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Enhanced Zinc Lozenges

by Life Extension · lozenge · 30 vegetarian lozenges

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 37870 19613 6
  • DSLD label 60604
  • Serving 1 vegetarian lozenge

Enhanced Zinc Lozenges by Life Extension lists one ingredient: 18.75 mg of zinc per serving of 1 vegetarian lozenge. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 24, 2016.

What is in Enhanced Zinc Lozenges?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 vegetarian 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).

Enhanced Zinc Lozenges: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 60604, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories20 Calories
Total Carbohydrates5 g2%Carbohydrate in Enhanced Zinc Lozenges against 21,979 products5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.5 g

Higher than 65% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 40 g.

Sugar4 gSugar in Enhanced Zinc Lozenges against 11,807 products4 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.4 g

Higher than 68% of 11,807 products listing sugar (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 32 g.

Zincas Zinc AcetateZinc (Form: as Zinc Acetate)18.75 mg125%Zinc in Enhanced Zinc Lozenges against 13,186 products18.75 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg18.75 mg

Higher than 79% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg. 3.8 times the adult UL a day.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 60604 (entered June 24, 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?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • At 8 servings a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 150 mg of zinc, 3.8 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.

The NIH database records 1 to 8 servings 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.

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
Read the entire label and follow the directions carefully prior to use. DIRECTIONS: Completely dissolve in mouth one (1) lozenge every 2 wakeful hours, not to exceed 8 lozenges per day, or as recommended by a healthcare practitioner. Do not use for more than 3 consecutive days. Do not chew or swallow lozenge. May cause nausea if taken on empty stomach.
Warnings
CAUTION: Supplemental zinc can inhibit the absorption and availability of copper. If more than 50 mg of supplemental zinc is taken daily on a chronic basis, 2 mg of supplemental copper should also be taken to prevent copper deficiency. Chronic ingestion of more than 100 mg of zinc daily may be immunosuppresive for some aspects of T-cell and NK cell function.
WARNINGS: -Keep out of reach of children.
-DO NOT EXCEED RECOMMENDED DOSE. -Do not purchase if outer seal is broken or damaged.
-When using nutritional supplements, please consult with your physician if you are undergoing treatment for a medical condition or if you are pregnant or lactating.
To report a serious adverse event or obtain product information, contact 1-866-280-2852.
Storage
Store tightly closed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 60604.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Dextrose, Peppermint flavor, Stearic Acid, Vegetable Stearate, Silica.

How many labels does Enhanced Zinc Lozenges have?

4 labels are on file under this name since June 24, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 232612 Entered August 23, 2020 · off the market July 14, 2020 · 30 vegetarian lozenges · UPC 7 37870 19613 6
  2. Label 232147 Entered August 23, 2020 · off the market July 14, 2020 · 30 vegetarian lozenges · UPC 7 37870 19610 5
  3. Label 60605 Entered June 24, 2016 · off the market July 14, 2020 · 30 vegetarian lozenges · UPC 7 37870 19610 5
  4. Label 60604 (current) Entered June 24, 2016 · on the market · 30 vegetarian lozenges · UPC 7 37870 19613 6

DSLD also links this label to: Enhanced Zinc Lozenges Peppermint Flavor (alternate version), Enhanced Zinc Lozenges Peppermint Flavor (image difference, same product), Enhanced Zinc Lozenges Peppermint Flavor (alternate version).

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

Who makes it?

The label names Quality Supplements and Vitamins, Inc. (distributor), Ft. Lauderdale, FL. All Life Extension products.

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