Minerals

Mineral supplements — magnesium (citrate, L-threonate, with B6), zinc picolinate, selenium, copper, boron, chromium and a complete chelated complex — from Solgar, Designs for Health and Quicksilver Scientific.

The form of a mineral is half the product, so it is on every label here: magnesium as citrate, as L-threonate or with B6, zinc as picolinate, chromium and selenium in chelated form. A tub that says only “magnesium 400 mg” tells you almost nothing, and we would rather not sell it.

Thirteen products from Solgar, Designs for Health and Quicksilver Scientific, in tablets, capsules, powders and liposomal liquid. If you are choosing between two versions of the same mineral, the practical questions are elemental amount per serving, how many servings a tub holds, and whether you want to swallow it or drink it.