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Zinc & C Lozenges

by Swanson Premium Brand · lozenge · 200 lozenges

  • Off the market since December 2023 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 87614 01840 9
  • DSLD label 181188
  • Serving 1 lozenge

Zinc & C Lozenges by Swanson Premium Brand lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 lozenge, such as 100 mg of vitamin C and 25 mg of zinc, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 21, 2018.

What is in Zinc & C Lozenges?

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

Zinc & C Lozenges: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 181188, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories5 Calories
Total Carbohydrates1 g1%Carbohydrate in Zinc & C Lozenges against 21,979 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.1 g

74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g.

Sugar1 gSugar in Zinc & C Lozenges against 11,807 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.1 g

69% of 11,807 products listing sugar give more (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g.

Vitamin Cas Ascorbic AcidVitamin C (Alt. Name: Ascorbic Acid) Note: USP100 mg111%Vitamin C in Zinc & C Lozenges against 18,583 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg100 mg

50% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Zincas Zinc Chelate, Zinc Gluconate, Zinc OxideZinc (Form: from Zinc Oxide, Zinc Gluconate, Zinc Chelate)25 mg227%Zinc in Zinc & C Lozenges against 13,186 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg25 mg

Higher than 85% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mg. 1.3 times the adult UL a day.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 181188 (entered September 21, 2018), 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 2 servings a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 50 mg of zinc, 1.3 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.

The NIH database records 2 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
Suggested use: As a dietary supplement, dissolve one lozenge in the mouth two times per day. If desired, both lozenges may be consumed at the same time. Taking zinc on an empty stomach may cause stomach upset in some people.
Warnings
Do not use if seal is broken.
Keep out of reach of children.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 181188.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Fruit juice sweetener, natural Orange flavor, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Natural Color, natural Lemon flavor.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed purity & potency.

How many labels does Zinc & C Lozenges have?

One label is on file, entered on September 21, 2018.

  1. Label 181188 (current) Entered September 21, 2018 · off the market December 5, 2023 · 200 lozenges · UPC 0 87614 01840 9

DSLD also links this label to: Zinc & C Lozenges (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 Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson Premium Brand products.

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