Zinc Lozenges with Enchinacea & Vitamin-C
by Windmill · lozenge · 30 lozenges
- Off the market since June 2015 (NIH)
- UPC 0 35046 00424 8
- DSLD label 7373
- Serving 1 lozenge
Zinc Lozenges with Enchinacea & Vitamin-C by Windmill lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 lozenge, such as 100 mg of vitamin C, 10 mg of zinc and 25 mg of echinacea, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 26, 2012.
What is in Zinc Lozenges with Enchinacea & Vitamin-C?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 5 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 1 g | 1% | 74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 4 g. |
| Sugar | 1 g | 69% of 11,807 products listing sugar give more (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 4 g. | |
| Vitamin Cas Calcium AscorbateVitamin C (Form: as Calcium Ascorbate) | 100 mg | 167% | 50% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg. |
| Zincas Zinc CitrateZinc (Form: as Zinc Citrate) | 10 mg | 67% | 51% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 40 mg. |
| Echinacea | 25 mg | 89% of 234 products listing echinacea give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 7373 (entered April 26, 2012), 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?
The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:
- 89% of the 234 products that print an amount of echinacea list more than its 25 mg of echinacea (median 200 mg).
The NIH database records 3 to 4 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Zinc Lozenges with Enchinacea & Vitamin-C's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Defense Harvest CherryHalls 5 shared, 87% alike
- Echinacea Vitamin C with Elderberry ExtractIntegrative Therapeutics · off the market 5 shared, 61% alike
- Active Immunity + Elderberry Berry BraveOLLY 5 shared, 60% alike
- Echinacea With Zinc & Vitamin COregon's Wild Harvest 3 shared, 59% alike
- Vitamin C 250 mg + Echinacea Sugar Free Gummies Citrus FlavorLifeable Kids 3 shared, 59% alike
- Gummy Cuties Echinacea Vitamin C & ZincNDX Kids 5 shared, 59% 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
- Directions: Allow one lozenge to dissolve slowly in your mouth 3-4 times daily or as directed by a healthcare professional.
- Warnings
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- Do not purchase if seal is broken. Safety sealed for your protection.
- Storage
- Store at 15-30(0)C (59-86(0)F). Protect from heat, light and moisture.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 7373.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Sucrose, Fructose, Sorbitol, dried canola oil, Stearic Acid, cherry juice crystals, Natural and Artificial flavors, Silica, Citric Acid, Magnesium Stearate, carmine red.
How many labels does Zinc Lozenges with Enchinacea & Vitamin-C have?
One label is on file, entered on April 26, 2012.
- Label 7373 (current) Entered April 26, 2012 · off the market June 1, 2015 · 30 lozenges · UPC 0 35046 00424 8
DSLD also links this label to: Zinc Lozenges with Echinacea & Vitamin C Cherry Flavor (image difference, same product), Zinc Lozenges with Echinacea & Vitamin C Cherry Flavor (package size difference, same product), Zinc Lozenges with Echinacea & Vitamin C Cherry Flavor (image difference, same product), Zinc Lozenges with Echinacea & Vitamin C Cherry Flavor (package size difference, same product), Zinc Lozenges with Echinacea and Vitamin C Cherry Flavor (package size difference, same product), Zinc Lozenges with Echinacea & Vitamin C Cherry Flavor (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 Windmill Health Products (manufacturer), West Caldwell, New Jersey. All Windmill products.