Label arithmetic · NIH DSLD 180812

The Vitamin Shoppe Magnesium Taurate

The Vitamin Shoppe Magnesium Taurate declares 125 mg of elemental magnesium as taurate, which needs 706 mg of salt per unit — a size 00 capsule or larger; NIH DSLD 180812, label dated 2019-01-07, calculation 2026-09-13.

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

Mass budget · computed; capsule comparison · modelled

What the declared salt would weigh

The Vitamin Shoppe Magnesium Taurate declares 125 mg of elemental magnesium per serving in NIH DSLD 180812, requiring 1,412.43 mg of magnesium taurate under the salt model calculated 2026-09-13.

Elemental-to-compound conversion for NIH DSLD 180812
StepValueEvidence
Declared elemental magnesium125 mg per servingobserved · label 2019-01-07
Resolved saltMagnesium taurate · label-rowcomputed · name resolved from filed text
Reference formulaMg(C₂H₆NO₃S)₂; 274.58 g/molcomputed · chemical reference
Elemental fraction8.85% by masscomputed
Compound mass per serving1,412.43 mg = 125 mg ÷ elemental fractioncomputed
Compound mass per discrete unit706.21 mgcomputed

At powder density 0.6–0.8 g/mL, 706 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

The Vitamin Shoppe Magnesium Taurate has 11 published fields below, traced to NIH DSLD 180812 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 identifier180812observed
Resolved saltMagnesium tauratecomputed
Source of the resolved saltlabel-rowobserved
Elemental magnesium per serving (mg)125observed
Servings per container90observed
Elemental magnesium per container (mg)11250computed
Compound mass per discrete unit706.21 mgcomputed
Capsule fill verdictneeds-00modelled
Required standard capsule size00modelled
Label date2019-01-07observed
Retail match confidenceunmatchedcomputed

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

The Vitamin Shoppe Magnesium Taurate retains 1 magnesium-related rows in NIH DSLD 180812, including 1 rows selected for the primary serving, from label 2019-01-07, examined 2026-09-13.

Filed amounts, salt names and serving order
Filed amountServing orderFiled salt / notesCalculation role
125 mg1taurate

Magnesium (Form: as Magnesium Taurate)

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.

Package arithmetic · observed inputs, computed totals

What the package works out to

The Vitamin Shoppe Magnesium Taurate works out to 45 days per package at the label's own serving and filed frequency of 2 servings per day, according to label 2019-01-07, calculated 2026-09-13.

Arithmetic using the label's own serving, not intake advice
Net contents as filed180 Veggie Capsule(s)
Discrete units in the package180
Serving size as filed2 Veggie Capsule(s)
Units per serving2
Servings per package90
Daily servings in the label instructions2
Days per package at the label's own serving45 days

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.

Benchmark · 6 observed prices in taurate

A same-salt reference for this package

At the median cost per 100 mg observed across 6 taurate labels ($0.1673), a package of this size (11,250 mg elemental in The Vitamin Shoppe Magnesium Taurate) would correspond to $18.82, using observations from 2026-09-11 to 2026-09-11, calculated 2026-09-13. This is a benchmark, not a retailer quote.

Same-salt benchmark working
Salt and number of observationsMagnesium taurate · n = 6
Median observed cost per 100 mg$0.1673
Filed elemental magnesium per package11,250 mg
Benchmark package equivalent$18.82 = median EC100 × package elemental mg ÷ 100
Evidence tierbenchmark · calculated 2026-09-13

The median is the middle sorted observation, or the average of the two middle observations for an even group. Each label contributes one observation. This value is neither an offer nor an estimate of a specific retailer's current price.

Percent daily value · observed and computed

The label's percent daily value, recomputed

The Vitamin Shoppe Magnesium Taurate files 1 magnesium percent-daily-value entries in NIH DSLD 180812; the check below applies the group-specific references in 21 CFR 101.9 to its 125 mg primary serving, calculated 2026-09-13.

Declared values and current-reference arithmetic
Group as filedDeclaredReferenceRecomputedDifference
Adults and children 4 or more years of age30%420 mg30%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

The Vitamin Shoppe Magnesium Taurate lists 4 other ingredients in NIH DSLD 180812, label dated 2019-01-07, examined 2026-09-13.

Capsule material: vegetarian. 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

The Vitamin Shoppe Magnesium Taurate has 4 target-group entries in NIH DSLD 180812, label dated 2019-01-07, examined 2026-09-13.

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

Provenance · observed

Registry record, versions and scanned label

The Vitamin Shoppe Magnesium Taurate is identified by 1 NIH DSLD record, 180812, according to the retained record examined 2026-09-13; the label date is 2019-01-07.

Source record for The Vitamin Shoppe Magnesium Taurate
NIH DSLD labelNIH DSLD 180812
Registry snapshot2026-08-10
Label date2019-01-07
Physical stateCapsule
Barcode as filed7 66536 03565 6
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.

Gaps in this record

What is not available for this label

The Vitamin Shoppe Magnesium Taurate has 1 unresolved data gaps in the retained NIH DSLD and price records as of 2026-09-13.

Dated missing-data statements
EntryKnown gap
1No confirmed US retail price matched to NIH DSLD 180812 (barcode 7 66536 03565 6) as of 2026-09-13.

An unmatched retail price describes our matching coverage. It does not establish that a product is unavailable. The elemental cost calculator can apply the same EC100 formula to a price you supply.