How much is good?
Tell daily needs from upper limits
See daily needs alongside upper limits. Stoffradar names the sources and separates label reference values from personal details.
- Separate needs and limits
- Read DGE and EFSA sources
- Understand label values
Example
Product comparison
Magnesium A
- Pack price
- €9.00
- Contents: 60 capsules
- 1 capsule per day
- per day
- 200 mg
- Share of the EU reference value for labelling (NRV)
- 53 %
- Price per day
- €0.15
- Form
- Citrate
€9.00 ÷ 60 = €0.15 per day
Magnesium B
- Pack price
- €12.00
- Contents: 60 capsules
- 1 capsule per day
- per day
- 150 mg
- Share of the EU reference value for labelling (NRV)
- 40 %
- Price per day
- €0.20
- Form
- Oxide
€12.00 ÷ 60 = €0.20 per day
Better choice: Magnesium A
- Daily need covered (capped at 100%): Advantage. Magnesium A: 53.3 %; Magnesium B: 40 %.
- Form rating: Advantage. Magnesium A: 2; Magnesium B: 0.
- Price per day: Advantage. Magnesium A: €0.15; Magnesium B: €0.20.
NRV is an EU reference value for labelling, not your personal requirement. Example sources: EU label reference values (NRV), BfR 2021, EFSA.
Sources and notes
Sources: Food Information Regulation (Reg. 1169/2011, Annex XIII), German Nutrition Society (DGE) reference values, EFSA (DRV/UL), BfR proposed maximum levels 2021, FSA traffic lights, EU Reg. 1924/2006, WHO sugar limit. Some product data from Open Food Facts (ODbL).
Does not replace medical advice.