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ACES+Zn

by Carlson · softgel capsule · 60 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 88395 04420 5
  • DSLD label 337575
  • Serving 2 soft gels
  • 30 servings

ACES+Zn by Carlson lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 2 soft gels, such as 3,000 mcg RAE of vitamin A, 500 mg of vitamin C, 268 mg of vitamin E and 56 mg of calcium, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 22, 2025.

What is in ACES+Zn?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 soft gels. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

ACES+Zn: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 337575, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories15 Calories
Total Fat1 g1%Fat (unspecified) in ACES+Zn against 11,965 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.1 g

56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g).

Total Carbohydrateless than 1 g1%
Proteinless than 1 g
Vitamin Aas Beta-Carotene3,000 mcg RAE333%
Vitamin Cas Calcium Ascorbate500 mg556%Vitamin C in ACES+Zn against 18,583 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg500 mg

Higher than 81% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg).

Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopherol268 mg1,787%
Calciumas Calcium Ascorbate, Dicalcium Phosphate56 mg4%Calcium in ACES+Zn against 17,831 products56 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg56 mg

70% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg).

Zincas Zinc Citrate15 mg136%Zinc in ACES+Zn against 13,186 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg15 mg

Higher than 56% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg).

Seleniumas L-Selenomethionine100 mcg182%Selenium in ACES+Zn against 7,658 products100 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 27 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 55 mcg.DV 55 mcgUL 400 mcg100 mcg

Higher than 65% of 7,658 products listing selenium (median 55 mcg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 337575 (entered August 22, 2025), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Directions: Adults: take two soft gels daily at mealtime.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-free No artificial preservatives
IGEN Non-GMO Tested
Storage
Keep bottle tightly closed. Store away from heat and moisture.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 337575.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Sunflower Oil, Beef Gelatin, Glycerin, Water, Carob, Beeswax, Soy Lecithin.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): IMPACT Collective Reduced Plastic Impact.

How many labels does ACES+Zn have?

17 labels are on file under this name since December 23, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 337575 (current) Entered August 22, 2025 · on the market · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 04420 5
  2. Label 306443 Entered February 22, 2024 · on the market · 120 softgels · UPC 0 88395 04421 2
  3. Label 306445 Entered January 24, 2024 · on the market · 360 softgels · UPC 0 88395 04424 3
  4. Label 306444 Entered January 24, 2024 · on the market · 180 softgels · UPC 0 88395 04422 9
  5. Label 304723 Entered January 24, 2024 · off the market April 22, 2025 · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 04420 5
  6. Label 242114 Entered February 25, 2021 · off the market October 14, 2022 · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 04420 5
  7. Label 242113 Entered February 25, 2021 · off the market October 14, 2022 · 120 softgels · UPC 0 88395 04421 2
  8. Label 242111 Entered February 25, 2021 · off the market October 14, 2022 · 180 softgels · UPC 0 88395 04422 9
  9. Label 242108 Entered February 25, 2021 · off the market October 14, 2022 · 360 softgels · UPC 0 88395 04424 3
  10. Label 209198 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market April 22, 2025 · 360 softgels · UPC 0 88395 04424 3
  11. Label 209197 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market December 4, 2020 · 180 softgels · UPC 0 88395 04422 9
  12. Label 209196 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market December 4, 2020 · 120 softgels · UPC 0 88395 04421 2
  13. Label 209195 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market December 4, 2020 · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 04420 5
  14. Label 54693 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market May 16, 2019 · 360 softgels · UPC 0 88395 04424 3
  15. Label 54692 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market June 14, 2018 · 180 softgels · UPC 0 88395 04422 9
  16. Label 54691 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market June 14, 2018 · 120 softgels · UPC 0 88395 04421 2
  17. Label 54690 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market June 14, 2018 · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 04420 5

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Carlson Division of J.R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc. (distributor), Lincolnshire, IL. All Carlson products.

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