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Zinc Balance

by Jarrow Formulas · capsule · 100 veggie capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 90011 13008 6
  • DSLD label 307752
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 100 servings

Zinc Balance by Jarrow Formulas lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 15 mg of zinc and 1 mg of copper. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 24, 2024.

What is in Zinc Balance?

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).

Zinc Balance: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 307752, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Zincas Zinc L-Methionine Sulfate15 mg136%Zinc in Zinc Balance 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 Gluconate1 mg111%Copper in Zinc Balance 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 307752 (entered January 24, 2024), 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.

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.

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 capsule once a day or every other day, with a meal, or as directed by your qualified healthcare professional.
Warnings
Warning: Consult a healthcare professional before using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, under the age of 18, are taking medication or have a medical condition; if adverse reactions occur, discontinue use.
Warning: Consult a healthcare professional before using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, under the age of 18, are taking medication or have a medical condition; if adverse reactions occur, discontinue use. Keep out of the reach of children.
Do not use if safety seal is damaged or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO Gluten free
No wheat, gluten, soybeans, dairy, egg, fish/shellfish, peanuts/tree nuts or sesame.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 307752.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Water, Magnesium Stearate.

How many labels does Zinc Balance have?

8 labels are on file under this name since April 26, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 307752 (current) Entered January 24, 2024 · on the market · 100 veggie capsules · UPC 7 90011 13008 6
  2. Label 265096 Entered June 16, 2022 · off the market January 4, 2024 · 100 veggie caps · UPC 7 90011 13008 6
  3. Label 243596 Entered February 25, 2021 · off the market October 15, 2021 · 100 veggie caps · UPC 7 90011 13008 6
  4. Label 212153 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market January 4, 2024 · 100 capsules · UPC 7 90011 13008 6
  5. Label 201911 Entered May 28, 2019 · off the market October 24, 2019 · 100 capsules · UPC 7 90011 13008 6
  6. Label 51139 Entered October 22, 2015 · off the market February 13, 2019 · 100 capsules · UPC 7 90011 13008 6
  7. Label 30156 Entered February 26, 2014 · off the market July 1, 2015 · 100 capsules · UPC 7 90011 13008 6
  8. Label 7468 Entered April 26, 2012 · off the market December 13, 2013 · 100 capsules · UPC 7 90011 13008 6

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

Who makes it?

The label names Jarrow Formulas, Inc. (distributor), Sherman Oaks, CA. All Jarrow Formulas products.

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