Magnesium Citrate

E345
Hazard level: No known concerns Antioxidant / acidity regulator (E300–399)

What is Magnesium Citrate?

Mineral salt of citric acid, acidity regulator/mineral fortificant.

Is Magnesium Citrate safe?

Magnesium Citrate has no known health concerns in the amounts typically used in food.

Score impact: No penalty on the FoodsScan score (FoodsScan scores run 0–100, where 100 is best.)

Found in 21 of 12,858 analysed products in the FoodsScan database.

Regulatory sources: EFSA, FDA

Also known as

Magnesium Citrate is also known as e345, magnesium citrate, magnesium salts of citric acid — these all refer to the same ingredient.

magnesium citrate e345 magnesium salts of citric acid

Related additives

Natural Flavouring Sugar (Sucrose) Salt (Sodium Chloride) Sucralose (E955) Oats Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) Citric Acid (E330) Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) (E300) Chia Seeds Lecithin (E322) Sodium Ascorbate (E301) Calcium Ascorbate (E302) Ascorbyl Palmitate (E304) Tocopherol (Vitamin E) (E306) Alpha-Tocopherol (Synthetic Vitamin E) (E307) Propyl Gallate (E310)

Products containing Magnesium Citrate

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