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Pure Encapsulations Magnesium Glycinate

Magnesium Glycinate

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Contaminants · 4

1 at/over limit
From lab tests of this product’s family
Pure Encapsulations Magnesium Glycinate capsules
This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Lead9.27 ppbof 5 ppb
Over the limit — 1.9×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Magnesium Glycinate
ArsenicNDof 10 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)
Measured in: Magnesium Glycinate
CadmiumNDof 5 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Magnesium Glycinate
MercuryNDof 2 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L
Measured in: Magnesium Glycinate

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Common questions

Is Pure Encapsulations Magnesium Glycinate healthy?

Pure Encapsulations Magnesium Glycinate scores 61/100 on Tallow — our okay band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in, plus lab results from its product family, Pure Encapsulations Magnesium Glycinate capsules. 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.

What is in Pure Encapsulations Magnesium Glycinate?

Pure Encapsulations Magnesium Glycinate lists 3 ingredients, starting with Magnesium Glycinate, Ascorbyl Palmitate and Vegetarian Capsule. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Pure Encapsulations Magnesium Glycinate contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Pure Encapsulations Magnesium Glycinate’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Pure Encapsulations Magnesium Glycinate?

Pure Encapsulations Magnesium Glycinate has no NOVA group. Tallow works NOVA out from the ingredient list, and it does not apply to supplements or non-food products; a food whose ingredients are not all classified yet stays unknown instead of being guessed. Either way the processing axis scores it neutrally.

How does Pure Encapsulations Magnesium Glycinate compare to other minerals?

At 61/100 Pure Encapsulations Magnesium Glycinate lands mid-scale — below the typical score in minerals, but clear of the bottom band. A higher-scoring option in minerals is Eidon Ionic Minerals Magnesium Liquid Concentrate at 100/100.

Is Pure Encapsulations Magnesium Glycinate organic?

Pure Encapsulations Magnesium Glycinate is not certified organic in our data.

Has Pure Encapsulations Magnesium Glycinate been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Magnesium glycinate in vegetarian capsules) with the other products in its family, Pure Encapsulations Magnesium Glycinate capsules, and 1 product in its family has been lab tested. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Those results are in the family's Contaminants section above; its own results may differ.

Does Pure Encapsulations Magnesium Glycinate contain heavy metals?

Pure Encapsulations Magnesium Glycinate itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected lead at 9.27 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Magnesium Glycinate. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

Full methodology: how we score products.

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