Magnesium Malate or Taurate (2026): 7 Checked, 2 on Testing Lists
Buy Momentous Magnesium Malate if you want malate, or Nutricost Magnesium Taurate if you want taurate. Momentous gives 220 mg of magnesium for $0.60 a day and is on NSF/ANSI 173. Nutricost gives 120 mg for $0.22 a day.
Our pick for: a malate on a testing list
- A day
- $0.602 capsules at Amazon's price.
- A bottle
- $17.9960 capsules, 30 days
- In 2 capsules
- 220 mgMagnesium, as dimagnesium malate
- Testing list
- NSF/ANSI 173Listed by name, read November 12, 2026
Why we pick it NSF/ANSI 173 lists Momentous Magnesium Malate by name, for every lot. It is the only one of the three malate products here on a testing list. Want the lowest cost? Buy Double Wood, $0.18 a day.
Which magnesium malate should you buy?
Buy Momentous, our pick, the only malate here on NSF/ANSI 173 (read November 12, 2026). We checked three malate products: Momentous, NOW and Double Wood. Each other malate has its own choice below. NSF/ANSI 173 is an independent testing standard for supplements.
NOW Magnesium Malate
The label gives 95 mg of magnesium in each veg capsule and its directions are 1 capsule 3 times a day, so a day is 285 mg for $0.25. Choose it if you want the most magnesium a day of the malates here.
$0.25 a day · $15.13 for 60 days
Check price on AmazonDouble Wood Magnesium Malate
The label gives 225 mg of magnesium in 3 capsules, listed under 1,500 mg of magnesium malate, and its directions are 3 capsules a day. Choose it if you want malate at the lowest cost, $0.18 a day for 225 mg.
$0.18 a day · $24.95 for 140 days
Check price on AmazonWhich magnesium taurate should you buy?
Buy Nutricost Magnesium Taurate, our pick, at $0.22 a day for 120 mg of magnesium. We checked four taurate products: Nutricost, Double Wood, Swanson and Codeage. Codeage is the only one on NSF/ANSI 173, read November 12, 2026.
Nutricost Magnesium Taurate, our taurate pick
The label gives 120 mg of magnesium and 1,500 mg of magnesium taurate in 3 capsules. It costs $0.22 a day, the lowest cost a day of the taurates here, and $0.37 per 200 mg of magnesium. If you want a taurate on a testing list, buy Codeage below.
$0.22 a day · $17.95 for 80 days
Check price on AmazonCodeage Liposomal Magnesium Taurate+, on NSF/ANSI 173
NSF/ANSI 173 lists "Liposomal Magnesium Taurate+" from Codeage LLC, all lots, as a capsule with a serving of 2 capsules (read November 12, 2026). The label gives 300 mg of magnesium and 10 mg of vitamin B6 in 2 capsules, for $0.67 a day. Choose it if you want a taurate on a testing list.
$0.67 a day · $39.99 for 60 days
Check price on AmazonSwanson Magnesium Taurate
The label gives 200 mg of magnesium in 2 tablets, and says to take two tablets once a day. Choose it if you want tablets in place of capsules.
$0.35 a day · $20.99 for 60 days
Check price on AmazonDouble Wood Magnesium Taurate
Its label gives the same 120 mg of magnesium in 3 capsules as Nutricost, and its label range is 3 to 8 capsules a day. It costs $0.29 a day. Choose it if you want the Double Wood brand or a label range that goes up to 8 capsules a day.
$0.29 a day · $19.95 for 70 days
Check price on AmazonHow much magnesium does a serving give, and what does it cost?
The seven products, malate first, at Amazon prices read November 12, 2026. Magnesium is the amount on each label's panel for the serving shown, as the panel prints it. NOW's panel prints 95 mg for one capsule, so its row shows 3 capsules, the daily amount on its label. A day is the price divided by the days a bottle lasts at that serving a day. Per 200 mg is the cost of 200 mg of magnesium at that serving.
| Product and serving | Magnesium | A day | Per 200 mg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Momentous Magnesium Malate2 capsules. Malate. NSF/ANSI 173 | 220 mg | $0.60 | $0.55 |
| NOW Magnesium Malate1 veg capsule, taken 3 times a day. Malate. Not on a testing list | 95 mg a capsule, 285 mg in 3 | $0.25 | $0.18 |
| Double Wood Magnesium Malate3 capsules. Malate. Not on a testing list | 225 mg | $0.18 | $0.16 |
| Nutricost Magnesium Taurate3 capsules. Taurate. Not on a testing list | 120 mg | $0.22 | $0.37 |
| Double Wood Magnesium Taurate3 capsules (label range 3 to 8 capsules a day). Taurate. Not on a testing list | 120 mg | $0.29 | $0.48 |
| Swanson Magnesium Taurate2 tablets. Taurate. Not on a testing list | 200 mg | $0.35 | $0.35 |
| Codeage Liposomal Magnesium Taurate+2 capsules. Taurate. NSF/ANSI 173 | 300 mg | $0.67 | $0.44 |
How much magnesium is too much?
NIH's upper limit for magnesium from supplements is 350 mg a day for adults. At each serving shown, the seven products with a magnesium line give 120 to 300 mg, so none is over that limit.
Questions people ask
Should I take magnesium malate or magnesium taurate?
Buy the malate if you want the one on a testing list at the higher magnesium amount: Momentous gives 220 mg for $0.60 a day. Buy the taurate for the lower cost a day: Nutricost gives 120 mg for $0.22 a day. Both supply magnesium, so the choice is the compound you want.
What is magnesium malate, and what is magnesium taurate?
Malate is magnesium bound to malic acid. Taurate is magnesium bound to the amino acid taurine. On the Nutricost taurate panel, 1,500 mg of magnesium taurate comes with 120 mg of magnesium.
Which malate or taurate products are on a testing list?
Two of the 7: Momentous Magnesium Malate (NSF/ANSI 173) and Codeage Liposomal Magnesium Taurate+ (NSF/ANSI 173). NSF lists each by the name on its listing, for every lot. We searched NSF/ANSI 173 and NSF Certified for Sport on November 12, 2026, USP on November 11, 2026, and Informed Sport and Informed Choice on November 12, 2026.
How we picked
We checked every single-compound magnesium malate and magnesium taurate capsule or tablet we found for sale on Amazon: seven. Label amounts come from the NIH label database for NOW and Double Wood, and from the supplement facts photo on the Amazon listing for Momentous, Nutricost, Swanson and Codeage. We searched NSF/ANSI 173 and NSF Certified for Sport on November 12, 2026, USP on November 11, 2026, and Informed Sport and Informed Choice on November 12, 2026. We priced each bottle on November 12, 2026. For glycinate or citrate, see the magnesium guide.
Sources
- NSF/ANSI 173 listings: Momentous Magnesium Malate and Codeage Liposomal Magnesium Taurate+, read November 12, 2026.
- NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database: NOW Magnesium Malate (label 313611), Double Wood Magnesium Malate (label 315680) and Double Wood Magnesium Taurate (label 315681).
- Supplement facts photos on the Amazon listings for Momentous, Nutricost, Swanson and Codeage, read November 12, 2026.
- NIH Office of Dietary Supplements fact sheet on magnesium: the adult upper limit for supplements.
- Amazon product listings and prices for the seven products, read November 12, 2026 through the Amazon Creators API.