Struggling With Sleep, Stress or Cramps? Magnesium Could Help

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This is a high quality magnesium supplement with no less than 6 types of well-absorbed chelated magnesium. It’s also got the full daily requirement of zinc, vitamin D3 and vitamin B6 to boost absorption further and help support bone health. This is suitable for vegans and vegetarians as the vitamin D3 is sourced from algae.

The main weakness of this product is the very high dose of elemental magnesium, at 485 mg a day, is above the NHS recommended maximum. A dose this high might give some people diarrhoea despite the fact it’s in the best absorbed formula available.

It’s still a well-deserved runner up, since it’s easy to take 2 tablets a day instead of the recommended 3, a money-saving solution.

This supplement contains good quality varieties of both magnesium and zinc which will be far better absorbed than many alternatives. It has 3 well absorbed types of “chelated” magnesium - Magnesium Citrate, Glycinate and Malate. You also get 2 good types of zinc for high absorption - Zinc Citrate and ascorbate. A good high dose of vitamin D3 is added, to improve magnesium absorption and help support bone health. This is suitable for vegans and vegetarians as the vitamin D3 is sourced from algae.

The dosage is a little low at 205 mg, falling below the NHS recommended level for men (300 mg) and women (250 mg). If your diet is fairly good and you’re just looking for a top up, this is a good quality choice - and it’s far more effective than taking higher doses of poorly absorbed magnesium oxide.

The main selling-point for this magnesium supplement is the inclusion of magnesium threonate, a synthetic magnesium compound which is great for brain health. As a patented form, it’s harder to find in supplements. There’s also some well-absorbed magnesium bisglycinate providing a third of the magnesium in this supplement. It's vegan-friendly, making it suitable for plant-based diets.

However, it falls short in a few areas. Whilst “marine magnesium” which makes up 44% of the magnesium in these capsules may sound great on the label, it’s really just inorganic magnesium oxide, which is far less absorbed than “chelated” forms. The inclusion of bamboo extract as a filler and the absence of added nutrients to support absorption are additional drawbacks to consider.

This magnesium gives you two forms of well-absorbed chelated magnesium - bisglycinate and malate - both in high quality, patented versions. It’s a vegan supplement. Whilst a bottle only lasts a month, it’s also worth bearing in mind that the price is substantially lower than the alternatives in our list.

Why isn’t it higher up our recommended list? It lacks the partner nutrients that can improve magnesium absorption and work with it once it’s absorbed. With bamboo extract as a filler, it’s not an entirely additive free supplement.