Comparing E329 - Magnesium lactate vs E330 - Citric acid
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What is magnesium lactate good for?
Magnesium lactate (E329) is good for regulating acidity in foods and beverages and for fortifying them with magnesium. As a supplement, it provides a bioavailable source of magnesium to help meet daily needs.
What is magnesium lactate used for?
It’s used in foods as an acidity regulator and stabilizer, and to add magnesium for fortification. It’s also sold as a dietary supplement to supply magnesium.
What does magnesium lactate do?
In foods it buffers pH and helps maintain flavor stability while adding magnesium. When consumed, it supplies magnesium that supports normal muscle, nerve, and energy metabolism.
Is magnesium lactate good for you?
At the amounts used in foods, it’s considered safe and can contribute magnesium to the diet. As a supplement it can help correct low magnesium, but too much may cause diarrhea or cramping—people with kidney problems should seek medical advice.
How much magnesium lactate should i take?
Follow the product label and base dosing on elemental magnesium: adults typically need 310–420 mg/day total magnesium, and the tolerable upper limit from supplements is 350 mg/day of elemental magnesium. Magnesium lactate dihydrate is about 10% elemental magnesium, so 1,000 mg of the salt provides roughly 100 mg of magnesium.
Is citric acid bad for you?
At typical food levels, citric acid (E330) is considered safe by major regulators (GRAS; EFSA/JECFA). Concentrated or frequent acidic exposure can irritate the mouth/stomach or contribute to tooth enamel erosion.
Where does the citric acid cycle occur?
In eukaryotic cells it occurs in the mitochondrial matrix; in bacteria it occurs in the cytosol.
What does citric acid do to your body?
It is a normal intermediate in energy metabolism and is readily metabolized to carbon dioxide and water. Citrate can bind minerals, which may enhance absorption of some and help prevent certain kidney stones by increasing urinary citrate.
Where does citric acid come from?
It occurs naturally in citrus fruits, but most food-grade citric acid is produced by fermenting sugars (e.g., from corn, beet, or cane) with Aspergillus niger.
How is citric acid made?
Industrially, sugars are fermented with Aspergillus niger to produce citric acid, then it is recovered and purified—often by precipitating calcium citrate and converting it back with sulfuric acid or via ion-exchange/crystallization.