Food additive · Acidity regulator / phosphate
Magnesium phosphate
- E-number
- E343
A mineral source and anti-caking agent.
- Food additive
- Phosphate additive
- Expert review pending
Concern level
A minor or very limited concern, such as being an ultra-processing marker only. The concern level sets how many points magnesium phosphate costs on a product’s receipt.
What the evidence says
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Low concernStrong evidence
EFSA (2019) set a group ADI for phosphates of 40 mg/kg body weight (as phosphorus) and noted that infants, toddlers and children may exceed it. [1]
Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.
Popular products that list magnesium phosphate
83 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list magnesium phosphate. The 12 most scanned:
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Chocolate Shake Premier Protein · 11 fl oz (325 mL) Score 81 out of 100 Excellent -
Premier Protein Vanilla Shake Premier Protein · 11 oz Score 40 out of 100 Okay -
Vanilla Premier Protein Shake Premier Protein · 11 fl oz Score 81 out of 100 Excellent -
Organic Coconut Unsweetened Coconutmilk So Delicious · 946 mL Score 65 out of 100 Good -
Premier Protein Premier Protein Score 80 out of 100 Excellent -
Protein Shake Café Latte Premier Protein · 11 fl oz (325 mL) Score 80 out of 100 Excellent -
Protein Shake Muscle Milk · 14 oz Score 34 out of 100 Poor -
Caramel Protein Shake Premier Protein · 11.5 fl oz Score 81 out of 100 Excellent -
Premier Protein Premier Protein Score 84 out of 100 Excellent -
Café Latte Protein Shake Premier Protein · 11 fl oz Score 46 out of 100 Okay -
Original nutrition shake Ensure · 237 mL Score 24 out of 100 Poor -
Premier Protein Premier Protein Score 81 out of 100 Excellent
Diets and allergens
- Vegan
- Yes
- Vegetarian
- Yes
- Gluten-free
- Yes
For the ingredient in general. Always check the package: a product’s own labels win.
Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (4)
- e343
- magnesium phosphate
- dimagnesium phosphate
- trimagnesium phosphate
Sources
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EFSA issues new advice on phosphates
“We estimated that dietary exposure to phosphates may exceed the new ADI for infants, toddlers and children with average consumption of phosphates in their diet.”
efsa.europa.eu