Zinc Lozenge Natural Fruit Flavors
by Nature's Sunshine · lozenge · 60 lozenges
- Off the market since February 2019 (NIH)
- UPC 0 99904 08788 0
- DSLD label 18234
- Serving 1 lozenge
Zinc Lozenge Natural Fruit Flavors by Nature's Sunshine lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 lozenge, such as 60 mg of vitamin C and 3.5 mg of zinc. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2013.
What is in Zinc Lozenge Natural Fruit Flavors?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 lozenge. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 60 mg | 100% | 65% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 360 mg. |
| Zincas Zinc Acetate, Zinc Gluconate | 3.5 mg | 23% | 83% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 21 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 18234 (entered February 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 1 to 6 servings 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 LozengeNature's Sunshine same ingredients
- Zinc UpNB Pure same ingredients
- Zinc LozengesAnabolic Laboratories · off the market same ingredients
- Vitamin C + Zinc Apple & Pear FlavorSpray For Life same ingredients
- Ultra CZDaily Sprays same ingredients
- Quick Dissolve Vitamin C Plus Zinc Natural Citrus FlavorNature's Bounty · off the market 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
- RECOMMENDATION Take one lozenge each hour or as needed. Allow lozenge to dissolve slowly in mouth. Do not use more than six lozenges daily.
- Warnings
- This bottle was sealed for your protection. Do not use if inner seal is missing or damaged.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 18234.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Sorbitol, Mannitol, Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Natural flavors, Guar Gum, Magnesium Stearate, Stevia leaf extract.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Nature's Sunshine QUALITY, SERVICE, INTEGRITY(R).
How many labels does Zinc Lozenge Natural Fruit Flavors have?
One label is on file, entered on February 25, 2013.
- Label 18234 (current) Entered February 25, 2013 · off the market February 27, 2019 · 60 lozenges · UPC 0 99904 08788 0
DSLD also links this label to: Zinc Lozenge (image difference, same product), Zinc Lozenge (image 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 Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc (manufacturer), Spanish Fork, Utah. All Nature's Sunshine products.