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Zinc Picolinate Plus

by Karuna · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 18647 02112 8
  • DSLD label 327129
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 60 servings

Zinc Picolinate Plus by Karuna lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 25 mg of zinc and 2.5 mg of copper. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 25, 2025.

What is in Zinc Picolinate Plus?

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 Picolinate Plus: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 327129, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Zincas Zinc Picolinate25 mg167%Zinc in Zinc Picolinate Plus against 13,186 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg25 mg

Higher than 85% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg).

Copperas Copper Amino Acid Chelate2.5 mg125%Copper in Zinc Picolinate Plus against 6,468 products2.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.DV 0.9 mgUL 10 mg2.5 mg

Higher than 96% of 6,468 products listing copper (median 1 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 327129 (entered March 25, 2025), 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 2.5 mg of copper is higher than 96% of the 6,468 copper products that print an amount; 262 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
Suggested use for adults: One capsule daily, or as directed by your health care practitioner.
Warnings
This product is intended for professional use and is manufactured under strict quality control to ensure the optimum in purity, potency and reliability.
Allergens and what it does not contain
This product contains no yeast, wheat, soy, corn, milk, salt, artificial coloring, preservatives or flavoring.
Storage
Keep in a cool, dry place, tightly capped.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 327129.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetarian Capsule, Rice Flour, Magnesium Stearate.

How many labels does Zinc Picolinate Plus have?

2 labels are on file under this name since May 19, 2022: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 327129 (current) Entered March 25, 2025 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 18647 02112 8
  2. Label 262799 Entered May 19, 2022 · off the market September 28, 2023 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 18647 02112 8

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

Who makes it?

The label names Karuna Corporation (manufacturer), Novato, CA. All Karuna products.

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