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Zinc Oxide 40 mg

by Nutricost · powder · 17.6 oz

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 02669 93744 3
  • DSLD label 269885
  • Serving 50 mg (1 Scoop)
  • 10000 servings

Zinc Oxide 40 mg by Nutricost lists one ingredient: 40 mg of zinc per serving of 50 mg. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 16, 2022.

What is in Zinc Oxide 40 mg?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 50 mg. 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 Oxide 40 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 269885, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Zincas Zinc Oxide40 mg360%Zinc in Zinc Oxide 40 mg against 13,186 products40 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg40 mg

Higher than 96% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 269885 (entered June 16, 2022), 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?

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:

  • Its 40 mg of zinc is higher than 96% of the 13,186 zinc products that print an amount; 434 list more.

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
Recommended Use: As a dietary supplement, take 32 mg to 64 mg once daily or as directed by your healthcare professional. For Topical Use: Ask your healthcare professional for recommendations of how to use zinc oxide topically.
Warnings
Warning: For healthy individuals 18 years and older.
Consult a healthcare professional prior to use if you are pregnant or nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if safety seal is broken or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non GMO Gluten Free Product
Storage
Notice: Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 269885.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: None.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Quality Guaranteed Nutricost.

How many labels does Zinc Oxide 40 mg have?

2 labels are on file under this name since June 24, 2020: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 269885 (current) Entered June 16, 2022 · on the market · 17.6 oz · UPC 7 02669 93744 3
  2. Label 221282 Entered June 24, 2020 · off the market December 20, 2021 · 500 grams · UPC 7 02669 93744 3

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

Who makes it?

The label names Nutricost (distributor), Vineyard, UT. All Nutricost products.

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