Magnesium citrate malate: authorised novel food in the EU

Conditions of use and maximum levels

Table 1, column "Conditions under which the novel food may be used", as written:

• Food Supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC

Additional specific labelling requirements

The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be ‘Magnesium citrate malate’

Specification (Table 2)

Table 2 of the Annex, row with the same name, as written:

Description/Definition:

Magnesium citrate malate is a white to yellowish-white, amorphous powder.Chemical formula: Mg5(C6H5O7)2(C4H4O5)2

Chemical name: Pentamagnesium di-(2-hydroxybutanedioate)-di-(2- hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate)

CAS No.: 1259381-40-2

Molecular weight: 763,99 Daltons (anhydrous)

Solubility: Freely soluble in water (about 20 g in 100 ml)

Description of the physical state: Amorphous powder

Assay magnesium: 12,0-15,0 %

Loss on drying (120 °C/4 hours): ≤ 15 %

Colour (solid): White to yellowish-white

Colour (20 % aqueous solution): Colourless to yellowish

Appearance (20 % aqueous solution): Clear solution

pH (20 % aqueous solution): Approx. 6,0

Impurities:

Chloride: ≤ 0,05 %

Sulphate: ≤ 0,05 %

Arsenic: ≤ 3,0 ppm

Lead: ≤ 2,0 ppm

Cadmium: ≤ 1 ppm

Mercury: ≤ 0,1 ppm

Source and version

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470, Annex, Union list of novel foods, Table 1. Consolidated text of 10 August 2026. The text above is copied from that document without change except that amendment markers are removed. It is not advice and it does not decide whether a particular product is covered.

• Consolidated text on EUR-Lex

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