Zinc Picolinate
by Metabolic Maintenance · capsule · 100 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 38287 00436 3
- DSLD label 25165
- Serving 1 capsule
Zinc Picolinate by Metabolic Maintenance lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 150 mg of vitamin C and 30 mg of zinc. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2013.
What is in Zinc Picolinate?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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, Ascorbyl PalmitateVitamin C (Form: as Ascorbyl Palmitate) (Alt. Name: Ascorbic Acid) | 150 mg | 250% | Higher than 58% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). |
| Zincas Zinc PicolinateZinc (Form: as Zinc Picolinate) | 30 mg | 200% | Higher than 90% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 25165 (entered August 23, 2013), 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 Picolinate 30 mgMetabolic Maintenance same ingredients
- EZ Zinc Orange FlavorSMNutrition same ingredients
- Zinc C CWSGenestra Brands · off the market same ingredients
- Zinc with Vitamin CNature's Blend same ingredients
- Rapid Release Zinc 50 mg plus Vitamin C SoftgelsNature's Truth · off the market same ingredients
- Zinc AscorbateBioCare 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 (1) capsule daily as a dietary supplement, or as directed by a Doctor.
- Warnings
- KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Excipient-free.
- Storage
- STORAGE: Keep tightly closed in a dry place; do not expose to excessive heat.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 25165.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: vegetarian capsule.
How many labels does Zinc Picolinate have?
One label is on file, entered on August 23, 2013.
- Label 25165 (current) Entered August 23, 2013 · on the market · 100 capsules · UPC 8 38287 00436 3
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Metabolic Maintenance Products (manufacturer), Sisters, Oregon. All Metabolic Maintenance products.