Comparison

Zinc Ascorbate and Zinc Picolinate

Zinc Ascorbate (BioCare) lists 2 distinct ingredients and Zinc Picolinate (DaVinci Laboratories Of Vermont) 2 (rows of one ingredient counted once); 2 are on both labels. On the site's similarity measure, which compares ingredient lists (1 for the same list, rarer ingredients counting for more; amounts are not part of it), the two formulas score 1.00: the same ingredients, at the amounts in the table below.

Amount per serving (and % of the Daily Value)
IngredientZinc AscorbateZinc Picolinate
Vitamin C100 mg (111%)100 mg (111%)
Zinc15.5 mg (141%)15 mg (136%)

Amounts are per serving as DSLD gives them: Zinc Ascorbate, 1 capsule; Zinc Picolinate, 1 capsule. Current labels entered July 2025 and July 2013. Percentages of the Daily Value from 21 CFR 101.9. Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database.

Each product on its own

  • Zinc AscorbateBioCare: every row against all products listing it
  • Zinc PicolinateDaVinci Laboratories Of Vermont: every row against all products listing it