Label arithmetic · NIH DSLD 294013

Pure Encapsulations Magnesium (Citrate)

Pure Encapsulations Magnesium (Citrate) declares 150 mg of elemental magnesium as citrate, which needs 928–1,327 mg of salt per unit — a size 000 capsule or larger; NIH DSLD 294013, label dated 2023-09-25, calculation 2026-09-13.

FDA recall records for Pure Encapsulations: 2 · queried 2026-09-13; brand-string matches across products.

Mass budget · computed; capsule comparison · modelled

What the declared salt would weigh

Pure Encapsulations Magnesium (Citrate) declares 150 mg of elemental magnesium per serving in NIH DSLD 294013, requiring 928.22–1,327.43 mg of magnesium citrate under the salt model calculated 2026-09-13.

Elemental-to-compound conversion for NIH DSLD 294013
StepValueEvidence
Declared elemental magnesium150 mg per servingobserved · label 2023-09-25
Resolved saltMagnesium citrate · full-recordcomputed · 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 serving928.22–1,327.43 mg = 150 mg ÷ elemental fractioncomputed
Compound mass per discrete unit928.22–1,327.43 mgcomputed

At powder density 0.6–0.8 g/mL, 928 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

Pure Encapsulations Magnesium (Citrate) has 14 published fields below, traced to NIH DSLD 294013 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 identifier294013observed
Resolved saltMagnesium citratecomputed
Source of the resolved saltfull-recordobserved
Elemental magnesium per serving (mg)150observed
Servings per container180observed
Elemental magnesium per container (mg)27000computed
Compound mass per discrete unit928.22–1,327.43 mgcomputed
Capsule fill verdictneeds-000modelled
Required standard capsule size000modelled
Label date2023-09-25observed
Retail match confidenceconfirmedcomputed
Observed container price (USD)36.5observed
Price observation date2026-09-11observed
Cost per 100 mg elemental (USD)0.1352computed

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

Pure Encapsulations Magnesium (Citrate) retains 1 magnesium-related rows in NIH DSLD 294013, including 1 rows selected for the primary serving, from label 2023-09-25, examined 2026-09-13.

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

Pure Encapsulations Magnesium (Citrate)'s $0.1352 per 100 mg of elemental magnesium is at percentile 68 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$36.50 on 2026-09-11
Cost per 100 mg elemental$0.1352
Observed prices in citrate19 confirmed matches
Percentile68
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

Pure Encapsulations Magnesium (Citrate) works out to 45–180 days per package at the label's own serving and filed frequency of 1–4 servings per day, according to label 2023-09-25, calculated 2026-09-13.

Arithmetic using the label's own serving, not intake advice
Net contents as filed180 Capsule(s)
Discrete units in the package180
Serving size as filed1 Capsule(s)
Units per serving1
Servings per package180
Daily servings in the label instructions1–4
Days per package at the label's own serving45–180 days
Price per serving$0.2028 · computed from price observed 2026-09-11
Price per day at the label's own serving$0.2028–0.8111 · 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

Pure Encapsulations Magnesium (Citrate) files 1 magnesium percent-daily-value entries in NIH DSLD 294013; the check below applies the group-specific references in 21 CFR 101.9 to its 150 mg primary serving, calculated 2026-09-13.

Declared values and current-reference arithmetic
Group as filedDeclaredReferenceRecomputedDifference
Adults and children 4 or more years of age36%420 mg36%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

Pure Encapsulations Magnesium (Citrate) lists 3 other ingredients in NIH DSLD 294013, label dated 2023-09-25, examined 2026-09-13.

Other ingredients as filed
EntryIngredient
1Cellulose
2Water
3Ascorbyl Palmitate

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

Pure Encapsulations Magnesium (Citrate) has 2 target-group entries in NIH DSLD 294013, label dated 2023-09-25, 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 13 versions of this label for Pure Encapsulations Magnesium (Citrate), according to the retained record examined 2026-09-13; the label date is 2023-09-25.

Source record for Pure Encapsulations Magnesium (Citrate)
NIH DSLD labelNIH DSLD 294013
Registry snapshot2026-08-10
Label date2023-09-25
Physical stateCapsule
Barcode as filed7 66298 00173 9
Versions held by the registry13; 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.