Zinc Picolinate 22 mg
by Swanson · capsule · 60 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 11113 1
- DSLD label 202958
- Serving 1 capsule
Zinc Picolinate 22 mg by Swanson lists one ingredient: 22 mg of zinc per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 28, 2019.
What is in Zinc Picolinate 22 mg?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zincas Zinc PicolinateZinc (Form: from Zinc Picolinate) | 22 mg | 200% | Higher than 83% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 202958 (entered May 28, 2019), 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.
- Chelated ZincSolgar same ingredients
- Zinc Picolinate 22 mgSolgar same ingredients
- Zinc Picolinate 22 mgSwanson Premium Brand · off the market same ingredients
- Zinc 22 mgQuantum Health same ingredients
- ZincEndo-met Laboratories same ingredients
- Zinc LozengesBronson Laboratories · 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
- Suggested use: As a dietary supplement, take one capsule per day with food and water.
- Warnings
- Warning: For adults only.
- Consult your physician before using this or any product if you are pregnant or nursing, taking medication, or if you have a medical condition.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 202958.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Gelatin, May contain one or both of the following.
How many labels does Zinc Picolinate 22 mg have?
2 labels are on file under this name since May 28, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 250259 Entered May 22, 2021 · off the market March 19, 2021 · 60 capsules · UPC 0 87614 11113 1
- Label 202958 (current) Entered May 28, 2019 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 0 87614 11113 1
DSLD also links this label to: Zinc Picolinate 22 mg (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 Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson products.