Magnesium

Breakdown

2 ingredients to avoid

Boots Magnesium scores 28/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

Boots Magnesium lists 8 ingredients, starting with Magnesium Oxide, Cellulose, Calcium Carbonate, Magnesium Stearate and Cross-linked Sodium Carboxy Methyl Cellulose. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 28/100 Boots Magnesium scores worse than most minerals we have scored. A higher-scoring option in minerals is Eidon Ionic Minerals Magnesium Liquid Concentrate at 100/100.