Naka Platinum Magnesium Malate 250mg Elemental Magnesium with 500mg Malic Acid, Supports Muscle Function, 200 Vegetable Capsules

Naka Platinum Magnesium Malate 250mg Details

Naka Platinum Magnesium Malate 250mg delivers 250mg of elemental magnesium per single capsule, paired with 500mg of malic acid — a two-for-one that most magnesium products don't offer. The malate form is made in the capsule itself: magnesium oxide reacts with malic acid to form magnesium malate, so you get the mineral and the fruit acid it is bound to. At one capsule per serving and 200 capsules per bottle, this is the Naka magnesium with the fewest pills for the most elemental magnesium.

Magnesium plays a role in many relaxing effects and is a very important mineral for cardiovascular health. It also plays a role in cell signalling, in wound healing and in the enzymes governing DNA replication. Naka Magnesium Malate supports carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolization, maintenance of healthy bones and teeth, tissue formation and proper muscle functioning. Vegan, Gluten Free, Non-GMO, Made in Canada, NPN 80061413.

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Quick Facts

Who Magnesium Malate Is For

• Anyone who wants 250mg of elemental magnesium in a single capsule rather than splitting it across two or three
• People specifically after malic acid alongside their magnesium — 500mg of it per capsule, which standalone malic acid products rarely beat
• Anyone who wants to reduce muscle cramping and support proper muscle functioning
• People buying magnesium for carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolization rather than purely for sleep
• Anyone who wants regular bowel movements supported as part of the effect rather than treated as a side issue
• Shoppers who need a Vegan, Gluten Free, Non-GMO magnesium with a clean excipient list

Who this product is NOT for: If your goal is getting to sleep and staying asleep, the glycine-bound forms fit better — Naka Platinum Magnesium Bisglycinate 200mg is built for that and the glycine itself contributes. If you want magnesium for cognitive support, that is magnesium L-threonate, a different molecule with a different purpose. And if you need the gentlest magnesium on a sensitive stomach, a powder is easier to titrate than a fixed 250mg capsule — start with Naka Magnesium Citrate Calming Powder.

Vitamart's Take

We stock malate because it answers a complaint we hear constantly: people on magnesium are tired of swallowing three capsules to reach a sensible dose. 250mg of elemental magnesium in one capsule is the highest per-capsule figure across the Naka magnesium range, and 200 capsules lasts six months at one a day.

Two honest trade-offs. First, part of the magnesium comes from magnesium oxide, reacted in with malic acid to form the malate — oxide is the least gently absorbed magnesium salt on its own, and higher single doses of any magnesium can loosen the bowels. Naka lists supporting regular bowel movements as a benefit, which is the same mechanism read positively; if that is not what you want, a bisglycinate is the quieter choice. Second, the malic acid is the real differentiator here, and if you don't care about malic acid you are buying a feature you won't use.

How Magnesium Malate Compares

Magnesium is sold by what it is bound to, and the binding decides how it behaves and what else you get with it.

• Versus bisglycinate: Naka Herbs Magnesium Bisglycinate 200mg is the calm-and-sleep form, bound to glycine. Malate gives more elemental magnesium and 500mg of malic acid instead.
• Versus citrate: Naka Magnesium Citrate 150mg is also bound to a Krebs-cycle acid and is the most common form on Canadian shelves. Malate carries 250mg elemental against citrate's 150mg.
• Versus L-threonate: magnesium L-threonate is bought for brain and cognitive support at a much lower elemental dose. Not a general magnesium top-up.
• Versus a multi-form blend: Naka Platinum Bioactive Multi Magnesium Plus B6 spreads eight forms across one capsule. Broader, but less of any single one.

What Is Malic Acid Doing Here?

Malic acid is the compound that gives green apples their sharpness, and inside your cells it is a working intermediate of the Krebs cycle — the loop in your mitochondria that converts food into ATP. Malate is one of the eight steps in that loop, and it also runs the malate-aspartate shuttle, which moves reducing equivalents from the cytoplasm into the mitochondria so the electron transport chain has something to work with. That is why malate is interesting as a magnesium carrier rather than an inert passenger: both halves of the molecule have a job in energy metabolism.

Magnesium itself is the cofactor for every enzyme that handles ATP — ATP is biologically active as magnesium-ATP, not as ATP alone. Pairing the mineral with a Krebs-cycle acid puts the cofactor and a cycle substrate in the same capsule. Here the chemistry is literal: magnesium oxide reacts with the malic acid to form magnesium malate, which is why the label lists both. The malate is not a coating or a flavour, it is the counter-ion the magnesium arrives attached to.

How To Use

Adults take 1 capsule 1 to 2 times per day, or as suggested by a healthcare practitioner.

Frequently Asked Questions

Pairs Well With

• Magnesium Malate Supplements — every malate we stock, for comparing elemental dose per capsule
• Bone Health Supplements — magnesium supports healthy bones and teeth, and calcium and D sit alongside it
• Electrolyte Supplements — for anyone taking magnesium with cramping and activity in mind
• Stress & Relaxation — magnesium plays a role in many relaxing effects

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Compare Similar Products

• Naka Platinum Magnesium Bisglycinate 200mg — the glycine-bound form, chosen for calm and a gentler stomach
• Naka Magnesium Citrate 150mg — the other Krebs-cycle acid form, at a lower elemental dose per capsule
• Naka Platinum Bioactive Multi Magnesium Plus B6 — eight magnesium forms with B6, breadth over a single form
• Magnesium Supplements — every magnesium form and format we carry

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Adults take 1 capsule 1 to 2 times per day or as suggested by a healthcare practitioner