Magnesium
Mg24.305 g/mol Calculated
Also called Bye Zero, MG, Minaral mi tea and Nmc Magma Mineral Pack.
The metal that burns with a blinding white flame, the lightest structural metal in use, and the ion at the centre of every chlorophyll molecule. Element 12. Found in coffee, chocolate, cocoa, nuts, and leafy greens.
Sources and notes
- The introductionfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curated
- Other namesfrom sourcePubChem / Wikidata
- Formula and weightcomputedPubChem
- 2D drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKit
Where you encounter it
A pure element or an engineered material, rather than an ingredient in a product. Magnesium on our curated lists.
Foods
ChocolateNaturally present
CocoaNaturally present
Leafy greensNaturally present
NutsNaturally present
Valio ValSa milk saltOn its ingredient list
Every product and list we hold
Sources and notes
- Our curated lists and their amountsfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedEach amount is an editorial figure from our food and drink lists, not a measurement of any one product.
- Ingredient listsfrom sourceWikidata
- How it gets therefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedEach mark is set by hand on our lists, never inferred; a label's ingredient is added by the maker. A row with no mark data says Not marked.
- Valio ValSa milk salt: no markfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedThe milk salt's composition is not confirmed, so it carries no mark.
- The line abovefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedFrom the group the molecule belongs to.
Properties and sources
Calculated by PubChem
- Molecular formula
- Mg
- Molecular weight
- 24.305 g/mol
Reported Hazard label (GHS), ECHA, EU CLP Regulation, Safe Work Australia via PubChem
Danger Flammable pictogram (GHS02); hazard statements H228, H250, H252, H260, H261
Groups it belongs to
- Category
- Element & material
- Family
- Chemical elements
- Food and drink lists
- Coffee, Chocolate, Cocoa, Nuts, Leafy greens
- Elements
- Magnesium
- Hazard classes
- Flammable, GHS Danger
- Size
- Under 100 g/mol
SMILES
[Mg]PubChem CID 5462224 · Wikidata Q660 · InChIKey FYYHWMGAXLPEAU-UHFFFAOYSA-N · Data refreshed
Questions
- What is Magnesium?
- The metal that burns with a blinding white flame, the lightest structural metal in use, and the ion at the centre of every chlorophyll molecule. Element 12. Found in coffee, chocolate, cocoa, nuts, and leafy greens.
- Where is Magnesium found?
- Magnesium is found in coffee, chocolate, cocoa, nuts and leafy greens. from source
- How toxic is Magnesium?
- Its GHS hazard label carries the signal word Danger and the hazard pictogram Flammable. from source
- What kind of molecule is Magnesium?
- Magnesium has the formula Mg and a molecular weight of 24.305 g/mol. MoleculeFinder files it under chemical elements, in the element & material group. from sourcefrom sourcefrom sourcefrom source
Sources and notes
- Calculated valuescomputedPubChemComputed from the structure, so no laboratory conditions apply; complexity is PubChem's own structural score.
- Hazard labelfrom sourceECHA, EU CLP Regulation, Safe Work Australia via PubChemThe label combines these classifications.
- ECHAfrom sourceAttributionSource: European Chemicals Agency, echa.europa.eu.
- EU CLP Regulationfrom sourceAttributionSource: EUR-Lex, Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, © European Union.
- Safe Work Australiafrom sourceAttributionSource: Safe Work Australia, Hazardous Chemical Information System, © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0.
- Data refreshedfrom sourceMoleculeFinder2026-11-09