Label arithmetic · NIH DSLD 308656

Swanson Magnesium Aspartate

Swanson Magnesium Aspartate declares 133 mg of elemental magnesium per serving as aspartate, which would require 1,580 mg of the salt in each unit — more than the 1,100 mg a size 000 capsule holds; NIH DSLD 308656, label dated 2024-03-22, calculation 2026-09-13.

FDA recall records for Swanson: 6 · queried 2026-09-13; brand-string matches across products.

Mass budget · computed; capsule comparison · modelled

What the declared salt would weigh

Swanson Magnesium Aspartate declares 133 mg of elemental magnesium per serving in NIH DSLD 308656, requiring 1,579.57 mg of magnesium aspartate under the salt model calculated 2026-09-13.

Elemental-to-compound conversion for NIH DSLD 308656
StepValueEvidence
Declared elemental magnesium133 mg per servingobserved · label 2024-03-22
Resolved saltMagnesium aspartate · full-recordcomputed · name resolved from filed text
Reference formulaMg(C₄H₆NO₄)₂; 288.5 g/molcomputed · chemical reference
Elemental fraction8.42% by masscomputed
Compound mass per serving1,579.57 mg = 133 mg ÷ elemental fractioncomputed
Compound mass per discrete unit1,579.57 mgcomputed

At powder density 0.6–0.8 g/mL, 1,580 mg of powder exceeds every standard capsule size — the largest, 000, holds about 1,100 mg.

If the declared salt were the sole source of magnesium here, each capsule would need 1,580 mg of powder, which no standard capsule holds. So the label does not establish aspartate as the only source. A blend with a denser salt or a non-standard capsule could reconcile it. This is a statement about the label's arithmetic, not about what is in the bottle.

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

Swanson Magnesium Aspartate has 14 published fields below, traced to NIH DSLD 308656 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 identifier308656observed
Resolved saltMagnesium aspartatecomputed
Source of the resolved saltfull-recordobserved
Elemental magnesium per serving (mg)133observed
Servings per container90observed
Elemental magnesium per container (mg)11970computed
Compound mass per discrete unit1,579.57 mgcomputed
Capsule fill verdictexceeds-allmodelled
Required standard capsule sizeNo standard size fits as of 2026-09-13modelled
Label date2024-03-22observed
Retail match confidenceconfirmedcomputed
Observed container price (USD)14.84observed
Price observation date2026-09-11observed
Cost per 100 mg elemental (USD)0.124computed

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

Swanson Magnesium Aspartate retains 1 magnesium-related rows in NIH DSLD 308656, including 1 rows selected for the primary serving, from label 2024-03-22, examined 2026-09-13.

Filed amounts, salt names and serving order
Filed amountServing orderFiled salt / notesCalculation role
133 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 aspartate

Swanson Magnesium Aspartate's $0.1240 per 100 mg of elemental magnesium is part of a group with too few observations in this salt for a percentile (2), using confirmed gold-set matches observed 2026-09-11 to 2026-09-11, calculated 2026-09-13.

Price and comparison within aspartate
Observed item price · Amazon$14.84 on 2026-09-11
Cost per 100 mg elemental$0.1240
Observed prices in aspartate2 confirmed matches
PercentileToo few observations (2) as of 2026-09-13
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

Swanson Magnesium Aspartate works out to 30 days per package at the label's own serving and filed frequency of 3 servings per day, according to label 2024-03-22, calculated 2026-09-13.

Arithmetic using the label's own serving, not intake advice
Net contents as filed90 Capsule(s)
Discrete units in the package90
Serving size as filed1 Capsule(s)
Units per serving1
Servings per package90
Daily servings in the label instructions3
Days per package at the label's own serving30 days
Price per serving$0.1649 · computed from price observed 2026-09-11
Price per day at the label's own serving$0.4947 · 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

Swanson Magnesium Aspartate files 1 magnesium percent-daily-value entries in NIH DSLD 308656; the check below applies the group-specific references in 21 CFR 101.9 to its 133 mg primary serving, calculated 2026-09-13.

Declared values and current-reference arithmetic
Group as filedDeclaredReferenceRecomputedDifference
Adults and children 4 or more years of age32%420 mg32%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

Swanson Magnesium Aspartate lists 3 other ingredients in NIH DSLD 308656, label dated 2024-03-22, examined 2026-09-13.

Other ingredients as filed
EntryIngredient
1Gelatin
2Brown Rice Flour
3Magnesium Stearate

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

This label lists magnesium stearate, whose reference elemental fraction is 4.1% by mass. No stearate quantity is available in this record as of 2026-09-13, so its magnesium contribution cannot be quantified or added to the Supplement Facts magnesium total.

Label declarations · observed

Target groups as filed

Swanson Magnesium Aspartate has 1 target-group entries in NIH DSLD 308656, label dated 2024-03-22, examined 2026-09-13.

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

Provenance · observed

Registry record, versions and scanned label

The registry holds 1 versions of this label for Swanson Magnesium Aspartate, according to the retained record examined 2026-09-13; the label date is 2024-03-22.

Source record for Swanson Magnesium Aspartate
NIH DSLD labelNIH DSLD 308656
Registry snapshot2026-08-10
Label date2024-03-22
Physical stateCapsule
Barcode as filed0 87614 11420 0
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.