Product comparison
NOW Foods Magnesium Tablets vs Sports Research® Gym Magnesium Capsules
NOW Foods·Sports Research® Gym
1000 mg · 180 servings
Total
Choose if…
- ✓You prioritize disclosure, certs, and readable label story.
Sports Research® Gym Magnesium Capsules leads overall
Thin race: only 2 points between totals
2000 mg · 30 servings
Total
Choose if…
- ✓You care about salt/form heuristics encoded in our rubric.
- ✓You want the higher conservative safety lane score.
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Choose NOW Foods Magnesium Tablets if…
- you want more servings per container at a similar use pattern.
Choose Sports Research® Gym Magnesium Capsules if…
- you want the higher overall decision score in this head-to-head.
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Winner
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Split decision - tradeoffs
Close call- Sports Research® Gym Magnesium Capsules leads on formula (Δ ≈ 18 pts).
- Sports Research® Gym Magnesium Capsules leads on ingredient fit (Δ ≈ 12 pts).
- Sports Research® Gym Magnesium Capsules leads on safety (Δ ≈ 6 pts).
Decision table
- ValueTie band
- FormulaSports Research® Gym Magnesium Capsules +18
- Label clarityTie band
- AdditivesTie band
- TransparencyNOW Foods Magnesium Tablets +20
| Metric | NOW Foods Magnesium Tablets | Sports Research® Gym Magnesium Capsules |
|---|---|---|
| Total score | 72 | 74 |
| Ingredient fit | 82 | 94 |
| Dosage plausibility | 67 | 67 |
| Formula quality | 60 | 78 |
| Additives & label (combined lane) | 72 | 72 |
| Excipient / additive burden | 72 | 72 |
| Label clarity | 72 | 72 |
| Transparency | 74 | 54 |
| Value | 60 | 60 |
| Safety | 82 | 88 |
| Form | other | powder |
| Serving size | 1 serving | 1 serving |
| Servings / container | 180 | 30 |
| Certifications | - | - |
| Latest price on file | - | - |
Head-to-head verdict
Razor-thin margin - Sports Research® Gym Magnesium Capsules edges it; both are defensible.
Following the winner captures about +2 points on our total in this matchup.
Data confidence (catalog)
Category-adjusted decision
Rubric lift if you switch
- +18 on formula
- +12 on ingredient fit
- +6 on safety
Where NOW Foods Magnesium Tablets leads
- NOW Foods Magnesium Tablets leads on transparency (Δ ≈ 20 pts).
Where Sports Research® Gym Magnesium Capsules leads
- Sports Research® Gym Magnesium Capsules leads on formula (Δ ≈ 18 pts).
- Sports Research® Gym Magnesium Capsules leads on ingredient fit (Δ ≈ 12 pts).
- Sports Research® Gym Magnesium Capsules leads on safety (Δ ≈ 6 pts).
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