in NIH DSLD 313611, label dated 2024-05-23, examined 2026-09-13.

Manufacturer-filed target groups
EntryFiled group
1Vegan
2Vegetarian
3Adult (18 - 50 Years)
4Gluten Free
5Dairy Free

Provenance · observed

Registry record, versions and scanned label

The registry holds 1 versions of this label for NOW Magnesium Malate Caps, according to the retained record examined 2026-09-13; the label date is 2024-05-23.

Source record for NOW Magnesium Malate Caps
NIH DSLD labelNIH DSLD 313611
Registry snapshot2026-08-10
Label date2024-05-23
Physical stateCapsule
Barcode as filed7 33739 01303 3
Versions held by the registry1; version details are not available in this enrichment record as of 2026-09-13
Source scanScanned label (NIH DSLD)
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.