Magnesium Bisglycinate — Unbuffered, TRAACS-Certified
100% unbuffered magnesium bisglycinate. Albion TRAACS-certified chelate — no magnesium oxide hiding behind the number on the label.
121 mg elemental magnesium per 2-capsule serving (60.5 mg per capsule). The dose you read is the dose you get — two smaller vegan caps because we didn't inflate the number with cheap oxide.
What "unbuffered" means: the elemental magnesium on our label comes entirely from chelated bisglycinate — not padded with magnesium oxide, the poorly-absorbed form (~4% uptake) many brands use to hit a big front-label number.
- Unbuffered — 100% TRAACS bisglycinate, never oxide
- Honest dose — 60.5 mg elemental per capsule · 121 mg per 2-capsule serving
- One active ingredient — no proprietary blend
- Full disclosure — non-medicinal: microcrystalline cellulose, hypromellose (vegan capsule), magnesium stearate
- Plant-based capsules · made in Canada
- Health Canada licensed · NPN 80148126
Not a fit if you want one giant capsule, only need 50–100 mg a day, or shop purely on lowest price — buffered products are cheaper, and we'd rather be honest about why.
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Ingredients
Medicinal ingredient (per capsule):
- Magnesium (from magnesium bisglycinate) — 60.5 mg elemental
121 mg elemental magnesium per 2-capsule serving. 100% chelated bisglycinate — no magnesium oxide.
Non-medicinal ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose, hypromellose (vegetable capsule), magnesium stearate.
Health Canada licensed · NPN 80148126.
Magnesium Bisglycinate — Unbuffered, TRAACS-Certified
Unbuffered
100% Albion TRAACS bisglycinate — never magnesium oxide.
Honest dose
60.5 mg elemental per capsule · 121 mg per 2-capsule serving.
Plant-based
Vegan capsules, made in Canada.
Health Canada licensed
NPN 80148126.
Why unbuffered?
Most “premium” magnesium is quietly buffered with cheap magnesium oxide — the poorly-absorbed form (~4% uptake) used to hit a big front-label number. Ours isn’t. 100% Albion TRAACS-certified bisglycinate, 121 mg of elemental magnesium across an honest two-capsule serving. The dose you read is the dose you get.
Reality Check Calculator
Plug in the numbers from any magnesium bisglycinate bottle in your cupboard. We'll show you whether the math actually works — or whether it's hiding oxide.
Capsule capacities are approximate. The math assumes pure chelate without significant fillers — most products include 5-10% binders, which makes the buffering math even tighter.
A capsule can only hold so much.
The math behind the calculator above is dead simple. Three numbers. No chemistry degree required.
Pure bisglycinate is mostly glycine.
Magnesium bisglycinate is only about 14.1% elemental magnesium by weight. The rest is glycine — that's what makes it gentle and absorbable, but it also means you need a lot of powder for a meaningful dose.
To deliver 200 mg elemental, you need…
200 mg ÷ 0.141 = 1,418 mg of magnesium bisglycinate powder. That's the minimum amount of pure chelate required to honestly deliver a 200 mg elemental claim from one capsule.
A capsule physically holds…
A standard size 00 veggie capsule — the largest most brands use — holds roughly 735 mg of powder. Before fillers. 1,418 mg of chelate cannot fit. Not even close.
Flip your bottle. Three checks.
You don't need a chemistry kit. You don't need our calculator. Just turn over any magnesium product in your cupboard and look for these three things.
Read the medicinal ingredients.
If you see "magnesium oxide" listed alongside "magnesium bisglycinate," you're getting buffered magnesium. The oxide is doing most of the work.
Check the per-capsule claim.
If a single capsule promises 150 mg or more of elemental magnesium "from bisglycinate," and it's a standard veggie capsule — the math doesn't work without oxide.
Read the non-medicinal ingredients too.
Some products bury oxide there or under names like "magnesium hydroxide." If you see anything in the oxide family, the chelate isn't doing the work the front of the bottle implies.
Product details
How to take it
Adults: take 2 capsules daily, or as directed by a health professional. [CONFIRM directions & cautions against the NPN 80148126 label before publish.]
The capsule math
60.5 mg elemental magnesium per capsule × 2 capsules = 121 mg per serving — all from bisglycinate, no oxide buffer. A big front-label number usually means oxide padding the count.
What's inside
One active ingredient: 100% Albion TRAACS magnesium bisglycinate. Non-medicinal: microcrystalline cellulose, hypromellose (vegan capsule), magnesium stearate. No proprietary blend.
Shipping & returns
Ships from Canada. [CONFIRM standard shipping timeframe + returns policy copy from an existing Freshfield PDP.]
Not a fit if…
- You want one giant capsule a day. Our honest 121 mg elemental is two smaller vegan caps — and to some people, two is one too many.
- You only need 50–100 mg of elemental magnesium a day. Plenty of lower-dose products are perfectly fine.
- You're shopping purely on price per capsule. Buffered products are cheaper. They're cheaper for a reason — we'd rather be honest about that than compete on it.
- You mainly want occasional regularity support. That's what magnesium citrate's osmotic pull is for — bisglycinate is the gentler everyday pick.
FAQs
Please read our FAQs page to find out more.
Why two capsules instead of one?
An honest 121 mg of elemental magnesium from pure bisglycinate doesn’t fit in one small capsule without adding cheap oxide. Two smaller vegan caps = the real dose, no buffer.
Is this buffered with magnesium oxide?
No. It’s 100% chelated bisglycinate. The elemental magnesium on the label comes entirely from the chelate — never oxide.
How do I check my current magnesium?
Flip the bottle. If “magnesium oxide” appears in the ingredients, it’s buffered — most of that big number is a form the body absorbs poorly (~4%).
Bisglycinate vs. citrate vs. oxide?
Oxide: cheap, ~4% absorbed. Citrate: well absorbed but has a laxative pull. Bisglycinate: gentle, well absorbed, bonded to glycine — the everyday daily-driver form.
Is it Health Canada licensed?
Yes — reviewed and licensed by Health Canada under NPN 80148126.
If you have any questions, you are always welcome to contact us. We'll get back to you as soon as possible, within 24 hours on weekdays.
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Shipping Information
Ships from Canada. Orders typically process within 1–2 business days. [CONFIRM carrier/timeframes.]
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