Magnesium taurate, also known as magnesium ditaurate, is the magnesium salt of taurine, and a mineral supplement.
Contents
It contains 8.9% elemental magnesium by mass. Accordingly, 100 mg of magnesium is contained in 1121 mg of magnesium taurate.
Uses
Magnesium taurate has been suggested with applicability to vascular protection, myocardial infarction, pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, perinatal asphyxia, and migraine. It has been studied in rats for delaying the onset and progression of cataract.
Safety
Due to the expected dissociation of magnesium taurate in the body before absorption, safety data on magnesium and taurine can be used to evaluate the safety of magnesium taurate.
Taurine has an observed safe level of supplemental intake in normal healthy adults at up to 3 g/day. Using the same level as an approximation for taurate yields a limit of 3.3 g/day for magnesium taurate, or alternatively 300 mg/day for elemental magnesium as taurate.