SideMag

Overview

SideMag is a formulation containing Sucrosomial® Magnesium Oxide (at least 32% magnesium); it offers high absorption and excellent sensory properties.

Sucrosomial® technology gives minerals distinct advantages: higher absorption by the body and, thanks to excellent tolerability, the absence of common side effects. In addition, this patented structure reduces the interaction of minerals with other active ingredients and provides a neutral taste.

Applications

Sucrosomial® Magnesium is suitable for a very wide range of products and applications.

Key features

The properties of magnesium are well known: it is one of the most important macroelements for human health and plays a role in many cellular reactions and metabolic processes. It is responsible for more than 600 enzymatic reactions and is an essential element for the functioning of the muscular and nervous systems.

Magnesium homeostasis in the body is controlled by the dynamic interplay between intestinal absorption, exchange with bone and renal excretion, and this balance determines its final concentration in the blood.

Magnesium is mainly absorbed (approximately 40–50%) in the small intestine; however, the presence of components such as phytates, calcium, phosphorus and long-chain fatty acids can reduce absorption.

Sucrosomial® Technology is an innovative delivery system that increases the absorption and tolerability of micro- and macroelements. It allows active ingredients to pass through the gastric and intestinal environment without interacting with the mucosa or other nutrients; absorption takes place at the enteric level and the substance passes directly into the bloodstream.

It does not interfere with the absorption of other nutrients.

Mechanism of action

Magnesium is mainly absorbed (approximately 40–50%) in the small intestine. However, dietary components such as phytates, calcium, phosphorus and long-chain fatty acids can reduce this absorption.

Sucrosomial® Technology encloses magnesium in a matrix of phospholipids and sucrose esters. This structure allows the mineral to pass through the gastric and intestinal environment without interacting with the mucosa or other nutrients; absorption takes place at the enteric level and magnesium enters the bloodstream directly.

Because this pathway eliminates interaction with other nutrients, it reduces the absorption losses and gastrointestinal side effects seen with conventional forms of magnesium.