Zinc
by Endo-met Laboratories · tablet or pill · 90 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 229017
- Serving 1 tablet
- 90 servings
Zinc by Endo-met Laboratories lists one ingredient: 22.5 mg of zinc per serving of 1 tablet. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 24, 2020.
What is in Zinc?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zincas Zinc Amino Acid ChelateZinc (Form: from Zinc Amino Acid Chelate) | 22.5 mg | 205% | Higher than 83% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 229017 (entered June 24, 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Zinc LozengesBronson Laboratories · off the market same ingredients
- Zinc Lozenges Lemon FlavorBronson same ingredients
- Chelated ZincSolgar same ingredients
- Zinc Picolinate 22 mgSolgar same ingredients
- Zinc Picolinate 22 mgSwanson Premium Brand · off the market same ingredients
- Zinc Picolinate 22 mgSwanson 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: One tablet daily, or as directed by a physician.
- Warnings
- Notice: It is advisable to keep this and all supplements out of the reach of children.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 229017.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Vegetable Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Stearic Acid, Film Coating.
How many labels does Zinc have?
2 labels are on file under this name since June 24, 2020: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 229017 (current) Entered June 24, 2020 · on the market · 90 tablets
- Label 229011 Entered June 24, 2020 · on the market · 180 tablets
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Endo-Met Laboratories, Inc. (distributor), Phoenix, AZ. All Endo-met Laboratories products.