Zinc 22.5 mg
by MegaFood · tablet or pill · 120 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 51494 10440 8
- DSLD label 327591
- Serving 1 tablet
- 120 servings
Zinc 22.5 mg by MegaFood lists 7 ingredients, 1 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 22.5 mg of zinc; 6 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 25, 2025.
What is in Zinc 22.5 mg?
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 Bisglycinate, Fermented | 22.5 mg | 205% | Higher than 83% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg). |
| Food Blend | 44 mg | ||
| Spinachorganic | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Brown Riceorganic | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Parsleyorganic | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Carrotorganic | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Broccoliorganic | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Beetorganic | in the blend, no amount given |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 327591 (entered March 25, 2025), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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; 6 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.
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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Zinc 22.5 mg's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- ZincMegaFood 6 shared, 80% alike
- ZincInnate Response Formulas 6 shared, 80% alike
- Vitamin D3 1000 IUMegaFood 5 shared, 60% alike
- Vitamin D3 2000 IU (50 mcg)MegaFood 5 shared, 60% alike
- Vitamin D3 2000 IUMegaFood 5 shared, 60% alike
- Vitamin D3 2000 IUInnate Response Formulas 5 shared, 60% alike
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: Adults take 1 tablet daily with a beverage. May be taken any time of day, even on an empty stomach.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not use if seal under cap is broken or missing.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Made without milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, wheat, fish, shellfish and sesame.
- Tested for 125+ Pesticides Herbicides Glyphosate Residue Free detoxfreeproject.org Made without 9 Food Allergens Gluten Free
- Non GMO Project Verified nongmoproject.org
- Storage
- Store tightly sealed in a cool place and avoid exposure to moisture. Once open, consume within four months.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 327591.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Brown Rice, Rice Protein, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Yeast, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Silicon Dioxide, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Hypromellose.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Tested for 125+ Pesticides Herbicides Glyphosate Residue Free detoxfreeproject.org Certified Vegan Vegan.org Certified B Corporation OK (Kosher). Listed with: Certified Vegan (Vegan Action) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does Zinc 22.5 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on March 25, 2025.
- Label 327591 (current) Entered March 25, 2025 · on the market · 120 tablets · UPC 0 51494 10440 8
DSLD also links this label to: Zinc (package size difference, same product), Zinc (package size difference, same product), Zinc (package size difference, same product), Zinc (package size difference, same product), Zinc (image difference, same product), Zinc (package size 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 MegaFood (manufacturer), Manchester, NH. All MegaFood products.