Zinc Lozenges
by Anabolic Laboratories · lozenge · 90 lozenges
- Off the market since October 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 3 51953 62734 0
- DSLD label 67579
- Serving 1 to 8 lozenges; amounts per 1 lozenge
- 90 servings
Zinc Lozenges by Anabolic Laboratories lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 lozenge, such as 100 mg of vitamin C and 3 mg of zinc. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 23, 2016.
What is in Zinc Lozenges?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 lozenge. 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 100 mg | 167% | 50% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). |
| Zinc | 3 mg | 20% | 84% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). |
| Zinc Gluconate | 23 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 67579 (entered December 23, 2016), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. 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.
Which products have the closest formulas?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Zinc Lozenge Natural Fruit FlavorsNature's Sunshine · off the market same ingredients
- Zinc LozengeNature's Sunshine same ingredients
- Zinc UpNB Pure same ingredients
- C + Zinc Natural Orange Vanilla FlavorVitaMist same ingredients
- Zinc PicolinateDaVinci Laboratories Of Vermont same ingredients
- Ultra CZDaily Sprays same ingredients
Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.
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: One to eight lozenges per day as a dietary supplement. Allow each lozenge to dissolve slowly in mouth.
- Warnings
- Keep out of the reach of children.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 67579.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cane Sugar, Sorbitol, natural and artificial Orange flavor, Calcium Stearate, Citric Acid, Natural yellow/orange coloring, Cellulose.
How many labels does Zinc Lozenges have?
2 labels are on file under this name since November 24, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 67579 (current) Entered December 23, 2016 · off the market October 30, 2023 · 90 lozenges · UPC 3 51953 62734 0
- Label 53898 Entered November 24, 2015 · off the market October 30, 2023 · 90 lozenges · UPC 3 51953 62702 9
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Anabolic Laboratories, LLC (manufacturer), Colorado Springs, CO. All Anabolic Laboratories products.