Zinc Test
by SP Standard Process · liquid · 2 fluid ounces
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 12122 01193 8
- DSLD label 256618
- Serving 10 ml (2 tsp)
- 6 servings
Zinc Test by SP Standard Process lists one ingredient: 2.5 mg of zinc per serving of 10 ml. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 22, 2021.
What is in Zinc Test?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 10 ml. 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 | 0 Calories | ||
| Zinc | 2.5 mg | 15% | 88% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 256618 (entered October 22, 2021), 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.
- Aqueous ZincBiotics Research Corporation same ingredients
- CoComelon Toddler Zinc Liquid Drops BerryMary Ruth’s same ingredients
- Zinc TallyMetagenics same ingredients
- Happy Zinc for KidsNature's Nutra same ingredients
- Parasite ComplexVitabase same ingredients
- Parasite DetoxLee Haney's Nutritional Support Systems 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: Hold two teaspoonfuls (10 mL.) of Zinc Test in the mouth for at least 10 seconds. A lack of taste or a delayed taste perception in the mouth may indicate a possible zinc insufficiency. If an immediate taste perception occurs, the zinc status may be adequate. Zinc Test can be swallowed after tasting.
- Warnings
- Caution: This product is processed in a facility that manufactures other products containing soy, milk, egg, wheat, peanut, tree nuts, fish, and shellfish.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- GF Gluten-free
- Storage
- Refrigerate after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 256618.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: deionized Water, Zinc.
How many labels does Zinc Test have?
One label is on file, entered on October 22, 2021.
- Label 256618 (current) Entered October 22, 2021 · on the market · 2 fluid ounces · UPC 8 12122 01193 8
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Standard Process Inc. (manufacturer), Palmyra, WI. All SP Standard Process products.