Choose the Best Zinc Supplement and Lozenge

Brands compared in report

	Bronson Laboratories Zinc Lozenges
	Cold-Eeze - All Natural Cherry Flavor
	Country Life Zinc
	Designs for Health Zinc Challenge
	Dr. Mercola Zinc Complex
	Finest Nutrition [Walgreens] Zinc
	Garden of Life Vitamin Code Raw Zinc
	GNC Zinc 30 mg
	KAL Dinosaurs Zinc Elderberry
	Natural Factors Zinc Citrate
	Nature Made VitaMelts Zinc - Honey Lemon
	Nature's Bounty Zinc
	Nature's Plus Source of Life Animal Parade Kid Zinc
	Nature's Way Zinc Lozenges Echinacea & Vitamin C
	NOW Zinc 50 mg
	Pure Encapsulations Zinc 15
	Rexall [Dollar General] Zinc
	Shaklee Zinc Complex
	Solgar Zinc Picolinate 22mg
	Swanson Zinc (Gluconate)
	Up & Up [Target] Zinc Cold Remedy
	Vitacost Zinc 50 mg
	Zand Lemon Zinc Herbalozenge
	Zicam Cold Remedy Ultra Crystals

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Zinc supplements may be useful in treating other conditions including acne, depression, and anorexia nervosa, and, of course, in preventing and correcting zinc deficiency. But which form of zinc should you choose, and which products provide what you want at the lowest cost? The answers are in our report.

We tested tablets, capsules, and lozenges, as well as a powder and a liquid, to be sure they contained what they claimed and met other quality standards. 

• Which zinc supplements passed testing, which failed, and which were selected as CL's Top Picks for providing the right ingredients and the best value   
• Which zinc lozenges provide a dosage known to work -- and which do not
• What zinc can and cannot do for your health  
• If certain forms of zinc, like zinc gluconate, zinc acetate, and zinc citrate are better absorbed than others  
• The zinc dosage to treat conditions including colds, macular degeneration, and zinc deficiency 
• What the "zinc challenge" is and whether or not it is a reliable method for determining zinc deficiency or adequacy
• The potential side-effects of zinc and other concerns with zinc, including drug interactions 

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