Magnesium Citrate powder is a vegan powdered food supplement based on magnesium salts of citric acid, one of the most studied forms of the mineral magnesium.
Magnesium is an essential nutrient for our body and must be provided through the diet, as the human body is not able to synthesise it de novo.
Magnesium is a mineral that is available in many sources from nature: specially in green leaf vegetables, legumes and seeds.
Still, a magnesium deficiency is a common problem in developed countries:
In fact, between a 10-30% of the world population has a magnesium deficiency (DiNicolato et al., 2018).
HSN's magnesium citrate is 100% pure, without additives in its composition. In fact, it is exclusively made of magnesium citrate salts.
Ionic magnesium (free) is a very unstable form, that is why HSN use magnesium salts.
Magnesium citrate is a magnesium mineral + citric acid complex, both form an excellent salt due to their physico-chemical properties:
Solubility, making it easier to make a homogeneous mixture that is easy to consume. It has a good amount of elemental magnesium, so that large amounts of product are not necessary to reach the daily magnesium recommendations. The magnesium citrate powder is 100% suitable for vegetarians and vegans.
