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NOW Foods Magnesium Capsules vs Sports Research® Gym Magnesium Capsules

NOW Foods·Sports Research® Gym

NOW Foods Magnesium Capsules

60 servings

75/ 100

Total

Lean toward NOW Foods Magnesium Capsules

Choose if…

  • ✓You want the stronger value lane in our rough price-per-serving model.
  • ✓You prioritize disclosure, certs, and readable label story.
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NOW Foods Magnesium Capsules leads overall

Thin race: only 1 points between totals

Sports Research® Gym Magnesium Capsules

2000 mg · 30 servings

74/ 100

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 Capsules if…

  • you want the higher overall decision score in this head-to-head.
  • you want more servings per container at a similar use pattern.

Choose Sports Research® Gym Magnesium Capsules if…

  • you still want to verify the latest label, price, and stock on the retailer.

Winner

NOW Foods Magnesium Capsules

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Narrow overall win

Close call
  • NOW Foods Magnesium Capsules leads on transparency (Δ ≈ 28 pts).
  • NOW Foods Magnesium Capsules leads on value (Δ ≈ 16 pts).
  • NOW Foods Magnesium Capsules leads on label clarity (Δ ≈ 12 pts).
  • NOW Foods Magnesium Capsules leads on additives & label (combined) (Δ ≈ 10 pts).
Better value signal: NOW Foods Magnesium CapsulesStronger transparency lane: NOW Foods Magnesium CapsulesClearer label / less vague wording in our read: NOW Foods Magnesium CapsulesLeaner excipient & sweetener/dye burden in our read: NOW Foods Magnesium CapsulesHigher total in this matchup: NOW Foods Magnesium CapsulesEither SKU clears a decent baseline: NOW Foods Magnesium CapsulesSimpler label / fewer actives: Sports Research® Gym Magnesium CapsulesHigher formula score: Sports Research® Gym Magnesium CapsulesEither SKU clears a decent baseline: Sports Research® Gym Magnesium Capsules

Decision table

  • ValueNOW Foods Magnesium Capsules +16
  • FormulaSports Research® Gym Magnesium Capsules +18
  • Label clarityNOW Foods Magnesium Capsules +12
  • AdditivesNOW Foods Magnesium Capsules +8
  • TransparencyNOW Foods Magnesium Capsules +28
MetricNOW Foods Magnesium CapsulesSports Research® Gym Magnesium Capsules
Total score7574
Ingredient fit7794
Dosage plausibility6767
Formula quality6078
Additives & label (combined lane)8272
Excipient / additive burden8072
Label clarity8472
Transparency8254
Value7660
Safety8288
Formcapsulepowder
Serving size2 capsules1 serving
Servings / container6030
Certifications--
Latest price on file16,50 USD-

Head-to-head verdict

Razor-thin margin - NOW Foods Magnesium Capsules edges it; both are defensible.

Following the winner captures about +1 points on our total in this matchup.

Data confidence (catalog)

NOW Foods Magnesium Capsules · high-trust dataVerified or strong source coverage on file.
Sports Research® Gym Magnesium Capsules · limited-trust dataThin proof - treat scores as directional, not definitive.

Category-adjusted decision

NOW Foods Magnesium Capsules: 82Sports Research® Gym Magnesium Capsules: 55

Rubric lift if you switch

  • +28 on transparency
  • +16 on value
  • +12 on label clarity
  • +10 on additives & label (combined)

Where NOW Foods Magnesium Capsules leads

  • NOW Foods Magnesium Capsules leads on transparency (Δ ≈ 28 pts).
  • NOW Foods Magnesium Capsules leads on value (Δ ≈ 16 pts).
  • NOW Foods Magnesium Capsules leads on label clarity (Δ ≈ 12 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 ≈ 17 pts).
  • Sports Research® Gym Magnesium Capsules leads on safety (Δ ≈ 6 pts).

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How this compare works

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