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No, the tablet is labeled by Solgar as 100 mgs of magnesium chelate, with no reference that I could subsequently find for the amount of elemental mag, which would vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, depending on the amount and number of excipients.Is that correct? If you were having 50mg of the total amount including excipients, then I think that would mean you're splitting the tablet into 10 pieces and I can't see how that would work?
A 50 mg dose would be half of a 100 mg tablet, not 1/10th. I clip the tablets in half in order to arrive at a 50 mg dose .... I would guess that the amount of elemental mag would be anywhere from 10 to 37 plus or minus mgs of elemental mag ...
I honestly don't know, but it would appear to be. The labelling practices are, I think, intentionally vague regarding how much of a tablet or capsule is elemental mag or potassium or whatever, About the only way to know for sure is to call or email the company and ask them directly.Dr's Best Magnesium Glycinate is 525mg of magnesium lysinate glycinate generating 52.5mg of magnesium. Is that the same as elemental?
Wish I could help more, but there it is ....