Magnesium Glycinate vs. Magnesium Amino Acid Chelate
Among 6,062 on-market magnesium products with an identifiable primary form, 9.5% use Magnesium Glycinate (573 products) and 4.6% use Magnesium Amino Acid Chelate (279).
| Magnesium Glycinate | Magnesium Amino Acid Chelate | |
|---|---|---|
| Quality tier | Unrated | Tier 2 |
| Magnesium by weight | 14.1% | — |
| Share of market | 9.5% | 4.6% |
| On-market products | 573 | 279 |
| Median declared dose | 100 elemental mg middle half: 28.2–185 | 83 elemental mg middle half: 25–175 |
| Most common brands | Metagenics, Metabolic Maintenance, KAL | NaturesPlus, Douglas Laboratories, MH Michael's Health Naturopathic Programs |
Doses are declared per serving in elemental mg. “By weight” is the share of the ingredient that is the nutrient itself (e.g. elemental magnesium in a magnesium salt).
Why Magnesium Glycinate is unrated
Marketed as a gentler, well-absorbed chelate; no glycinate-specific human bioavailability trial is cited (Walker 2003 tested a generic amino-acid chelate, not glycinate, and did not assess clinical symptoms), so no tier is assigned.
Source: none located for glycinate specifically; see Walker AF et al. 2003, Magnes Res 16(3):183-191, PMID 14596323 (generic amino-acid chelate)
Why Magnesium Amino Acid Chelate is tier 2
Lower serum and salivary Mg response than citrate (but greater 24-h urinary Mg than oxide) in one 60-day RCT; "amino acid chelate" is not a single defined compound.
Source: Walker AF et al. 2003, Magnes Res 16(3):183-191, PMID 14596323
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- Magnesium Oxide vs. Magnesium Citrate
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- Magnesium Oxide vs. Magnesium Aspartate
- Magnesium Oxide vs. Magnesium Amino Acid Chelate
- Magnesium Citrate vs. Magnesium Glycinate
- Magnesium Citrate vs. Magnesium Aspartate
- Magnesium Citrate vs. Magnesium Amino Acid Chelate
- Magnesium Glycinate vs. Magnesium Aspartate
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