Cold Season Zinc Lozenges With Selenium Cherry Flavor
by Altrum · lozenge · 100 lozenges
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 41662
- Serving 3 lozenges
- 33 servings
Cold Season Zinc Lozenges With Selenium Cherry Flavor by Altrum lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 3 lozenges, such as 1,500 IU of vitamin A, 150 mg of vitamin C, 30 mg of zinc and 105 mcg of selenium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 23, 2015.
What is in Cold Season Zinc Lozenges With Selenium Cherry Flavor?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 lozenges. 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 Aas Retinyl PalmitateVitamin A (Form: as Retinyl Palmitate) | 1,500 IU | 30% | 78% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A give more (median 4,000 IU). |
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 150 mg | 250% | Higher than 58% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). |
| Zincas Zinc Citrate, Zinc OxideZinc (Form: as Zinc Citrate, and {Zinc} Oxide) | 30 mg | 200% | Higher than 90% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg). |
| Seleniumas Selenium Amino Acid ChelateSelenium (Form: as Selenium AAC) | 105 mcg | 150% | Higher than 77% of 7,658 products listing selenium (median 55 mcg). |
| Echinacea purpurea extract | 30 mg | 79% of 484 products listing echinacea purpurea give more (median 200 mg). | |
| Propolis | 30 mg | 77% of 260 products listing propolis give more (median 150 mg). | |
| Slippery Elm | 30 mg | 82% of 232 products listing slippery elm give more (median 150 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 41662 (entered January 23, 2015), 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Cold Season Zinc Lozenges With Selenium Cherry Flavor's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Ultra Zinc + LozengesNew Sun 6 shared, 89% alike
- TheraZinc Echinacea Cherry Mint FlavorQuantum Health 5 shared, 71% alike
- Thera Zinc Enchinacea Lozenges Natural Cherry-Mint FlavorQuantum Health · off the market 5 shared, 61% alike
- Ultimate Zinc-CNOW 6 shared, 60% alike
- Zinc + A & CIndiana Botanic Gardens 6 shared, 60% alike
- Zinc Lozenges 15 mgVitabase 4 shared, 60% alike
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
- This product's performance can be further enhanced by using the ALTRUM multi vitamin.
- SUGGESTED USE: Take 3 lozenges initially to support a healthy immune system. Thereafter, take 1 lozenge every 2 hours. Maximum daily usage should not exceed 12 lozenges. Children under 60 lbs. should use 1/2 lozenge at a time, not to exceed 6 lozenges per day.
- Warnings
- Do not take for more than 7 days.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 41662.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Dextrose, Beet Sugar, Vegetable Oil, Artificial flavor, Honey, Vegetable Cellulose, Calcium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.
How many labels does Cold Season Zinc Lozenges With Selenium Cherry Flavor have?
One label is on file, entered on January 23, 2015.
- Label 41662 (current) Entered January 23, 2015 · on the market · 100 lozenges
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Altrum Nutrition Div. of AMSOIL, Inc. (distributor), Superior, WI. All Altrum products.