Best Magnesium Without Citric Acid
Magnesium supplements from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database whose labels list no citric acid, ranked by how completely the label discloses what is in the product.
Why People Avoid Citric Acid
Citric acid is added to powders and effervescent magnesium products for tartness and to help them dissolve. Almost all commercial citric acid is made by fermenting sugar with the mold Aspergillus niger.
Some people report reactions to manufactured citric acid, and others avoid it because of mold sensitivity or reflux; controlled evidence for these reactions is limited, but the preference is common. It is also acidic enough to bother some people with dental erosion or heartburn.
This page excludes added citric acid only. Magnesium citrate itself stays in the list, because it is the magnesium salt rather than added acid; if you want to avoid citrate altogether, look for glycinate, malate, or chloride in the Form column.
Results
1,256 of 1,818 on-market magnesium supplement labels with an other-ingredients list name their magnesium form and list no added citric acid.
Ranked by label detail (stated amounts, named forms, a complete other-ingredients list), then by fewest other ingredients. The ranking reflects what the label discloses, not product testing, purity, or efficacy.
| Product Name | Ingredients | Form |
|---|---|---|
| Magnesium 400 mg Emerald Labs · 4 Capsule(s) | Magnesium 400 mg1 other ingredient | bisglycinate, oxide |
| Magnesium Malate 500 mg Seeking Health · 1 Scoop(s) | Magnesium 500 mg1 other ingredient | malate |
| Pure Albion Magnesium 400 mg Emerald Labs · 4 Capsule(s) | Magnesium 400 mg1 other ingredient | bisglycinate |
| Chelated Magnesium Suzy Cohen · 2 Vegetarian Capsule(s) | Magnesium 250 mg, with malic acid1 other ingredient | bisglycinate, malate |
| Optimum Magnesium Pure TheraPro Rx · 1 Capsule(s) | Magnesium 250 mg, with malic acid1 other ingredient | bisglycinate, malate |
| Daily Magnesium UMZU · 4 Capsule(s) | Magnesium 420 mg2 other ingredients | bisglycinate, gluconate |
| Leg Tranq Vinco · 1 Vegetable Capsule(s) | Magnesium 126 mg2 other ingredients | bisglycinate, oxide |
| MagPure Malate Jigsaw Health · 1 Capsule(s) | Magnesium 100 mg2 other ingredients | malate |
| Magnesium CHK Nutrition · 3 Tablet(s) | Magnesium 400 mg2 other ingredients | chelate |
| Magnesium Pure Nootropics · 2 Capsule(s) | Magnesium 150 mg2 other ingredients | bisglycinate |
Product names link to the original label record in the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database. Labels go stale when products are reformulated; check the current package.
Search All Magnesium Supplements
Open Supplement Search, choose the Magnesium tab, and enter "citric acid" under Must not contain. This page also requires a listed other-ingredients panel, since a label without one cannot show what it leaves out, so its count runs lower than the search page's.
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Data source: NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database, public domain (CC0 1.0). Index built August 9, 2026.