PlainVitamins

Zinc plus Selenium

by Dr. Mercola · capsule · 30 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 10487 03065 6
  • DSLD label 308879
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 30 servings

Zinc plus Selenium by Dr. Mercola lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 15 mg of zinc, 200 mcg of selenium and 0.25 mg of copper. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 23, 2024.

What is in Zinc plus Selenium?

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 plus Selenium: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 308879, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Zincas Zinc Bisglycinate Chelate15 mg136%Zinc in Zinc plus Selenium against 13,186 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg15 mg

Higher than 56% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg).

Seleniumas Selenium Yeast200 mcg364%Selenium in Zinc plus Selenium against 7,658 products200 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 27 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 55 mcg.DV 55 mcgUL 400 mcg200 mcg

Higher than 82% of 7,658 products listing selenium (median 55 mcg).

Copperas Copper Bisglycinate Chelate0.25 mg28%Copper in Zinc plus Selenium against 6,468 products0.25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.DV 0.9 mgUL 10 mg0.25 mg

85% of 6,468 products listing copper give more (median 1 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 308879 (entered April 23, 2024), 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?

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.

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: Adults, as a dietary supplement, take one (1) capsule daily with a meal.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if safety seal is broken.
If you are nursing, pregnant, taking medication or have a medical condition, consult your physician before taking this product.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 308879.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Rice, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): NSF Contents Certified. Listed with: NSF certified (contents or GMP) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Zinc plus Selenium have?

6 labels are on file under this name since August 23, 2020: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 308879 (current) Entered April 23, 2024 · on the market · 30 capsules · UPC 8 10487 03065 6
  2. Label 308880 Entered March 22, 2024 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC 8 10487 03152 3
  3. Label 288059 Entered July 18, 2023 · off the market June 6, 2023 · 30 capsules · UPC 8 10487 03065 6
  4. Label 288060 Entered June 22, 2023 · off the market June 6, 2023 · 90 capsules · UPC 8 10487 03152 3
  5. Label 232995 Entered August 23, 2020 · off the market April 19, 2022 · 90 capsules · UPC 8 10487 03152 3
  6. Label 232994 Entered August 23, 2020 · off the market April 19, 2022 · 30 capsules · UPC 8 10487 03065 6

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

Who makes it?

The label names NHP (distributor), Cape Coral, FL. All Dr. Mercola products.

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