Zinc. Fact Sheet for Health Professionals - 2019
National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements (NIH ODS)
Zinc
Found InOysters, beans, nuts
FormZinc Bisglycinate Chelate
SourceSynthesized Zinc
SupplierBalchem
Final Location of ManufacturingOgden, Utah
FunctionNutrient
Benefits
Supports Normal Immune Function*
We use zinc bisglycinate chelate, which is a bioavailable form of zinc the body can efficiently utilize.*
Zinc and Vitamin A help support normal immune function.*
+Vitamin A
Evidence-Based or Bust
We use nutrients backed by a significant body of research that is growing every day. Of the thousands of unaffiliated studies our in-house scientists sorted through to guide our choices, the titles below are some relevant MVPs.
Zinc and immune function... - 1998
Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health
Zinc and the immune system - 2000
University of Lübeck School of Medicine
A Bioavailability Study Comparing Two Oral Formulations Containing Zinc (Zn Bis-Glycinate vs. Zn Gluconate) After a Single Administration to Twelve Healthy Female Volunteers - 2007
Toulouse III University - Paul Sabatier
Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to zinc and function of the immune system (ID 291, 1757) … pursuant to Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 - 2009
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
There are 117,227 studies on Zinc and counting
Substantiation is a living, breathing thing. We are constantly reviewing new research.
