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Magnesium Citrate, 120 capsules

£11.98 for 120 capsules at Healf. That works out at 7p per 100 mg magnesium, which ranks it 9th of the 38 magnesium citrate products we price across 12 UK retailers.

What it really costs, per 100 mg magnesium7pOne 100 mg dose is our comparison unit for magnesium. It is not a recommendation.
A day7p
A week52p
A month£2.25
A year£27.33

At one 100 mg dose a day, this pack lasts 5 months. A month is 30 days, so twelve of them is not quite a year.

How we worked it out

  • Servings: 120 ÷ 3 per serving = 40
  • In the pack: 40 × 400 mg = 16 g
  • £11.98 ÷ 16 g × 100 mg = 7.49p per 100 mg magnesium
  • A week 7.49p × 7 = 52p · a month × 30 = £2.25 · a year × 365 = £27.33
  • Amount per serving: stated on the label.

The standard dose is a comparison unit, not a recommendation. Always confirm the price on the retailer's site. How we compare everything.

Cheaper magnesium citrate

All 38, ranked →
Magnesium CitrateHealf · 400 mg a serving · £1.74 a month · a pack lasts 8 months6p£13.89View at Healf (opens in a new tab)
Allergy Research GroupMagnesium CitrateHealf · 170 mg a serving · £1.96 a month · a pack lasts 5 months7p£9.99View at Healf (opens in a new tab)
MagAsorb Advance Magnesium 300mgLamberts Healthcare (Nature's Best) · 300 mg a serving · £1.99 a month · a pack lasts 6 months7p£11.95View at Lamberts Healthcare (opens in a new tab)
Magnesium CitrateHealf · 400 mg a serving · £2.12 a month · a pack lasts 4 months7p£8.49View at Healf (opens in a new tab)
Zinc & Magnesium CapsulesBulk · 300 mg a serving · £2.22 a month · a pack lasts 9 months7p£19.99View at Bulk (opens in a new tab)
This productHealf · 400 mg a serving · £2.25 a month · a pack lasts 5 months7pshown above

Switching to the Healf pack saves 51p a month at the same 100 mg dose.

Ranked purely by price per 100 mg magnesium. 187 combination products also contain magnesium.

Pack sizes

PackPricePer doseA year
240 capsules£16.455p£18.76
120 capsulesthis pack£11.987p£27.33

At one 100 mg dose a day, the 240 capsules pack costs £8.57 less a year than this one.

On the label

Magnesium · Citrate
400 mg per serving (stated on the label)
Pack
120 capsules · 40 servings · 3 capsule(s) a serving
Cost per serving
30p (40 servings in the pack)
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Healf
What the listing says
“120 caps” · “Servings Per Container: 40” · “Serving Size: 3 Veg Capsules” · “(from Magnesium Citrate) ; 400 mg ; 107%” · “from 2,667 mg Magnesium Citrate”
Ingredients

Magnesium (elemental) (from 2,667 mg Magnesium Citrate), Hypromellose (Cellulose Capsule), Antioxidant (Ascorbyl Palmitate), Anti-Caking Agent (Silicon Dioxide)

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One 100 mg dose is our comparison unit, not a recommendation.

Price history

No price change since 1 October 2026. Checked on 20 days, most recently 20 October 2026.

Price at every check
£11.98Healf
First recorded
£11.981 Oct
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Pack price at each check.
  1. First checked at Healf: £11.98

Questions about this product

How much does NOW Foods Magnesium Citrate cost per 100 mg magnesium?

7p per 100 mg magnesium, from £11.98 for 120 capsules at Healf, checked on 20 October 2026.

Is it the cheapest magnesium citrate in the UK?

No, it is 9th of 38. Magnesium Citrate Tablets 700mg at Simply Supplements works out at 2p per 100 mg magnesium.

How long does one pack last?

5 months at one 100 mg dose. The pack holds 16 g in total.

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