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Zinc: Forms and Price Comparison

How it's calculated

Price per 100 мг — the cost of 100 мг of the substance in a single product, calculated based on the ingredients listed on the label. The “Form” column indicates how well the substance’s form is absorbed. In the “By Price (Adjusted for Form)” sort, the price is divided by a form coefficient (ranging from 0.5 to 1): the poorer the form, the higher the final cost; “Best Forms” lists only the optimal forms. The table includes products with a listed price; discontinued products are excluded.

Zinc (data on 19 October 2026)

Items priced at: 138

№ProductPriceFor 100 мгForm
121st Century, Zinc Citrate, 50 mg, 360 Tablets$8.49$0.047Acceptable Formcitrate
2NOW Foods, Zinc, 50 mg, 250 Tablets$8.99$0.072Acceptable Formgluconate
321st Century, Chelated Zinc, 50 mg, 60 Tablets$3.00$0.10Optimal Formchelate/glycinate
4NOW Foods, Zinc, 50 mg, 100 Tablets$4.68$0.094Acceptable Formgluconate
521st Century, Zinc Citrate, 50 mg, 60 Tablets$3.00$0.10Acceptable Formcitrate
6Vitacost, Zinc, 50 mg, 360 Caplets$18.14$0.10Acceptable Formgluconate
7Nature's Bounty, Zinc, 50 mg, 200 Tablets$10.14$0.10Acceptable Formgluconate
8Nutricost, Zinc Gluconate, 50 mg, 180 Tablets$9.26$0.10Acceptable Formgluconate
9Nature's Bounty, Zinc, 50 mg, 100 Tablets$5.34$0.11Acceptable Formgluconate
10Nutricost, Zinc Picolinate, 50 mg, 240 Capsules$17.95$0.15Optimal Formpicolinate

Zinc Carnosine (data on 19 October 2026)

Items priced at: 8

№ProductPriceFor 1 мгForm
1California Gold Nutrition, Zinc-L-Carnosine Complex, 90 Veggie Capsules$23.26$0.016Optimal Formzinc-L-carnosine (PepZin GI)
2Doctor's Best, PepZin GI®, Zinc-L-Carnosine, 120 Veggie Caps$22.99$0.024Optimal Formzinc-L-carnosine (PepZin GI)
3Source Naturals, GastricSoothe™, 120 Capsules$33.99$0.035Optimal Formzinc-L-carnosine (PepZin GI)
4Source Naturals, GastricSoothe™, 60 Capsules$17.59$0.037Optimal Formzinc-L-carnosine (PepZin GI)
5Source Naturals, GastricSoothe™, 30 Capsules$9.51$0.040Optimal Formzinc-L-carnosine (PepZin GI)
6Integrative Therapeutics, Zinc-Carnosine, 60 Capsules$38.50$0.040Optimal Formzinc-L-carnosine (PepZin GI)
7Seeking Health, Zinc Carnosine, 75 mg, 60 Capsules$44.29$0.046Optimal Formzinc-L-carnosine (PepZin GI)
8Swanson Vitamins, Zinc Carnosine, 60 Capsules$23.79$0.050Optimal Formzinc-L-carnosine (PepZin GI)

Zinc citrate (data on 19 October 2026)

Items priced at: 13

№ProductPriceFor 100 мгForm
121st Century, Zinc Citrate, 50 mg, 360 Tablets$8.49$0.047Acceptable Formcitrate
221st Century, Zinc Citrate, 50 mg, 60 Tablets$3.00$0.10Acceptable Formcitrate
3Natural Factors, Zinc Citrate, 50 mg, 90 Tablets$6.27$0.14Acceptable Formcitrate
4Swanson Vitamins, Zinc Citrate, 50 mg, 60 Capsules$4.94$0.16Acceptable Formcitrate
5Nutricost, Zinc, 50 mg, 120 Capsules$13.34$0.22Acceptable Formcitrate
6Bio Nutrition, Zinc Citrate , 30 mg , 100 Tablets$10.26$0.34Acceptable Formcitrate
7Zahler, Zinc, Bioactive Zinc Citrate, 90 Capsules (50 mg per Capsule)$16.22$0.36Acceptable Formcitrate
8Nutricology, Zinc Citrate 50, 50 mg , 60 Vegetarian Capsules$11.69$0.39Acceptable Formcitrate
9Natural Factors, Zinc Citrate, 15 mg, 90 Tablets$5.57$0.41Acceptable Formcitrate
10Swanson Vitamins, Zinc Citrate, 30 mg, 60 Capsules$8.46$0.47Acceptable Formcitrate

Zinc gluconate (data on 19 October 2026)

Items priced at: 8

№ProductPriceFor 100 мгForm
1Nutricost, Zinc Gluconate, 50 mg, 180 Tablets$9.26$0.10Acceptable Formgluconate
2Best Naturals, Zinc, 50 mg, 240 Tablets$13.50$0.11Acceptable Formgluconate
3Swanson Vitamins, Zinc Gluconate, 50 mg, 250 Capsules$14.19$0.11Acceptable Formgluconate
4Nutricost, Zinc Gluconate, 50 mg, 240 Capsules$14.95$0.12Acceptable Formgluconate
5Sundance Vitamins, Chelated Zinc Gluconate, 50 mg, 90 Vegan Tablets$5.83$0.13Acceptable Formgluconate
6Swanson Vitamins, Zinc Gluconate, 30 mg, 250 Tablets$11.09$0.15Acceptable Formgluconate
7Nutricost, Zinc Gluconate, 50 mg, 120 Capsules$12.95$0.22Acceptable Formgluconate
8Pure Micronutrients, Mega Zinc, 50 mg, 100 Tablets$21.97$0.44Blend with Acceptable Formchelate/glycinate, gluconate, oxide

Zinc glycinate (data on 19 October 2026)

Items priced at: 9

№ProductPriceFor 100 мгForm
1Vitacost, Everyday, Chelated Zinc Featuring Albion® Zinc Bisglycinate Chelate, 180 Capsules$8.46$0.16Optimal Formchelate/glycinate
2Doctor's Best, High Absorption Zinc Bisglycinate, 50 mg, 90 Veggie Caps$12.99$0.29Optimal Formchelate/glycinate
3Natural Factors, Zinc Bisglycinate, 50 mg, 60 Vegetarian Capsules$9.77$0.33Optimal Formchelate/glycinate
4Natural Factors, Zinc Bisglycinate, 25 mg , 60 Vegetarian Capsules$7.67$0.51Optimal Formchelate/glycinate
5BrainMD, Neuro Zinc, 90 Vegan Capsules (25 mg per Capsule)$15.40$0.68Optimal Formchelate/glycinate
6Pure Micronutrients, Pure Zinc, 25 mg, 120 Capsules$21.97$0.73Optimal Formchelate/glycinate
7Nordic Naturals, Zinc Glycinate, 20 mg, 60 Capsules$12.71$1.06Optimal Formchelate/glycinate
8Thorne, Zinc Bisglycinate, 30 mg, 60 Capsules$20.00$1.11Optimal Formchelate/glycinate
9Thorne, Zinc Bisglycinate, 15 mg, 60 Capsules$15.00$1.67Optimal Formchelate/glycinate

Zinc picolinate (data on 19 October 2026)

Items priced at: 31

№ProductPriceFor 100 мгForm
1Nutricost, Zinc Picolinate, 50 mg, 240 Capsules$17.95$0.15Optimal Formpicolinate
2Micro Ingredients, Zinc Picolinate, 300 Softgels (50 mg per Softgel)$23.99$0.16Optimal Formpicolinate
3NOW Foods, Zinc Picolinate, 50 mg, 120 Veg Capsules$10.05$0.17Optimal Formpicolinate
4California Gold Nutrition, Zinc Picolinate, 50 mg, 120 Veggie Capsules$11.76$0.20Optimal Formpicolinate
5NOW Foods, Zinc Picolinate, 50 mg, 60 Veg Capsules$6.48$0.22Optimal Formpicolinate
6Nutricost, Zinc Picolinate, 50 mg, 120 Capsules$14.95$0.25Optimal Formpicolinate
7NOW Foods, Zinc Picolinate, 50 mg, 30 Veg Capsules$3.88$0.26Optimal Formpicolinate
8Nutricost, Zinc Picolinate, 30 mg, 240 Capsules$18.95$0.26Optimal Formpicolinate
9Swanson Vitamins, Zinc Picolinate, 50 mg, 60 Capsules$11.09$0.37Optimal Formpicolinate
10Solgar, Zinc Picolinate, 22 mg, 100 Tablets$8.49$0.39Optimal Formpicolinate

Zinc for Children (data on 19 October 2026)

Items priced at: 17

№ProductPriceFor 1 мгForm
1Lifeable, Kids Zinc Gummies, Berry, 15 mg, 60 Gummies$12.04$0.013Acceptable Formcitrate
2California Gold Nutrition, Zinc Plus Lozenge For Children, Natural Tangerine, 90 Vegetarian Lozenges$10.38$0.014Blend with Acceptable Formaspartate, monomethionine
3VitaWorks, Kids, Zinc, Cherry, 120 Chewables$16.15$0.018Acceptable Formcitrate
4Carlson, Kid's Chewable Zinc, Natural Mixed Berry, 5 mg, 160 Tablets$20.83$0.026Acceptable Formcitrate
5NaturesPlus, Animal Parade®, Kid Zinc®, Tangerine, 90 Animal-Shaped Lozenges$19.51$0.027Blend with Acceptable Formaspartate, monomethionine
6Carlson, Kid's Chewable Zinc, Natural Mixed Berry, 5 mg, 42 Tablets$7.57$0.036Acceptable Formcitrate
7Nutricost, Kids, Elderberry Gummies, Ages 4+, 120 Gummies$14.95$0.033Complex with Acceptable Forms
  • Zinc: citrate acceptable form
  • Vitamin C: ascorbic acid acceptable form
8VitaWorks, Kids, Immune Support, Mixed Berry, 120 Chewables$16.15$0.034Complex with Acceptable Forms
  • Zinc: citrate acceptable form
  • Vitamin C: ascorbic acid acceptable form
9Lifeable, Kids, Immune Support Gummies, Berry, 60 Gummies$14.06$0.059Complex with Acceptable Forms
  • Zinc: citrate acceptable form
  • Vitamin C: ascorbic acid acceptable form
10MaryRuth's, Organic Ionic Zinc Liquid Drops, Unflavored, 4 fl oz (120 ml)$19.95$0.044Suboptimal Formsulfate

Prices are in U.S. dollars; shipping to U.S.. Items that are not available in the country, as well as items that are out of stock or for which no restock date is available, are not included in the table.

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