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
Benefits
Immune Support*
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. Have a study you think we should take a look at? Send it our way:research@ritual.com
