Magnesium Oxide

Hazard level: No known concerns

What is Magnesium Oxide?

Mineral fortification additive.

Is Magnesium Oxide safe?

Magnesium Oxide has no known health concerns in the amounts typically used in food.

Score impact: No penalty on the FoodsScan score (FoodsScan scores run 0–100, where 100 is best.)

Found in 9 of 9,912 analysed products in the FoodsScan database.

Also known as

Magnesium Oxide is also known as magnesium oxide — these all refer to the same ingredient.

magnesium oxide

Where Magnesium Oxide is typically found

Snacks Sweet Snacks Confectioneries Candies

Related additives

Calcium Carbonate Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) (E300) Natural Flavouring Zinc Sugar (Sucrose) Fructose Water Folic Acid (Vitamin B9) Pantothenic Acid (B5) Citric Acid (E330)

Products containing Magnesium Oxide

← All ingredients