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Optimal Zinc

by Seeking Health · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 28054 14868 0
  • DSLD label 211068
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 60 servings

Optimal Zinc by Seeking Health lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 60 mg of vitamin C, 4 mg of vitamin B6, 15 mg of zinc and 1 mg of copper. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 25, 2020.

What is in Optimal Zinc?

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).

Optimal Zinc: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 211068, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas L-Ascorbic Acid60 mg100%Vitamin C in Optimal Zinc against 18,583 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg60 mg

65% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg).

Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B6 (Form: as Pyridoxine HCl)4 mg200%Vitamin B6 in Optimal Zinc against 15,277 products4 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg4 mg

59% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg).

Zincas Zinc CitrateZinc (Form: as Zinc Citrate)15 mg100%Zinc in Optimal Zinc 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).

Copperas Copper Bisglycinate ChelateCopper (Form: as Copper Bisglycinate Chelate)1 mg50%Copper in Optimal Zinc against 6,468 products1 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.DV 0.9 mgUL 10 mg1 mg

40% of 6,468 products listing copper give more (median 1 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 211068 (entered January 25, 2020), 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?

1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

  • Zinc PlusKlaire Labs · off the market 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
Suggested Use: 1 capsule daily or as directed by a healthcare professional.
Warnings
Do not use if shrinkwrap is broken or missing.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Does not contain: milk/casein, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, gluten, yeast, and soybeans. Contains no artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives.
Storage
Storage: Store in a cool, dry place below 85 degrees F away from direct light. Do not freeze.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 211068.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetarian Capsule, Cellulose, L-Leucine.

How many labels does Optimal Zinc have?

2 labels are on file under this name since June 25, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 211068 (current) Entered January 25, 2020 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 8 28054 14868 0
  2. Label 174770 Entered June 25, 2018 · off the market March 4, 2019 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 8 28054 14868 0

DSLD also links this label to: Optimal Zinc Lozenge (image difference, same product).

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

Who makes it?

The label names Seeking Health, LLC (distributor), Bellingham, WA. All Seeking Health products.

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