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Optimized Zinc

by PureFormulas · capsule · 90 vegetarian capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 248789
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 90 servings

Optimized Zinc by PureFormulas lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 5 mg of riboflavin, 5 mg of vitamin B-6, 30 mg of zinc and 250 mcg of molybdenum. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 23, 2021.

What is in Optimized 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).

Optimized Zinc: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 248789, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Riboflavinas Vitamin B25 mg385%Riboflavin in Optimized Zinc against 9,824 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.7 mg to 25 mg, the median 4 mg.DV 1.3 mg5 mg

Higher than 51% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin (median 4 mg).

Vitamin B-6as Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate5 mg294%Vitamin B6 in Optimized Zinc against 15,277 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg5 mg

51% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg).

Zincas Zinc Bisglycinate Chelate30 mg273%Zinc in Optimized Zinc against 13,186 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg30 mg

Higher than 90% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg).

Molybdenumas TRAACS Molybdenum Glycinate Chelate250 mcg556%Molybdenum in Optimized Zinc against 4,390 products250 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mcg to 75 mcg, the median 50 mcg.DV 45 mcgUL 2,000 mcg250 mcg

Higher than 97% of 4,390 products listing molybdenum (median 50 mcg).

Taurine400 mgTaurine in Optimized Zinc against 2,337 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.400 mg

57% of 2,337 products listing taurine give more (median 500 mg).

Malic Acid30 mgMalic Acid in Optimized Zinc against 235 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 222 mg to 1,200 mg, the median 588 mg.30 mg

96% of 235 products listing malic acid give more (median 588 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 248789 (entered June 23, 2021), 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:

  • Its 250 mcg of molybdenum is higher than 97% of the 4,390 molybdenum products that print an amount; 102 list more.
  • 96% of the 235 products that print an amount of malic acid list more than its 30 mg of malic acid (median 588 mg).

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?

2 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
Suggested Usage: Take one capsule per day or as directed by your health care practitioner.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Does not contain gluten.
Non-GMO
Storage
Store at room temperature.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 248789.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Cellulose, Vegetable Stearate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed GMP Compliant Products.

How many labels does Optimized Zinc have?

One label is on file, entered on June 23, 2021.

  1. Label 248789 (current) Entered June 23, 2021 · on the market · 90 vegetarian capsules

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

Who makes it?

The label names PureFormulas (distributor), Miami, FL. All PureFormulas products.

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