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People who purchased Nutricost’s popular magnesium glycinate supplements may soon be eligible to collect a direct cash refund. The brand’s parent company, eSupplements LLC, has agreed to a $1.835 million class action settlement to resolve serious consumer protection claims.
The litigation, titled Cohen, et al. v. eSupplements LLC, traces back to allegations that Nutricost mislabeled and deceptively marketed its daily health supplements. The brand prominently advertised that each two-capsule serving delivered 420 milligrams of magnesium “as magnesium glycinate.”
However, consumer advocates and independent legal teams filed a class action complaint asserting that this front-label representation was scientifically and physically impossible. The lawsuit claimed that the manufacturer misled health-conscious consumers into believing they were buying pure, premium chelated magnesium glycinate, when the actual capsules contained either significantly less of the ingredient or was substituted entirely with cheaper alternatives.
At the core of the class action lawsuit is a matter of basic chemistry and physical space. The 23-page initial complaint detailed that to safely deliver 420 milligrams of elemental magnesium purely derived from magnesium glycinate, a manufacturer would need to pack roughly 3,000 milligrams of bulk powder into a single serving.
The lawsuit highlighted that Nutricost chose to utilize standard “size 00” capsules for its recommended doses. Legal and scientific experts brought forward by the plaintiffs argued that a size 00 capsule simply cannot physically hold that volume of powder, regardless of how tightly the manufacturer dense-packs the material. Because the advertised dose could not fit inside the capsules, the lawsuit argued that the product was heavily misbranded.
Because pure magnesium glycinate could not fit into the designated serving sizes, the lawsuit contended that Nutricost instead filled its capsules with an unlisted, alternative source of magnesium. Specifically, the plaintiffs alleged the product contained magnesium oxide.
While magnesium oxide possesses a much higher concentration of elemental magnesium by weight—allowing 420 milligrams to comfortably fit within a couple of small capsules—it is widely considered by health professionals to be an inferior and less desirable ingredient. Magnesium oxide is much cheaper to source but has famously low bioavailability, meaning the human digestive tract cannot absorb it as efficiently as pure glycinate. Consumers often pay a premium for magnesium glycinate specifically to avoid the digestive discomfort associated with magnesium oxide.
The class action complaint accused eSupplements LLC of violating several consumer protection statutes, including New York’s General Business Law, as well as committing fraud, unjust enrichment, and a breach of express warranty.
The plaintiffs noted that the product packaging directly violated the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, which mandates that a dietary supplement is legally misbranded if its labeling contains false or misleading nutritional assertions. The lawsuit argued that everyday people were tricked into paying premium health-brand prices for a cheap, mislabeled product they otherwise would have skipped or paid far less for. While Nutricost vigorously denies all legal allegations and maintains that it broke no laws, the firm agreed to the $1.835 million fund to permanently resolve the dispute and avoid a costly, drawn-out trial.
You may be eligible to participate and receive a cash payout from this $1.84 million settlement if you live in the United States and purchased eligible Nutricost magnesium glycinate supplements during the designated class window.
The specific products covered under the terms of the settlement agreement are the Nutricost Magnesium Glycinate dietary supplements sold in either the 120-capsule bottle or the 240-capsule bottle variants. To qualify for a piece of the recovery fund, your purchases must have been made between February 1, 2021, and June 8, 2026.
The settlement establishes a clear, per-bottle refund structure intended to return cash directly to the pockets of everyday people who were misled by the packaging.
Approved claimants who file a valid, timely claim form can receive a direct cash refund for each qualifying bottle purchased during the five-year class period. The settlement agreement establishes a maximum individual reward cap of up to $19.95 per eligible product bottle. The final payout amounts distributed to consumers will depend entirely on whether they have verified proof of purchase and how many total claims are processed by the independent administrator.
The independent settlement administrator has set up two distinct pipelines for processing consumer claims, making it accessible for people who no longer keep their old store receipts.
Claimants with a Claim ID and PIN: If your past supplement purchases can be verified directly through Nutricost’s internal corporate sales records or digital database, you will automatically be mailed or emailed a settlement notice containing a unique Claim ID and PIN. These individuals can easily claim a cash unit for every single bottle reflected in the company’s internal history, up to the $19.95 per-bottle maximum.
Claimants without Proof of Purchase: If you bought the mislabeled supplements at a local retail store or lack an online receipt, you don’t stand alone. You can still file a claim on the portal by self-attesting under penalty of perjury that you purchased the covered products during the active class timeframe. The administrator will allocate a tiered cash payment to these approved, undocumented claims out of the remaining consumer fund.
The total gross settlement fund supplied by eSupplements LLC will be distributed among consumer refunds, administrative expenses, legal bills, and class representative awards.
The fund will cover all costs incurred by the independent settlement administrator to distribute notices, host the digital claims portal, and process check distributions. It will also pay the court-approved attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses incurred by the consumer protection lawyers who fought the case. Finally, a small portion of the fund will provide service awards to the named class representatives—Dalit Cohen, Anastasia Kurtz, and Tina Scott—who stepped forward to lead the legal battle on behalf of everyday consumers nationwide.
To hold corporations accountable for what they put on their product labels, you must take active steps to claim your restitution. If you purchased Nutricost magnesium glycinate capsules between February 1, 2021, and June 8, 2026, you have the right to get your money back.
To claim your cash refund, you must fill out and submit a completed claim form no later than August 7, 2026. For the fastest processing, you can file an electronic form online by visiting the official, secure settlement portal at www.CohenMAG.com. If you received a personalized postcard notice, be sure to input your unique Claim ID and PIN to automatically link your verified bottle history
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