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Zinc-L-Carnosine Complex

by California Gold Nutrition · capsule · 90 veggie capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 98220 02000 3
  • DSLD label 299726
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 90 servings

Zinc-L-Carnosine Complex by California Gold Nutrition lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 12 mg of zinc, 75 mg of zinc L-carnosine and 43 mg of L-carnosine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 22, 2023.

What is in Zinc-L-Carnosine Complex?

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-L-Carnosine Complex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 299726, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Zincas Zinc L-Carnosine12 mg109%Zinc in Zinc-L-Carnosine Complex against 13,186 products12 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg12 mg

Higher than 53% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg).

Zinc L-Carnosine75 mg
L-Carnosineas Zinc L-Carnosine43 mgCarnosine in Zinc-L-Carnosine Complex against 154 products43 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 100 mg.43 mg

77% of 154 products listing carnosine give more (median 100 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 299726 (entered November 22, 2023), 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: Take 1 capsule daily, with or without food. Best when taken as directed by a qualified healthcare professional.
Warnings
Warnings: Keep out of reach of children. Pregnant or lactating women, the chronically ill, elderly, individuals under the age of 18, those taking prescription medications (e.g., blood thinners) as well as those with a physician-diagnosed medical condition should consult with a physician, pharmacist, naturopath or other qualified healthcare professional prior to taking dietary supplements.
Pregnant or lactating women, the chronically ill, elderly, individuals under the age of 18, those taking prescription medications (e.g., blood thinners) as well as those with a physician-diagnosed medical condition should consult with a physician, pharmacist, naturopath or other qualified healthcare professional prior to taking dietary supplements.
Sealed for your protection. Do not use if seal is missing or broken.
Not manufactured with milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soy, sesame, or gluten. Produced in an FDA-registered, third-party audited, and cGMP-compliant facility that may process other products that contain these allergens or ingredients.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Formulated without: Gluten GMOs Soy
Not manufactured with milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soy, sesame, or gluten.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place. Protect from health, light, and moisture.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 299726.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Modified Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.

How many labels does Zinc-L-Carnosine Complex have?

2 labels are on file under this name since November 22, 2023: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 299726 (current) Entered November 22, 2023 · on the market · 90 veggie capsules · UPC 8 98220 02000 3
  2. Label 299725 Entered November 22, 2023 · on the market · 30 veggie capsules · UPC 8 98220 02171 0

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

Who makes it?

The label names Madre Labs, LLC (distributor), Pasadena, CA. All California Gold Nutrition products.

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