A form of zinc
Zinc citrate supplements
2,614 zinc products in the NIH label database list zinc as zinc citrate (19% of the 13,751 zinc products); their median is 10 mg of zinc per serving, against 11 mg across all zinc products; the 77 whose only supplement ingredient is zinc list a median of 30 mg (DSLD version 9.4.0, January 2026).
How does zinc citrate compare with the other forms?
The median amount of zinc per serving in products naming each form; the count in brackets. The amount is the zinc the label gives, as printed (the Supplement Facts row normally states the element; a row named as the compound usually gives the compound's weight and is left out of these figures).
Median zinc per serving by form
Source: Supplement Facts rows and their forms, NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database version 9.4.0, current labels.
- Products
- 2,6142,013 on the market
- Median zinc per serving
- 10 mgall zinc products: 11 mg
- Share of zinc products
- 19%2,614 of 13,751
Is the amount the zinc or the whole zinc citrate?
A Supplement Facts row normally states the zinc itself (a row like "Zinc (as zinc citrate)"); a row named as the compound (a row like "Zinc citrate") usually states the compound's weight, which includes what the zinc is bound to and is larger than the zinc it supplies. The front of a bottle may print either. Of the 2,614 products here, 2,609 give the zinc in its own row (24 of them an amount far outside what other labels list, or one their own %DV disagrees with); 2 give only a row named as the compound, left out of the medians and counts on this site; 3 give no amount of their own or one in another unit.
The adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level for zinc is 40 mg a day; it covers total intake from food, water and supplements. At the most servings their labels direct, 146 of the 2,585 zinc citrate products with a plausible amount (5.6%) give more than that.
Source: Supplement Facts rows of each product's current label, NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database version 9.4.0; upper limit: Institute of Medicine Dietary Reference Intakes (2011) (what counts as plausible).
What else do these products contain?
| Ingredient | Share of these products | Median here | Median, all products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin C | 77% | 100 mg | 100 mg |
| Vitamin D | 65% | 20 mcg | 15 mcg |
| Vitamin B6 | 59% | 5 mg | 6 mg |
| Vitamin E | 58% | 30 IU | 30 IU |
| Vitamin B12 | 57% | 25 mcg | 36 mcg |
| Vitamin A | 56% | 4,000 IU | 4,000 IU |
| Folate | 54% | 400 mcg | 400 mcg |
| Biotin | 52% | 150 mcg | 200 mcg |
| Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) | 51% | 10 mg | 12 mg |
| Magnesium | 50% | 100 mg | 86 mg |
Which products are they?
60 of the 2,614 (on-market products first, the newest label first), ordered by the amount of zinc per serving, largest first; an amount that looks like a slip or a compound's weight comes last, marked.
- Zinc 50 mgNumber One Nutrition50 mg
- Life Extension Mix Tablets with Extra NiacinLife Extension35 mg
- CelebrateONE 45 with Iron Tropical TwistCelebrate30 mg
- Mindful AdvantageDoctors' Preferred30 mg
- CelebrateONE 45 with Iron Midnight CherryCelebrate30 mg
- Lutein Cowberry Grape SeedO Orgeuos25 mg
- Calcium 1,000 mg Magnesium 500 mg Zinc 25 mg with Vitamin DCountry Life Target-Mins25 mg
- Cal Mag CrystalsDNA Dynamic Nutritional Associates23 mg
- Multi-ADEKCelebrate22.5 mg
- Mutli-ADEKCelebrate22.5 mg
- Test WORxSuperiorLabs20 mg
- Osteo 4000 Calciumchiropractor's blend18 mg
- B-Complex plus C & ZincFreeda15 mg
- Saw Palmetto & Pygeum with ZincSolaray15 mg
- ACES+ZnCarlson15 mg
- Alpha BeardHollis Nutrition15 mg
- Bio-Active Complete Multi Vitamin for MenLiveGood15 mg
- Cal-Mag Zinc + D3Paradise Earth's Blend15 mg
- Mineral ComplexBioCare15 mg
- Saw Palmetto & Pygeum 420 mgSolaray15 mg
- Zinc LozengeDNA Dynamic Nutritional Associates15 mg
- Bio-Active Complete Multi Vitamin for WomenLiveGood15 mg
- Women's Golden MultivitaminSolaray12 mg
- Male IgniteGolden After 5011 mg
- Plant-Based MultivitaminLife Extension11 mg
- Bone ComplexPrimeGENIX11 mg
- Chewable Zinc 10 mg Natural Mixed Berry FlavorCarlson10 mg
- Zinc-Ease Natural Lemon FlavorCarlson10 mg
- Bone SolidCountry Life10 mg
- Immune Support Gummies Berry FlavorLifeable8 mg
- Multivitamin Soft Chews Very CherryCelebrate8 mg
- Sambucus Immune Gummy ElderberryNature's Way7.5 mg
- Black Elderberry Gummies 100 mg Natural Berry FlavorCarlson7.5 mg
- Sambucus Elderberry Immune GummyNature's Way7.5 mg
- Alive! Immune with ElderberryNature's Way5.5 mg
- Alive! Men's Premium Gummy MultivitaminNature's Way5.5 mg
- Echinacea Plus Vitamin C + Zinc For KidsGummiKing5 mg
- Lip Lysine Immune PlusWise Woman Herbals5 mg
- Lysine Immune Plus L.I.P.SuperiorLabs5 mg
- Super Immunity Gummies All-Natural Cherry FlavorShakleekids5 mg
- Core Daily-1 for Men 50+Country Life5 mg
- Super Nu-Thera without A & DKirkman5 mg
- Elderberry Raspberry FlavoredAtlantic Naturals5 mg
- Daily BeautySuperSmart4.2 mg
- Alive! Men's 50+ Multivitamin GummyNature's Way3.6 mg
- Alive! Men's Gummy Multivitamin Fruit FlavoredNature's Way3.6 mg
- Alive! Men's Gummy Multivitamin Zero Sugar Peach FlavoredNature's Way3 mg
- Alive! Women's Gummy Multivitamin Zero Sugar Strawberry FlavoredNature's Way3 mg
- Men's Multivitamin Gummies Berry FlavorLIfeable3 mg
- Alive! Hair, Skin & Nails Strawberry FlavoredNature's Way2.75 mg
- Kids MultivitaminsWholly You2.7 mg
- Gummy VitaminsWelby2.7 mg
- Mineral Citrate ComplexSwanson2 mg
- Multi with Omega-3Nature Made Kids First1.9 mg
- Alive! Women's Gummy Multivitamin Mixed Berry FlavoredNature's Way1.9 mg
- Alive! Women's Gummy Multivitamin Mixed Berry FlavorNature's Way1.9 mg
- Alive! Kids Chewable Multivitamin Orange & BerryNature's Way1.8 mg
- Alive! Kids Zero Sugar Multivitamin Gummy Berry-CitrusNature's Way1.1 mg
- Supergreens Max Raspberry Natural FlavorZHOU3.3 mg (possible slip)
- Intra-Mag 500DNA Dynamic Nutritional Associates2 mg (possible slip)
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database version 9.4.0; the form each label names for its row. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Which brands make them?
Nature's Way (100), SmartyPants (51), Rainbow Light (50), Natural Factors (50), Kirkman (47), Metagenics (41), Pure Encapsulations (36), Justified Laboratories (36), ProCaps Laboratories (35), OLLY (35).