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Magnesium malate

CAS 869-06-7 · 40/100 · High conf.

Also registered as 3 other CAS numbers

24561-63-5 · 6150-86-3 · 74096-72-3

Concern score

40/100Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.

High confidence

Magnesium malate in plain language

What it is: Also known as Butanedioic acid, 2-HYDROXY-, magnesium salt (1:1) · Magnesium 2-hydroxybutanedioate · (+/-)-magnesium malate · (±)-magnesium malate · Butanedioicacid, hydroxy-, magnesium salt (1:1) · C4H4MgO5
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DB15555 · FM181546 · Jfqqiwndaxacsr-uhfffaoysa-l · Magnesium malate, (+/-)- · Magnesium malate, (±)- · Malic acid magnesium salt (1:1) · Malic acidmagnesium salt (1:1) · Q5927277 · UNII-LA9X9UJA2Z
What it does: We don't have a plain-language description for Magnesium malate yet.
Is it a concern?: Moderate concern: no hazard classifications on record.

Why it's flagged

EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Magnesium malate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Industrial

EUEFSAEFSA opinionOpinion of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food on a request from the Commission related to Calcium, Magnesium and Zinc Malate added for nutritional purposes to food supplements as sources for Calcium, Magnesium and Zinc and to Calcium Malate added for nutritional purposes to foods for particular nutritional uses and foods intended for the general population as source for Calcium (EFSA AFC)
- Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food on a request from the Commission related to Calcium, Magnesium and Zinc Malate added for nutritional purposes to food supplements as sources for Calcium, Magnesium and Zinc and to Calcium Malate added for nutritional purposes to foods for particular nutritional uses and foods intended for the general population as source for Calcium (EFSA AFC)Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

Independent scientific assessments cited by the records we hold, with the year and link where the record gives one.

JECFA
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives
No JECFA evaluation on file.
EFSA
European Food Safety Authority
- Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food on a request from the Commission related to Calcium, Magnesium and Zinc Malate added for nutritional purposes to food supplements as sources for Calcium, Magnesium and Zinc and to Calcium Malate added for nutritional purposes to foods for particular nutritional uses and foods intended for the general population as source for Calcium (EFSA AFC)
  2006 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Magnesium malate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

EFSA OpenFoodTox
regulatory · updated 2026-10-04
Open →
EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated 30 November 2009
Open →
EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
Open →
FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
Open →
openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
Open →
PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
Open →

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.

Good fit

The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.

Fragrance avoidance

No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.

Good fit

This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Magnesium malate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Magnesium malate; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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