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Pillar sells Triple Magnesium as film-coated tablets and as a powder to mix with water. The photographed 60-tablet jar carries Australian registration AUST L 488448. Its matching TGA record lists 155 mg elemental magnesium per tablet. Pillar's current Australian directions use two tablets per serving, giving 310 mg. The Natural Berry powder provides 310 mg per 5 g scoop. The distinction is between one tablet and a full directed serving, not two different magnesium strengths.
If you are comparing the two, start with the elemental line and the serving directions on the exact pack. Then choose the format you will use consistently. That gives a much clearer answer than comparing the biggest number printed near the word magnesium.
The short answer
- 60-tablet jar: one tablet provides 155 mg elemental magnesium. Pillar describes two tablets as one serving, or 310 mg; that makes 30 directed servings in the jar.
- 200 g powder or pouch: one 5 g scoop is listed as a serve, with 310 mg elemental magnesium and about 40 serves per pack. It makes a flavoured drink.
- Both use more than one magnesium compound. Compare elemental magnesium rather than adding the full weights of citrate, amino acid chelate and glycinate as though all of that mass were magnesium.
The Pillar Performance collection shows the current NZ product pages. Those pages and the physical labels settle the exact version you are considering.
What does "elemental magnesium" mean?
Magnesium in a supplement is attached to another substance. "Magnesium citrate" includes citrate as well as magnesium; "magnesium glycinate" includes glycine-related mass. If a panel says 1,050 mg magnesium amino acid chelate and then says this provides 210 mg elemental magnesium, the latter is the magnesium amount from that ingredient. Adding 1,050 mg to other compound weights would not tell you the mineral dose.
On the current NZ Berry pouch panel, the powder's three compound entries contribute 50 mg, 210 mg and 50 mg elemental magnesium. Together that is 310 mg elemental magnesium per 5 g scoop. This arithmetic is the useful comparison. The ingredient weights explain the forms used, while the elemental total tells you how much magnesium the listed serving supplies.
The pictured NZ 60-tablet product is marked AUST L 488448. The matching TGA entry lists three ingredients contributing 105 mg, 25 mg and 25 mg elemental magnesium per tablet, which totals 155 mg per tablet. Pillar's Australian product page calls two tablets one serving. That is 310 mg per brand-directed serving, with 30 such servings in a 60-tablet jar. Follow the physical pack directions for your own comparison.
Which format is easier to use?
The tablets take little preparation and may suit travel or an existing evening routine. The powder needs water and a measured scoop; for someone who likes a flavoured drink, that can be a welcome routine. Pillar's official powder page describes mixing a 5 g serving with water and offers jar, pouch and larger formats.
The local powder tub and pouch both list 200 g and about 40 serves in the sampled Berry format. Compare their live prices and packaging preference rather than assuming a pouch changes the dose. Flavours and pack sizes can vary elsewhere in the range.
At Pillar's directed servings, two tablets and one 5 g powder scoop both provide 310 mg elemental magnesium. One tablet provides half that amount. Follow the serving instructions on the current pack rather than treating one piece and one scoop as equivalent.
Does more magnesium make the powder better?
The powder does not give more elemental magnesium than Pillar's two-tablet serving. Both are listed at 310 mg. The useful amount depends on your diet and the reason you are using a supplement; format, other magnesium products and current price also matter. This table compares the matching registrations and brand directions, not a dose recommendation.
| Product | Brand-directed serving | Elemental magnesium | Servings per pack |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triple Magnesium 60-tablet jar (AUST L 488448) | 2 tablets | 310 mg (155 mg per tablet) | 30 |
| Triple Magnesium Powder Natural Berry 200 g (AUST L 355113) | 5 g scoop | 310 mg | 40 |
| Triple Magnesium Pouch Natural Berry 200 g | 5 g scoop | 310 mg | 40 |
The tablet amount comes from the TGA entry matching the pack's AUST L number and Pillar's two-tablet directions. The powder amount and 40-serve size match the photographed Berry jar and Pillar's published formula. Check the exact physical pack for any later change.
What about Informed Sport?
Pillar's official Triple Magnesium tablet and powder pages describe Informed Sport testing and a batch certificate lookup. If you compete in a tested sport, identify the exact NZ product and batch code on your pack and check the certificate for it. A certification badge on a general brand page is not a substitute for that batch check.
The testing question is separate from the dose question. Informed Sport addresses screened prohibited substances for the tested batch; the product panel gives the mineral amount. Reading both is useful when both matter to you.
The choice we would make
Pick the tablets if portability and a two-tablet routine suit you. Pick the powder or pouch if you prefer a drink. At those brand-directed servings, both provide 310 mg elemental magnesium. Then check the live Pillar health and wellness collection for current stock, flavour and price.
FAQs
Is 1,050 mg on the powder label all elemental magnesium?
No. That number is the weight of one magnesium amino acid chelate ingredient. The current NZ panel says it contributes 210 mg elemental magnesium; all three forms together contribute 310 mg per serve.
How much elemental magnesium is in a Pillar tablet?
The matching AUST L 488448 record gives 155 mg per tablet. Pillar's directed two-tablet serving provides 310 mg. Check the physical jar for its current directions.
Is one powder scoop equal to one tablet?
No. One 5 g Berry powder scoop lists 310 mg elemental magnesium, equal to Pillar's two-tablet serving, while one tablet provides 155 mg.
Does a pouch have a different dose from the tub?
The sampled 200 g Berry pouch and tub panels list the same 5 g serving and 310 mg elemental magnesium. Check other flavours or future formulas on their own labels.
How many servings are in the 60-tablet jar?
Pillar's current Australian directions use two tablets per serving, so a 60-tablet jar supplies 30 directed servings. Check the physical pack for its current directions.
How do I check Informed Sport testing?
Use the batch code on the exact pack to find the corresponding certificate in Pillar's or Informed Sport's batch lookup. The name of the brand alone is not enough.
Sources: Pillar Triple Magnesium tablets; TGA AUST L 488448 public summary; Pillar Triple Magnesium powder; Pillar Natural Berry formula. Pack fronts were checked 23 September 2026.
