Magnesium

Hazard level: No known concerns

What is Magnesium?

Essential mineral involved in muscle, nerve, and bone function, added to supplements and fortified foods.

Is Magnesium safe?

Magnesium 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 28 of 12,875 analysed products in the FoodsScan database.

Regulatory sources: EFSA, FDA

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Also known as

Magnesium is also known as магнезий, magnesium — these all refer to the same ingredient.

magnesium магнезий

Where Magnesium is typically found

Snacks Specific Products Sweet Snacks Biscuits And Cakes Biscuits And Crackers

Related additives

Salt (Sodium Chloride) Natural Flavouring Niacin (Vitamin B3) Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin) Thiamine (Vitamin B1) Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) Pantothenic Acid (B5) Tocopherol (Vitamin E) (E306) Folic Acid (Vitamin B9) Sugar (Sucrose)

Products containing Magnesium

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