Magnesium Malate is a highly absorbable form of magnesium that provides the benefits of this mineral, along with the benefits of malic acid, a nutrient found to contribute to the process of transforming food into ATP, the body's energy source. Malic acid is a metabolite in the Krebs cycle, as mentioned above, which is responsible for the biochemical reactions that produce 90 percent of the energy in the cells of the body.