Is the Magnesium Content in Food Supplements Consistent with the Manufacturers' Declarations?

ABSTRACT: Food supplements (FS) are gaining more and more popularity because they are a quick way to compensate for deficiencies in the diet. Due to their affordable price and easy-to-take form, they are eaten by all age groups and by healthy and sick people. There are many categories of this type of preparations on the market, and FS with magnesium (Mg) are some of the most commonly used. Therefore, the aim of the study was to determine the Mg content in FS and to compare the estimated value with that declared by the manufacturer. The study included 116 FS containing Mg. In order to determine the Mg content, the atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) method was used. The tested FS were divided in terms of the declared content, pharmaceutical form, chemical form of Mg, composition complexity, and pric

SUBMITTER: Puscion-Jakubik A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8538386 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature