Zinc Challenge
by Designs for Health · liquid · 8 fl. Oz.
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 79452 00039 1
- DSLD label 22546
- Serving 10 ml (approx. 2 teaspoons)
- 24 servings
Zinc Challenge by Designs for Health lists one ingredient: 8 mg of zinc per serving of 10 ml. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2013.
What is in Zinc Challenge?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 10 ml. 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 Sulfate MonohydrateZinc (Form: as Zinc Sulfate Monohydrate) | 8 mg | 50% | 60% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 22546 (entered July 25, 2013), 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.
- ZincEval SelectMoss Nutrition same ingredients
- Microzinc Capsules 20 mgNootropics Depot same ingredients
- Zinc Natural Pineapple FlavorNatrol · off the market same ingredients
- Immune Z LiquidHyalogic same ingredients
- ZincGlobal Healing Center · off the market same ingredients
- Zinc PineappleNatrol 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
- Recommended Use: As a dietary supplement, take 10 ml (approx. 2 teaspoons) 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.
- Storage
- REFRIGERATE AFTER OPENING.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 22546.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Zinc Sulfate Monohydrate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): MADE WITH NON-GMO INGREDIENTS; {Recycle}2; Guaranteed GMP COMPLIANT Products.
How many labels does Zinc Challenge have?
One label is on file, entered on July 25, 2013.
- Label 22546 (current) Entered July 25, 2013 · on the market · 8 fl. Oz. · UPC 8 79452 00039 1
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Designs for Health, Inc. (manufacturer, distributor), Suffield, CT. All Designs for Health products.